AVALIAÇÃO E CARACTERIZAÇÃO DO RESÍDUO DAF MANGA (Mangifera indica L) PARA A PRODUÇÃO DE BRIQUETES

Dependence on non-renewable sources of energy, such as fossil fuels - natural gas, oil, coal - has generated many concerns in recent years. Considering this perspective, the present study aimed at the production of a sustainable solid fuel - briquette - from a biomass with great availability in the Brazilian northeast, the mango. The raw material passed through the following processes: drying, removal of the almond, grinding, characterization and compaction. The parameters analyzed for the raw material characterization were: moisture (M), volatile materials (VM), ashes (A) and fixed carbon (FC) and superior calorification power (SCP).The averages found for the properties mentioned in relation to the biomass characterization are as follows: 10.00% for M, 87.307% for VM, 1.78% for A, 12.70% for FC and 4078.39 kcal / kg for SCP.