Calorific Value and Chemical Composition of Five Semi-Arid Mexican Tree Species

Ngangyo Heya, Maginot y Foroughbakhch Pournavab, Rahim y Carrillo Parra, Artemio y Rutiaga Quiñones, José Guadalupe y Zelinski, Volker y Pintor Ibarra, Luis (2016) Calorific Value and Chemical Composition of Five Semi-Arid Mexican Tree Species. Forests, 7 (12). p. 58. ISSN 1999-4907

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The current global energy crisis has generated growing interest in looking for alternatives to traditional fossil fuels, presenting lignocellulosic materials as a promising resource for sustainable energy production. In this paper, the calorific values and chemical composition of the trunks, branches, twigs and leaves of five timber species of the semi-arid land of Mexico (Helietta parvifolia (Gray) Benth., Ebenopsis ebano (Berl.) Barneby, Acacia berlandieri (Benth.), Havardia pallens (Benth.) Britton & Rose and Acacia wrightii (Benth.)) were determined according to international standards. The results highlighted the calorific value ranges of 17.56 to 18.61 MJ kg´1 in trunks, 17.15 to 18.45 MJ kg´1 in branches, 17.29 to 17.92 MJ kg´1 in twigs, and 17.35to 19.36 MJ kg´1 in leaves. The pH presented an acidic trend (3.95–5.64). The content of mineral elements varied in trunks (1.09%–2.29%), branches (0.86%–2.75%), twigs (4.26%–6.76%) and leaves (5.77%–11.79%), showing the higher proportion in Ca (57.03%–95.53%), followed by K (0.95%–19.21%) and Mg (0.88%–13.47%). The highest amount of extractives was obtained in the methanolic solvent (3.96%–17.03%). The lignin recorded values of 28.78%–35.84% for trunks, 17.14%–31.39% for branches and 20.61%–29.92% for twigs. Lignin showed a moderately strong correlation (r = 0.66) with calorific value, but the best mathematical model was registered with the calorific value depending on the pH and lignin (R 2 = 58.86%).

Tipo de elemento: Article
Palabras claves no controlados: Calorific value, Chemical components, Timber species
Divisiones: Ciencias Biológicas
Usuario depositante: Editor Repositorio
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CreadorEmailORCID
Ngangyo Heya, MaginotNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Foroughbakhch Pournavab, RahimNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Carrillo Parra, ArtemioNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Rutiaga Quiñones, José GuadalupeNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Zelinski, VolkerNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Pintor Ibarra, LuisNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Fecha del depósito: 22 Mayo 2019 15:21
Última modificación: 25 Mayo 2023 17:43
URI: http://eprints.uanl.mx/id/eprint/14837

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