Análise do potencial energético da torta da amêndoa do coco babaçu (Attalea speciosa)

Abstract

Electricity generation is a topic that is constantly being addressed in today's society due to the growing demand for electricity. In order to meet this growing demand for energy, renewable fuels such as biomass have emerged as an alternative with low emissions. In this work, the babassu coconut cake will be studied in terms of its potential for use in bioenergy production. To this end, the energy characterization of the babassu coconut kernel cake was carried out through immediate analysis, which consists of obtaining certain biomass properties, such as moisture content, volatile materials, fixed carbon content and ash content. Based on these properties, the higher calorific value was calculated. The results obtained for the babassu coconut kernel in natura were 1.50 ±0.45 moisture, 2.19 ±0.18 ash, 95.92 ±0.72 volatile, 1.88 ±0.79 fixed carbon. In addition, the higher calorific value was calculated and a value of 15.60 ±0.17 MJ/kg was obtained. For the babassu coconut kernel cake, the following results were found: 3.04 ±0.20 moisture, 3.06 ±0.12 ash, 91.62 ±1.87 volatiles, 5.30 ±1.86 fixed carbon and the higher calorific value was calculated to be 16.13 ±0.36 MJ/kg. The results obtained show that the essential parameters that define the potential use of a biomass as a biofuel are present in the babassu coconut kernel cake, making it eligible for this application.