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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 Víctor Manuel Ruiz-García 1,2, Maritza Yunuen Huerta-Mendez 3, Juan Carlos Vázquez-Tinoco 1, José Juan Alvarado-Flores 3, Víctor 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 / Revised: 16 January 2022 / Accepted: 21 January 2022 / 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:

  1. Elemental contents of ashes should be discussed for its scaling potential for perspective larger scale application.
  2. 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]. "
  3. 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.

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