Portable X-ray fluorescence sensor for ecofriendly, low-cost, and fast assessment of eucalypt charcoal attributes
ABSTRACT Brazilian steel industries require high-quality charcoal to produce pig iron. Desirable charcoal attributes include high elemental carbon content, large mean particle size (MPS), and high density, while producing low contents of ash and volatile matter, and presenting low contents of water...
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| author | Renata Andrade Lucas Benedet Marcelo Mancini Sérgio Henrique Godinho Silva Camila da Silva Freitas Marco Aurélio Carbone Carneiro Nilton Curi |
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| description | ABSTRACT Brazilian steel industries require high-quality charcoal to produce pig iron. Desirable charcoal attributes include high elemental carbon content, large mean particle size (MPS), and high density, while producing low contents of ash and volatile matter, and presenting low contents of water and contaminants (e.g., phosphorous). These attributes are commonly determined by standardized laboratory analyses, which are time consuming and costly, besides generating chemical effluents. Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) spectrometry can be used to avoid the downsides of laboratory analyses. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of pXRF data in machine-learning models trained to predict attributes of eucalypt charcoal. pXRF data (elemental contents) from 276 charcoal samples were used to train predictive models using six machine-learning algorithms. Auxiliary explanatory variables (drying time, wood age, fine particle content, and friability) were included in the models. Models were trained to predict the following charcoal attributes: fixed C (%), ash content (%), volatile matter (%), MPS (mm), water content (%), density (kg/m3), and P contents (%). Satisfactory predictions were obtained for volatile matter, MPS, moisture, and density (R2 > 0.6), and very accurate predictions were obtained for ash and P contents (R2 > 0.75). The inclusion of auxiliary explanatory variables increased the prediction accuracy of MPS (R2 increased from 0.61 to 0.82), bulk density (from 0.56 to 0.73), and P contents (from 0.86 to 0.94). These results indicate that pXRF can be used as an ecofriendly alternative to assess the quality of eucalypt charcoal utilized in metallurgy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-45471b361858424f955daeae593fac5e2025-08-20T02:07:13ZengUniversidade Federal de LavrasCiência e Agrotecnologia1981-18292025-06-014910.1590/1413-7054202549026424Portable X-ray fluorescence sensor for ecofriendly, low-cost, and fast assessment of eucalypt charcoal attributesRenata Andradehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8856-2558Lucas Benedethttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0560-8790Marcelo Mancinihttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4118-7943Sérgio Henrique Godinho Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2750-5976Camila da Silva Freitashttps://orcid.org/0009-0008-4387-5807Marco Aurélio Carbone Carneirohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4349-3071Nilton Curihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2604-0866ABSTRACT Brazilian steel industries require high-quality charcoal to produce pig iron. Desirable charcoal attributes include high elemental carbon content, large mean particle size (MPS), and high density, while producing low contents of ash and volatile matter, and presenting low contents of water and contaminants (e.g., phosphorous). These attributes are commonly determined by standardized laboratory analyses, which are time consuming and costly, besides generating chemical effluents. Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) spectrometry can be used to avoid the downsides of laboratory analyses. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of pXRF data in machine-learning models trained to predict attributes of eucalypt charcoal. pXRF data (elemental contents) from 276 charcoal samples were used to train predictive models using six machine-learning algorithms. Auxiliary explanatory variables (drying time, wood age, fine particle content, and friability) were included in the models. Models were trained to predict the following charcoal attributes: fixed C (%), ash content (%), volatile matter (%), MPS (mm), water content (%), density (kg/m3), and P contents (%). Satisfactory predictions were obtained for volatile matter, MPS, moisture, and density (R2 > 0.6), and very accurate predictions were obtained for ash and P contents (R2 > 0.75). The inclusion of auxiliary explanatory variables increased the prediction accuracy of MPS (R2 increased from 0.61 to 0.82), bulk density (from 0.56 to 0.73), and P contents (from 0.86 to 0.94). These results indicate that pXRF can be used as an ecofriendly alternative to assess the quality of eucalypt charcoal utilized in metallurgy.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542025000100220&lng=en&tlng=enProximal sensorspXRFmachine learning algorithmsmetallurgywaste minimization |
| spellingShingle | Renata Andrade Lucas Benedet Marcelo Mancini Sérgio Henrique Godinho Silva Camila da Silva Freitas Marco Aurélio Carbone Carneiro Nilton Curi Portable X-ray fluorescence sensor for ecofriendly, low-cost, and fast assessment of eucalypt charcoal attributes Ciência e Agrotecnologia Proximal sensors pXRF machine learning algorithms metallurgy waste minimization |
| title | Portable X-ray fluorescence sensor for ecofriendly, low-cost, and fast assessment of eucalypt charcoal attributes |
| title_full | Portable X-ray fluorescence sensor for ecofriendly, low-cost, and fast assessment of eucalypt charcoal attributes |
| title_fullStr | Portable X-ray fluorescence sensor for ecofriendly, low-cost, and fast assessment of eucalypt charcoal attributes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Portable X-ray fluorescence sensor for ecofriendly, low-cost, and fast assessment of eucalypt charcoal attributes |
| title_short | Portable X-ray fluorescence sensor for ecofriendly, low-cost, and fast assessment of eucalypt charcoal attributes |
| title_sort | portable x ray fluorescence sensor for ecofriendly low cost and fast assessment of eucalypt charcoal attributes |
| topic | Proximal sensors pXRF machine learning algorithms metallurgy waste minimization |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542025000100220&lng=en&tlng=en |
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