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• Universidad Univer

Horse manure is a poor feedstock whose energetic content is comparable to that of herbaceous biomass. However, it can be effectively burnt provided that it is previously desiccated, being its moisture content very high (60% wb). This work reports an experimental investigation to identify optimal conditions for horse manure drying in a bench-scale d...

We investigated the exploitation of horse manure for energy recovery by combustion. First, the impact of the waste origin and management (storage conditions) was evaluated in terms of elemental analysis, moisture content, heating value, and ash melting temperature. Besides some carbon loss over the time, horse manure origin and management policy do...