DOI: 10.1002/ceat.202300281 ISSN:

Biomass Simulation: Orange and Eucalyptus Waste as a Source of Essential Oils Using Solar Energy

Jesús Manuel Armenta Gálvez, José Ramón Ayala Bautista, Marcos Alberto Coronado Ortega, Gisela Montero Alpírez, Daniela Guadalupe Lucía Montes Núñez, Carlos Alfonso Sagaste Bernal
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Chemistry
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Abstract

Orange processing and wood production industries generate wastes in the form of orange peel and eucalyptus leaves. These residues can be valorized as feedstocks to produce essential oils. Therefore, a simultaneous orange peel and eucalyptus leaves essential oil extraction process integrating solar energy was simulated. Biomass and essential oils were simulated by using equivalence models. The coupling of solar collectors allowed the extraction of eucalyptus essential oil, with a saving of 10 % in the total energy load.

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