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Adecoagro Vale do Ivinhema

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Adecoagro Vale do Ivinhema

Bubbling Fluidized Bed (BFB)

During the construction of the second phase, aimed at increasing the total milling capacity to 5 million tons per year, Adecoagro acquired from HPB a large-scale Bubbling Fluidized Bed (BFB) Steam Generator, operating with an optimized regenerative cycle for greater energy generation.


Location: Ivinhema / MS – Brazil

Commercial Operation: March / 2015


Boiler Technical Data:


  • Engineering and Technology: HPB Engenharia e Equipamentos Ltda | B&W

  • Maximum Steam Flow: 320,000 kg/h

  • Operating Steam Pressure: 68 bar

  • Final Steam Temperature: 520 °C

  • Start-up Fuel: Ethanol

  • Main Fuel: Sugarcane bagasse with LHV of 1,750 kcal/kg

  • Boiler Thermal Efficiency: 93.00% (LHV basis)

  • Guaranteed Emissions: Particulate matter: < 200 mg/Nm³

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