Evaluation of waste biomass gasification for local community development in central region of Brazil

摘要: Brazil is one of the most powerful agro-industrial countries in world impacting important chains food, energy, and materials supplies. Residues resulting from this manufacture attract environmental economic concerns for those producers. Aiming to focus on decentralized bioenergy production local communities Midwest region, work reports physicochemical characterization fruit peels Baru (FPB), barks Jatoba-do-cerrado tree (BJC), their potential as raw energy generation by gasification. FPB BJC were analyzed proximate analysis (12.0 11.6% moisture, 71.2 75.4% volatiles, 2.6 1.1% ashes, 26.2 23.5% fixed carbon content), lignocellulosic (21.7 13.3% extractives, 65.8 60.7% holocellulose, 31.8 38.1% lignin), higher heating value (HHV), 19.7 kJ g−1 20.4 kJ g−1 BJC, respectively. Both used fuel a countercurrent gasifier (updraft) synthesis gas generate achieving satisfactory results, 25% 15% H2, 33% 36% CO, 14% 4% CO2 These results similar or better than other biomasses reported literature. Since are agricultural residues without specific purpose, showed that conversion thermochemical process can benefit