Peer-Review Record
Pellets from Lignocellulosic Material Obtained from Pruning Guava Trees: Characterization, Energy Performance and Emissions
Sustainability 2022, 14(3), 1336; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031336
by
VÃctor Manuel Ruiz-GarcÃa 1,2
, Maritza Yunuen Huerta-Mendez 3, Juan Carlos Vázquez-Tinoco 1, José Juan Alvarado-Flores 3, VÃctor Manuel Berrueta-Soriano 4, Pablo López-Albarrán 3, Omar Masera 1 and José Guadalupe Rutiaga-Quiñones 3,*
, Maritza Yunuen Huerta-Mendez 3, Juan Carlos Vázquez-Tinoco 1, José Juan Alvarado-Flores 3, VÃctor Manuel Berrueta-Soriano 4, Pablo López-Albarrán 3, Omar Masera 1 and José Guadalupe Rutiaga-Quiñones 3,*Reviewer 1:
Anonymous
Reviewer 2:
Anonymous
Reviewer 3:
Anonymous
Sustainability 2022, 14(3), 1336; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031336
Submission received: 19 December 2021
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Revised: 16 January 2022
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Accepted: 21 January 2022
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Published: 25 January 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Development of Biofuels)
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Dear Authors,
I like your effort. Please look into my suggestions , for sure, these will add more value to your work.
Thanks
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Reviewer 2 Report
The authors did an excellent work on this topic.
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Reviewer 3 Report
This manuscript investigates thermal properties of biomass pellets from from pruning guava trees. It contributes novelty of this field. Minor revision is recommended:
- Elemental contents of ashes should be discussed for its scaling potential for perspective larger scale application.
- The following section 3.4.5. need more discussion from the perspective of physical properties and chemical constituents form various biomass pallets : "The energy density of guava pellets was 13.4 GJ/m3, which is a value close to reported data of 12.0 GJ/m3 for white commercial wood pellets, 12.9 GJ/m3 for Brown commercial wood pellets and 11.8 GJ/m3 for pine woodchips [65]. Factors such as the quality of the original biomass and the applied densification process, strongly reflect the energy density obtained [66]. "
- In Table 1, line 448, readers would prefer to see same fuel for dfferent devices, or different fuels using same device for more in-depth discussion.
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Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
Good luck. You are fine.
