Uso de biomassa de bambu para a queima em fornos cerâmicos

Abstract

A biomass, still little explored, is bamboo, and in the search for an alternative for burning ceramic products, this work was developed bringing knowledge of this biomass. This work aimed to study, test and compare the data related to the use of bamboo chip and eucalyptus chip in the firing in kilns for the production of ceramic pieces. The potential of bamboo was analyzed through applicability studies, the differences between biomasses were compared and the advantages and disadvantages of direct application in the production system were raised. The bamboo chip was tested through practical tests applied directly in the industry and compared with the eucalyptus chip that is currently used. With the accomplishment of this work, it was observed a new source of alternative raw material with efficiency and performance similar to the one currently used and even able to have advantages for the production or the optimization of the production chain in the burning of the ceramic material with this required raw material. It can also be defined that the use of bamboo chips did not significantly alter the handling and use process, as well as any process or product in the industry. It was then observed that the use of bamboo chips to replace eucalyptus chips can provide independence from the use of a single source of burning material.