Growing up at Different Altitudes: Changes in Energy Content of the Abies religiosa Wood

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dc.contributor.authorMusule, R.
dc.contributor.authorAcuña, E.
dc.contributor.authorRomero Hermoso Osorio, L. S.
dc.contributor.authorDomínguez, Z.
dc.contributor.authorBarcenas Pazos, G. M.
dc.contributor.authorPineda López, M. R.
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira Mendonça, R.
dc.contributor.authorGonzález, M. E.
dc.contributor.authorSánchez Velásquez, L. R.
dc.date2018
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-06T18:28:40Z
dc.date.available2019-12-06T18:28:40Z
dc.description.abstractWood is considered an important renewable energy resource with a variable elemental chemical composition, which may change according to environmental conditions (e.g., temperature, precipitation, altitude). In this study, we evaluated how heating value (HV), elemental chemical composition, and main thermoenergetic parameters of Abies religiosa wood change along an altitudinal gradient. To evaluate these parameters, wood samples were collected from six independent trees in an altitudinal gradient (3000-3500 masl) every 100 m of altitude (36 trees) and their respective HV (higher and low), thermogravimetric and immediate analysis, specific carbon energy (SCE), and fuel value index (FVI) were determined. We found that the higher and lower heating values, elemental chemical composition and the majority of the studied parameters were significantly different (p < 0.05) between altitudes. Our results suggest that A. religiosa wood from 3300 masl has more energy content than wood from 3200 and 3500 masl. Additionally, FVI showed that wood from 3500 masl is the best feedstock in order to use as a solid biofuel. Finally, the results suggest that the altitude at which A. religiosa is grown significantly affects the energetic content of their wood and throughput as a solid biofuelen_US
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dc.identifier.citationBioenergy Research, Vol.11, N°1, 209-218, 2018en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12155-017-9889-5en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/2110
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.sourceBioenergy Researchen_US
dc.subjectOyamelen_US
dc.subjectCrecimientoen_US
dc.subjectMaderaen_US
dc.subjectAbetoen_US
dc.subjectElevaciónen_US
dc.subjectAnálisis termogravimétricoen_US
dc.titleGrowing up at Different Altitudes: Changes in Energy Content of the Abies religiosa Wooden_US
dc.typeArtículo de Revistaen_US
uct.catalogadorpopen_US
uct.comunidadRecursos Naturalesen_US
uct.indizacionISI - Science Citation Indexen_US
uct.indizacionSCOPUSen_US
uct.nucleosNúcleo en Energías Renovablesen_US
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