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Title: Spent coffee ground characterization, pelletization test and emissions assessment in the combustion process
Authors: Colantoni, Andrea 
Paris, E.
Bianchini, L.
Ferri, S.
Marcantonio, V.
Carnevale, M.
Palma, A.
Civitarese, V.
Gallucci, F.
Journal: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 
Issue Date: 2021
Abstract: 
Industrial development and increased energy requirements have led to high consumption of fossil fuels. Thus, environmental pollution has become a profound problem. Every year, a large amount of agro-industrial, municipal and forest residues are treated as waste, but they can be recovered and used to produce thermal and electrical energy through biological or thermochemical conversion processes. Among the main types of agro-industrial waste, soluble coffee residues represent a significant quantity all over the world. Silver skin and spent coffee grounds (SCG) are the main residues of the coffee industry. The many organic compounds contained in coffee residues suggest that their recovery and use could be very beneficial. Indeed, thanks to their composition, they can be used in the production of biodiesel, as a source of sugar, as a precursor for the creation of active carbon or as a sorbent for the removal of metals. After a careful evaluation of the possible uses of coffee grounds, the aim of this research was to show a broad characterization of coffee waste for energy purposes through physical and chemical analyses that highlight the most significant quality indexes, the interactions between them and the quantification of their importance. Results identify important tools for the qualification and quantification of the effects of coffee waste properties on energy production processes. They show that (SCG) are an excellent raw material as biomass, with excellent values in terms of calorific value and low ash content, allowing the production of 98% coffee pellets that are highly suitable for use in thermal conversion systems. Combustion tests were also carried out in an 80kW boiler and the resulting emissions without any type of abatement filter were characterized. th
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2067/43360
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-84772-y
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