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| URI: | http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/CC692E2C-70AA-4A08-A38C-7DA62F315806 | ||
| Year | 2015 | ||
| Type of Item | Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication | ||
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| Bibliographic Citation | P. Manara, D. Vamvouka, S. Sfakiotakis, C. Vanderghem, A. Richel and A. Zabaniotou, "Mediterranean agri-food processing wastes pyrolysis after pre-treatment and recovery of precursor materials: a TGA-based kinetic modeling study", Food Res. Int., vol. 73, pp. 44-51, Jul. 2015. doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2014.11.033 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2014.11.033 | ||
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Valorization strategies of wastes from agri-food processes are intertwined with clean technological approaches and eco-industrial management. By-products from Mediterranean agri-food processes such as olive oil, wine and fruit create a considerable disposal problem for the agro-industry. Their characteristics in combination with Mediterranean climate enhance microbial development and can be source of health and safety concerns. After pre-treatment and recovery of valuable precursor materials (lignin, pulp), pyrolysis can be used for fuels, chemicals and carbon bio-based materials production. Since thermal degradation kinetic studies are a key step for the efficient design of thermo-chemical processes, in this study pyrolysis experiments were performed, using TGA for the estimation of the process kinetic parameters. The independent parallel reaction model validated against experimental results, showing a good agreement with experimental data, with deviation values ranging from 1.07 to 3.54%.
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