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Product contamination and harvesting losses from mechanized recovery of olive tree pruning residues for energy use

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  • Acampora, Andrea
  • Croce, Sara
  • Assirelli, Alberto
  • Del Giudice, Angelo
  • Spinelli, Raffaele
  • Suardi, Alessandro
  • Pari, Luigi

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The authors tested six commercial pruning harvesters to determine harvesting losses and product contamination when recovering pruning residues from an overgrown olive orchard, typical of Southern Italy. All harvesters used a mechanical pick-up to collect the residues and a shredder to reduce them into chips. Three different pick-up settings were tested and namely: 1 cm above ground level, manufacturer's specification and 3 cm above ground level. Ash content in the shredded material was taken as a measure of contamination. The ash content of uncontaminated branch material collected directly from the trees was 3.5%. Ash content in shredded residues varied between 4.5% and over 5.5%, for the shortest and the longest distance between the pick-up and the soil surface, respectively. In contrast, harvesting losses were weakly (but significantly) related to pick-up setting, and mainly depended on machine type.

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  • Acampora, Andrea & Croce, Sara & Assirelli, Alberto & Del Giudice, Angelo & Spinelli, Raffaele & Suardi, Alessandro & Pari, Luigi, 2013. "Product contamination and harvesting losses from mechanized recovery of olive tree pruning residues for energy use," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 53(C), pages 350-353.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:53:y:2013:i:c:p:350-353
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.12.009
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