Valorization of Waste Dates in South Algeria: Biofuel Production

In Algeria, the conditioning units of dates, generate significant quantities of waste arising from sorting deviations. This biomass, until then considered as a waste with high impact on the environment can be transformed into high value added product. It is possible to develop common dates of low commercial value, and put on the local and international market a new generation of products with high added values such as bio ethanol. Besides its use in chemical synthesis, bio ethanol can be blended with gasoline to produce a clean fuel while improving the octane.

Authors:

• Insaf Mehani
• Bachir Bouchekima

Keywords:

• Bioenergy
• dates
• bioethanol
• valorisation.

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