RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Combustion of avocado crop residues: varieties and nature of nutrients influence A1 Paniagua, Sergio A1 Reyes, Sergio A1 Lima, Francisco A1 Pilipenko, Nadezhda A1 Calvo, Luis F. K1 Avocado crop residues; Bacon; Combustion; Fertiliser influence; Hass; Kinetics K1 22 Física K1 23 Química K1 2213 Termodinámica AB The thermal behaviour of avocado crop residues was studied. The seeds and the pruning remains from Hass and Bacon varieties were analysed to know their fuel properties. The influence of the fertiliser nature was also studied thorough the application of cow manure and inorganic products. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was carried out under 10, 20 and 40 ºC/min heating rates. Kinetics was also estimated according to the Friedman, Flynn-Wall-Ozawa (FWO) and Kissinger- Akahira-Sunose (KAS) methods. Results indicated the good fuel performance of the samples. Higher heating values (HHV) were higher for pruning remains (19.43 MJ/kg) when compared to seeds (18.74 MJ/kg). Cow manure improved the behaviour of all avocado samples regardless of the varieties. Average action energy was lower for wood (143.89 – 211.04 kJ/mol) than seeds (174.05 - 279.99 kJ/mol). Regarding TGA, this analysis showed three different mass loss associated to hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin release. TGA profiles were so different for the different biomass sources according to the fertiliser employed. Hence, the heating rate influenced the thermal behaviour of the samples, highlighting the fast release of the SBC and WHM for the 10 and 20ºC/min ramps respectively PB Elsevier SN 0016-2361 YR 2021 FD 2021 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/65436 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/65436 LA eng NO Paniagua, S.; Reyes, S.; Lima, F.; Calvo Prieto, L. F. (2021). Combustion of avocado crop residues: varieties and nature of nutrients influence. Fuel, 291, doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119660 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 12-sep-2024