This paper is part of a sustainable development approach, the aim being to develop\na thermochemical energy recovery path while reducing the amount of tomato waste issued\nfrom agro-industrial units. The thermal process may contribute to an environmentally friendly\nmanagement and help tomato processing industries creating new economic profitable circuits in\nan increasingly competitive context. The adopted approach was to follow the operating conditions\nneeded for a complete thermal degradation through a thermal and kinetic analyses. The results\nof the tomato waste characterization confirmed their suitability to a thermochemical processing\nwith high volatiles and fixed carbon and interesting high heating values comparable to sawdust\nbiomass. We were able to isolate of the decomposition domains and extract kinetic parameters.\nThree kinetic models were applied; Flynnâ??Wallâ??Ozawa (FWO) simulated the best the combustion\nprocess.......
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