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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Evaluation of VOCs Emitted from Biomass Combustion in a Small CHP Plant: Difference between Dry and Wet Poplar Woodchips.

Enrico Paris, Monica Carnevale, Beatrice Vincenti, Adriano Palma, Ettore Guerriero, Domenico Borello, Francesco Gallucci

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Enrico ParisCouncil for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Center of Engineering and Agro-Food Processing, Monterotondo (Roma), Via della Pascolare 16, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0037-2870
Monica CarnevaleCouncil for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Center of Engineering and Agro-Food Processing, Monterotondo (Roma), Via della Pascolare 16, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy.
Beatrice VincentiCouncil for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Center of Engineering and Agro-Food Processing, Monterotondo (Roma), Via della Pascolare 16, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3362-5002
Adriano PalmaCouncil for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Center of Engineering and Agro-Food Processing, Monterotondo (Roma), Via della Pascolare 16, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8100-2977
Ettore GuerrieroNational Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research (CNR-IIA), Via Salaria km 29,300, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy.
Domenico BorelloDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMA), La Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana, 18, 00184 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6526-091X
Francesco GallucciCouncil for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Center of Engineering and Agro-Food Processing, Monterotondo (Roma), Via della Pascolare 16, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4636-8287
National Research Council · ITSapienza University of Rome · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The combustion of biomass is a process that is increasingly used for the generation of heat and energy through different types of wood and agricultural waste. The emissions generated by the combustion of biomass include different kinds of macro- and micropollutants whose formation and concentration varies according to the physical and chemical characteristics of the biomass, the combustion conditions, the plants, and the operational parameters of the process. The aim of this work is to evaluate the effect of biomass moisture content on the formation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during the combustion process. Wet and dry poplar chips, with a moisture content of 43.30% and 15.00%, respectively, were used in a cogeneration plant based on a mobile grate furnace. Stack's emissions were sampled through adsorbent tubes and subsequently analyzed by thermal desorption coupled with the GC/MS. The data obtained showed that, depending on the moisture content of the starting matrix, which inevitably influences the quality of combustion, there is significant variation in the production of VOCs.

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BiomassHot TemperatureEnvironmental MonitoringGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryPopulusVolatile Organic CompoundsWoodVolatile Organic Compoundsbiomass combustionCHP plantemissionorganic pollutantsPOPsrenewable energiesVOCs

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PMID35164222
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