Production of Bioenergy with Rice Husks

 

Bioenergy Production with Rice Husk

With the increasing need to diversify the energy matrix, and the need to give a correct destination to organic residues from agriculture, much has been said about biomass. In this article, we intend to show the biomass chain, the equipment needed to enter this market that has been growing nationally and internationally. Today in Brazil, biomass energy production exceeds 8% of the Brazilian energy matrix, and according to a study by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), investments in renewable energy have grown considerably worldwide, especially in developing countries such as China, Brazil, and African countries.
Biomass production is extremely profitable because the raw material is diversified, it can be any organic matter, from crop residues from agriculture, such as coffee husks, cottonseed husks, sugarcane bagasse, babassu husks, sugarcane bagasse. As well as wood residues that cannot be used in the timber industry. To understand the energy potential, we will use the example of rice husk, which currently has nine plants in Brazil. In 2011, only Rio Grande do Sul harvested nine million tons of rice, with 22% being residue, reaching a total of 1.9 million tons. To understand the calorific power of rice husk, one ton is equivalent to two barrels of oil. Biomass can be used to produce briquettes, which are an ecological firewood with the great advantage of being clean and having high calorific power, being used in industries such as brickworks, ceramics, food factories, and products. Another use is in bakery and pizzeria ovens for being a hygienic firewood. In addition to use in houses and inns. Knowing this potential, Lippel has a partnership with Embrapa for the development of briquettes from various materials such as pine and eucalyptus sawdust, corn cob, sugarcane bagasse, cotton stalks, among others, creating new business opportunities.

See the potential of Briquettes:

• High calorific power
• Thermal regularity
• Generates less ash and smoke
• Less polluting than fossil fuels and traditional firewood
• Requires less storage space
• Easy handling
• More hygienic without dirt and insects
• No binder used
• Reduces energy generation costs
• Environmentally friendly
• Diverse raw materials for briquette production

Want to know more:

Embrapa partnership with Lippel on the Brazil portal http://goo.gl/4UTiJJ

Lippel equipment for rice husk http://goo.gl/mf0GIy