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Valorisation of urban green areas for producing renewable energy and biochar as growing substrate of Sicilian aromatic and nutraceutical species in a circular economy
Carlo GrecoAntonio ComparettiVenslauskas KestutisSanto OrlandoMammano Michele MassimoNavickas Kestutissubject
Materials scienceRenewable Energy Sustainability and the Environmentbusiness.industryStrategy and ManagementCircular economySettore AGR/09 - Meccanica Agrariasustainable development renewable energy sources biomass green areas aromatic species nutraceutical speciesManagement Monitoring Policy and LawDevelopmentSubstrate (biology)Pulp and paper industryRenewable energyNutraceuticalBiocharValorisationbusinessdescription
This work is aimed at evaluating the possible building up of a gasifier for the energy valorisation of residual biomass deriving from urban areas and their surroundings. The area and the volumes of supply and economic convenience have been determined by implementing a GIS-based geographic method to the localisation and quantification of non-uniform elements of plant biomass. The pyrolysis and gasification processes of the lignocellulosic biomass obtained from pruning and maintenance operations of the urban and ornamental green include the production of a residual amount of biochar. The biochar can be used in agriculture as a soil improver and a substrate alternative to peat in the sustainable production of Sicilian aromatic and nutraceutical species grown in pots within a circular economy.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | RIVISTA DI STUDI SULLA SOSTENIBILITA' |