79355 20200117221604.0 doi 10.1016/j.energy.2018.06.011 sideral 107052 ART-2018-107052 eng (orcid)0000-0003-4493-6540 Ábrego, J. Universidad de Zaragoza Pyrolysis of cashew nutshells: Characterization of products and energy balance 2018 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Cashew cultivation leads to the generation of large amounts of nutshells. In order to determine whether pyrolysis could be a suitable method for the valorization of this agricultural residue, cashew nutshells (CNS) from Burkina Faso were pyrolyzed in the temperature range between 400 and 600 °C in a laboratory-scale fixed bed reactor. The solid, liquid and gaseous fractions were quantified and characterized, with special focus on the solid product. Recovery of the cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL) was accomplished during pyrolysis separately from the pyrolysis liquid. Results suggest that, except for the aqueous fraction, all the products obtained from pyrolysis are suitable for fuel purposes, and that part of the CNSL can be recovered below 200 °C during the heating process. A preliminary energy balance of the process shows that burning the gases can provide the energy necessary for the process at a pyrolysis temperature of 500 °C. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 5.537 2018 THERMODYNAMICS 3 / 60 = 0.05 2018 Q1 T1 ENERGY & FUELS 15 / 103 = 0.146 2018 Q1 T1 2.048 2018 Building and Construction 2018 Q1 Civil and Structural Engineering 2018 Q1 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2018 Q1 Pollution 2018 Q1 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2018 Q1 Mechanical Engineering 2018 Q1 Energy (miscellaneous) 2018 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Plaza, D. Luño, F. (orcid)0000-0002-5047-5106 Atienza-Martínez, M. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-4364-2535 Gea, G. Universidad de Zaragoza 5005 555 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ing.Quím.Tecnol.Med.Amb. Área Ingeniería Química 5005 790 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ing.Quím.Tecnol.Med.Amb. Área Tecnologi. Medio Ambiente 158 (2018), 72-80 Energy Energy 0360-5442 639367 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/79355/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 7853 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/79355/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:79355 articulos driver 2020-01-17-21:44:59 ARTICLE