TITLE:
Solar Biomass Pyrolysis with the Linear Mirror II
AUTHORS:
Hans Grassmann, Marta Boaro, Marco Citossi, Marina Cobal, Enrico Ersettis, Elvis Kapllaj, Andrea Pizzariello
KEYWORDS:
Renewable Energy, Solar Biomass Conversion, Concentrated Solar Energy, Solar Pyrolysis, Linear Mirror
JOURNAL NAME:
Smart Grid and Renewable Energy,
Vol.6 No.7,
July
15,
2015
ABSTRACT: A simple and innovative prototype for biomass pyrolysis is presented, together with some experimental results. The setup uses only the thermal solar energy provided by a system of reflecting mirrors (Linear Mirror II) to heat a selected agro-waste biomass, such as wheat straw. At the end of the pyrolysis process, solar carbon with a high energy density (around 24 - 28 MJ/kg) is produced from a biomass with an energy density of 16.9 MJ/kg. The perspectives for a future industrial application of this setup are also discussed.