Potential of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Distinguishing Charcoal Produced from Planted and Native Wood for Energy Purpose

The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of near-infrared (near IR) spectroscopy associated with multivariate statistics to distinguish charcoal produced from wood of planted and native forests in Brazil. Timber forest species from the Cerrado (Cedrela sp., Aspidosperma sp., Jacaranda sp., and Apuleia sp.) and Eucalyptus clones from forestry companies (Vallourec steel producer and Cenibra pulp producer) were pyrolyzed under well controlled laboratory scale conditions at the final temperatures of 300 (573,15), 500 (773,15) and 700 °C (973,15 K), respectively. Fifteen charcoals of each species were produced for each temperature leading to heighten controlled pyrolysis treatments and finally 270 charcoal samples (3 treatments × 15 repetitions × 6 materials). Principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least-squares regression (PLS-R) were carried out in the spectra recorded from charcoal specimens. Near IR spectroscopy associated with PCA was not able to differentiate the charcoals produc...

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