Casca de arroz como alternativa energética: um estudo de caso no município de Dom Pedrito - RS

Abstract

Rice production and therefore rice husk of Rio Grande do Sul is the largest in Brazil, and this creates a great need for allocation of waste generated in view of the high cost of transportation and storage of bark and the impact of the environment for incorrect disposal of it. This paper presents a solution, widely used in rice agribusiness, seen as a high economic and environmental benefit solution. A process that aids in the extinction of rice husks, by burning the same to generate heat energy, energy that is used in the actual grain milling process. The work in the rice processing company Coradini Food located in Dom Pedrito - RS is organized into five chapters and has a methodology that seeks a better view of the subject angle, as it is worldwide. At the end of this work it was observed that the generation of energy through the rice husk is a great alternative to reduce production costs and environmental pollution. The energy generated it being electric which reduced the need to use fossil fuels, or caloric which eliminates the need for firewood, both reducing the need to dispose of the shell in the environment, it is a big step for development.