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• 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.