Potential of bio-drying applied to exhausted grape marc


Submitted: 11 March 2012
Accepted: 20 June 2012
Published: 4 July 2022
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In the present work, experimentation was carried out to study the behavior of exhausted grape marc during the bio-drying process. This process was chosen as an alternative to the typical grape marc thermal drying approach. The aim was to reduce the moisture level thanks to the biological exothermal reactions, and to increase the energy content in the biodried grape marc. The target was the generation of a product interesting for energy options. For the development of the research, a biological pilot reactor and a respirometric apparatus were used. Results demonstrated that bio-drying can decrease the water content saving the original energy content. The final material could be assumed like a solid recovered fuel, class 5:1:1 with a very low potential rate of microbial self-heating.

Elena Cristina Rada, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Trento
Research fellow
Marco Ragazzi, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Trento
Associate professor

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Rada, E. C., & Ragazzi, M. (2022). Potential of bio-drying applied to exhausted grape marc. Wine Studies, 1, e2. https://doi.org/10.4081/ws.420

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