Potential of “Montado” Waste as Feedstock for Thermal Gasification
Nadezhda Silva Krop·Catarina Nobre·Cécilia Mateos-Pedrero·Andrei Longo·José Copa Rey·Luís Carmo-Calado·Paulo Brito·Bruna Rijo
This study examines the feasibility of utilizing acorn wastes from Montado systems in the Alentejo region of southern Portugal as a sustainable feedstock for bioenergy production through thermal gasification. Approximately 45% of the annual acorn harvest remains unused, representing a locally available biomass resource with significant valorization potential. Acorn waste was characterized by proximate, ultimate, and calorimetric analyses, revealing moisture and volatile matter contents within ra