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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2026

Production and characterization of pellets with sewage sludge for use as an energy and environmental alternative.

Bárbara Zanini, Samuel Nelson Melegari de Souza, Ricardo Sonsim de Oliveira, Edson Antonio da Silva, Lais da Silva Pego Hericks, Paulo Rodrigo Stival Bittencourt

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Bárbara ZaniniCenter for Exact Sciences and Technologies, State University of West Paraná, Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil. barbara_zanini@yahoo.com.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2622-5892
Samuel Nelson Melegari de SouzaCenter for Exact Sciences and Technologies, State University of West Paraná, Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil.
Ricardo Sonsim de OliveiraFederal Institute of Paraná, Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil.
Edson Antonio da SilvaCenter for Engineering and Exact Sciences, State University of West Paraná, Toledo, Paraná, Brazil.
Lais da Silva Pego HericksCenter for Engineering and Exact Sciences, State University of West Paraná, Toledo, Paraná, Brazil.
Paulo Rodrigo Stival BittencourtFederal Technological University of Paraná, Medianeira, Paraná, Brazil.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigates the production and characterization of pellets incorporating sewage sludge as a partial substitute for lignocellulosic biomass, aiming at its valorization as an alternative energy source and environmentally sustainable solution. Pellets were produced using different proportions of sewage sludge and Pinus wood powder (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%) in a pilot-scale pellet mill (1,500 kg·h⁻

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SewageBiomassPinusPyrolysisThermogravimetryWoodSewageAlternative fuelBiomassEnergyPelletsSludgeWastes

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PMID42268547
PMCPMC13294288

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