Simple item page
 

Valorization of Forest Biomass Through Pyrolysis: A Study on the Energy Potential of Wood Tars

cris.virtual.author-orcid0000-0002-7649-9720
cris.virtual.author-orcid0000-0003-3026-5192
cris.virtual.author-orcid0000-0002-1863-5122
cris.virtual.author-orcid0000-0003-3745-253X
cris.virtual.author-orcid0000-0002-5472-6128
cris.virtual.author-orcid#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#
cris.virtual.author-orcid#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#
cris.virtual.author-orcid#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#
cris.virtual.author-orcid#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#
cris.virtualsource.author-orcid3faee269-6dbb-4f3d-84ba-3971b2f06afa
cris.virtualsource.author-orcidaf1b0375-c966-4ceb-a9cc-69bf4ed40a81
cris.virtualsource.author-orcid6a8b732a-4d41-4035-915d-4faca811a0d6
cris.virtualsource.author-orcid631c38ef-9f23-4297-935b-203f5ba9505b
cris.virtualsource.author-orcid62b18ab5-eecf-4f1a-8afd-5cf500b29bf9
cris.virtualsource.author-orcid#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#
cris.virtualsource.author-orcid#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#
cris.virtualsource.author-orcid0e9d858b-df05-406c-b66c-8c6566bab2d1
cris.virtualsource.author-orcid#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#
dc.abstract.enForest biomass is a renewable source of environmentally friendly material—wood. However, wood processing generates large amounts of by-products, including branches. These byproducts are often used as firewood; however, they can be used much more effectively. In this study, the pyrolysis of two woods, namely birch and pine, was proposed. The liquid products of pyrolysis were studied by FTIR spectroscopy, and the heating value of these products was evaluated. In order to find the optimal pyrolysis temperature from the point of view of the calorific value of the product, the process was carried out at four temperatures: 450, 500, 550, and 600 °C. The liquid product yielded three fractions, from which two were analyzed, namely the dense tar fraction and light liquid fraction. FTIR analysis results clearly demonstrated that samples from different fractions differ from one another, yet the results within the same fraction are remarkably similar. The tar fraction was characterized with a higher gross calorific value between 42 to 50 MJ/kg, while the liquid fraction gross calorific value was between 29 and 39 MJ/kg; in general, pine wood yielded products with higher calorific values. The pyrolysis of small wood industry by-products is an interesting method of utilization, yielding not only a liquid product with good calorific properties, but also a solid product, namely biochar, which may be used in carbon storage or used as a soil amendment.
dc.affiliationWydział Leśny i Technologii Drewna
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Chemicznej Technologii Drewna
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Chemii
dc.contributor.authorBrózdowski, Jakub
dc.contributor.authorWitczak, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorSikorska, Klaudia
dc.contributor.authorRatajczak, Izabela
dc.contributor.authorWoźniak, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorBartkowiak, Monika Karolina
dc.contributor.authorCofta, Grzegorz
dc.contributor.authorDąbrowska, Grażyna B.
dc.contributor.authorZborowska, Magdalena
dc.date.access2025-04-25
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-25T11:13:50Z
dc.date.available2025-04-25T11:13:50Z
dc.date.copyright2025-02-25
dc.date.issued2025-02-25
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>Forest biomass is a renewable source of environmentally friendly material—wood. However, wood processing generates large amounts of by-products, including branches. These byproducts are often used as firewood; however, they can be used much more effectively. In this study, the pyrolysis of two woods, namely birch and pine, was proposed. The liquid products of pyrolysis were studied by FTIR spectroscopy, and the heating value of these products was evaluated. In order to find the optimal pyrolysis temperature from the point of view of the calorific value of the product, the process was carried out at four temperatures: 450, 500, 550, and 600 °C. The liquid product yielded three fractions, from which two were analyzed, namely the dense tar fraction and light liquid fraction. FTIR analysis results clearly demonstrated that samples from different fractions differ from one another, yet the results within the same fraction are remarkably similar. The tar fraction was characterized with a higher gross calorific value between 42 to 50 MJ/kg, while the liquid fraction gross calorific value was between 29 and 39 MJ/kg; in general, pine wood yielded products with higher calorific values. The pyrolysis of small wood industry by-products is an interesting method of utilization, yielding not only a liquid product with good calorific properties, but also a solid product, namely biochar, which may be used in carbon storage or used as a soil amendment.</jats:p>
dc.description.accesstimeat_publication
dc.description.bibliographyil., bibliogr.
dc.description.financeother
dc.description.financecost1063,36
dc.description.if3,0
dc.description.number5
dc.description.points140
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume18
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/en18051113
dc.identifier.issn1996-1073
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/2718
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/5/1113
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationforestry
dc.relation.ispartofEnergies
dc.relation.pagesart. 1113
dc.rightsCC-BY
dc.sciencecloudsend
dc.share.typeOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enwood tar
dc.subject.enenergy source
dc.subject.enbiofuel
dc.subject.enFTIR
dc.subject.enheating value
dc.subject.enbiomass pyrolysis
dc.titleValorization of Forest Biomass Through Pyrolysis: A Study on the Energy Potential of Wood Tars
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue5
oaire.citation.volume18
project.funder.nameProgram “Nauka dla Społeczełństwa”, numer projektu NdS/544557/2021/2022 “Dziegieć i smoła drzewna—historyczne materiały i wykorzystanie w innowacyjnych technologiach”.