Consumption and Characterization of Forestry Biomass Used in Tobacco Cure Process

ABSTRACT The tobacco production requires annually a large volume of firewood used in the cure process of tobacco leaves, representing up to 10% of its production cost. An alternative is the use of agroindustry residues, such as sawdust or pellets. The objective of this study was to analyze the consu...

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Main Authors: Carline Andréa Welter, Jorge Antonio de Farias, Dimas Agostinho da Silva, Rafael da Silva Rech, Débora da Silva Teixeira, Cristiane Pedrazzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
Series:Floresta e Ambiente
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-80872019005100106&lng=en&tlng=en