Lignocellulosic biomass quality: Matching characteristics with biomass conversion requirements

Wolter Elbersen; Tijs M. Lammens; Eija A. Alakangas; Bert Annevelink; Paulien Harmsen; Berien Elbersen

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-812303-4.00003-3

Lignocellulosic biomass quality: Matching characteristics with biomass conversion requirements

Wolter Elbersen, Tijs M. Lammens, Eija A. Alakangas, Bert Annevelink, Paulien Harmsen, Berien Elbersen

BA3601 Renewable Energy Processes

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Abstract

Lignocellulosic biomass consists mostly of lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose, and to a more or lesser extent other plant components such as sugars, starch, acids, fats, and oils, and last but not least water (moisture) and ash. Quality is essentially a set of biomass characteristics that determine the value of that biomass type for a certain conversion system. Fundamental biomass quality characteristics determine if biomass can be matched to a conversion system. We distinguish "fundamental" biomass characteristics from thermal conversion to be chlorine and ash content and ash melting temperature. For biological conversion, carbohydrate and lignin are the most relevant, while for anaerobic digestion biogas yield and digestate applicability are the most important. Other quality characteristics can more easily be adjusted such as particle size, moisture content, and bulk density. It is important to understand what determines the quality composition of biomass so that quality can be optimized. Plant type, plant part, soil type, time of harvest can determine that quality.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Modeling and Optimization of Biomass Supply Chains
Subtitle of host publication	Top Down and Bottom Up Assessment for Agricultural, Forest and Waste Feedstock
Pages	55-78
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128123041
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812303-4.00003-3
Publication status	Published - 15 Aug 2017
MoE publication type	D2 Article in professional manuals or guides or professional information systems or text book material

Keywords

biomass quality
thermal conversion
biological conversion
ash
matching
biomass properties

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Elbersen, W., Lammens, T. M., Alakangas, E. A., Annevelink, B., Harmsen, P., & Elbersen, B. (2017). Lignocellulosic biomass quality: Matching characteristics with biomass conversion requirements. In Modeling and Optimization of Biomass Supply Chains: Top Down and Bottom Up Assessment for Agricultural, Forest and Waste Feedstock (pp. 55-78) https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812303-4.00003-3

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