Evaluación de la biomasa de los desechos agrícolas del cultivo de papa (Solanum tuberosum) como potencial recurso energético

Abstract

Sustainable development today needs advanced tools such as renewable energy mainly from the generation of biomass from agricultural by-products, taking into account the care of the environment in its production process. Throughout the planet, the types and diversity of waste of vegetable origin, such as forestry, agricultural or agri-food residues; allows its transformation into products with energy potential in the form of biomass and expresses the need to both evaluate and analyze these resources as energy sources. The research presented below evaluates energetically the biomass product of agricultural residues of potato crops (Solanum tuberosum) obtained in the Province of Tungurahua and which have the characteristics of a renewable resource. The energy characterization of this potato residue shows an average value of 15571.67 MJ/tn, which allows calculating the energy potential of the same residue, which corresponds to 0.03 GWh. Likewise, the results of the proximal analysis are presented with humidity values of 9.85%, ashes 14.66%, volatile content with 71.62%, fiber content 44.58% and fat contentin 046%. The evaluation of the results obtained from the calorific power and the amountof biomass show that the agricultural residues of the potato crop have energy potential whose characteristics convert this resource into renewable energy, which allows us to reduce the use of fossil fuels and improve the care of our environment.