CHARACTERIZATION OFWASTE BIOMASS FROM GREENHOUSE ROSE CULTIVATION AND PACKAGING

Submitted: 25 June 2012
Accepted: 25 June 2012
Published: 30 June 2010
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In this work a characterization of the waste biomass originating from a rose cultivation under greenhouse was carried out. Two types of biomass were examined: one made of both branches and leaves, and the other made up only of branches. For each type of biomass the following properties were determined: percentage of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen, content of moisture, volatile matter and ashes, gross and net calorific value. The results show that the biomass made of only branches has a better quality than the biomass with leaves for use in thermo-chemical processes.

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Cascone, G., D’Emilio, A. and Buccellato, E. (2010) “CHARACTERIZATION OFWASTE BIOMASS FROM GREENHOUSE ROSE CULTIVATION AND PACKAGING”, Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 41(2), pp. 29–34. doi: 10.4081/jae.2010.2.29.