Title:
Energy Recovery Alternatives of the Olive Oil Industry Byproducts
Author(s):
Fokaides, P.A.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
Waste-to-energy is the process of producing heat and power from the primary treatment of waste. For the case of the olive oil industry residues, this process kills two birds with one stone as it is considered to be a sustainable waste management approach, providing at the same time a renewable energy resource. This study aims to present the state-of-the-art in the field of energy recovery alternatives of the residues and the by-products of the olive oil industry. The current practices in analysing the elemental and proximal value of wet and exhausted olive pomace is discussed, and concrete results of analysis of different olive oil solid and liquid residues are presented. Mechanical techniques to upgrade the solid olive kernel, in order to be pelletized are presented and discussed. The main thermochemical conversion routes used to exploit olive kernels energy are also presented and discussed. The environmental concerns regarding the entire supply chain are addressed as well in this study, by means of the presentation of state-of-the-art studies in the field of life cycle assessment of olive kernel.
Keywords:
life cycle assessment (LCA), thermochemical conversion, pelletizing, elemental analysis, olive pulp
Topic:
Biomass Resources
Subtopic:
Biomass feedstock, residues and by-products
Event:
26th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
1BO.5.2
Pages:
83 - 87
ISBN:
978-88-89407-18-9
Paper DOI:
10.5071/26thEUBCE2018-1BO.5.2
Price:
FREE
