Title:
Influence of Outdoor Storage of Shrub Biomass on Emissions and Slagging During its Combustion
Author(s):
Borjabad, E., Mediavilla, I., Pascual, A., García, S., Fernández, M.J., Carrasco, J.E., Esteban, L.S., Ramos, R.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
LIFE+ ENERBIOSCRUB project aims to reduce the risk of forest fires by obtaining sustainable solid biofuels from shrublands of high flammability risk. In the context of the project, the objective of this work is to study the influence of outdoor storage of biomass of broom (Genista cinerascens) and rockrose (Cistus laurifolius) on the behaviour of these biofuels during combustion. Both kinds of biomass were pelletized just-harvested and after one-year outdoor storage. Combustion tests were carried out in a 40 kWth commercial boiler at CEDER-CIEMAT following the same experimental design. The most remarkable result is that particle emissions produced during the combustion of stored broom are much lower than with just-harvested broom. In both cases HCl emissions diminish with the stored biomass. Moreover, the slagging tendency of rockrose is reduced after storing the fuel outdoors. All these pellets could be used as fuel in appropriate commercial boilers with the adequate adjustments.
Keywords:
biomass, combustion, emissions, sintering, storage, shrubs
Topic:
Biomass Conversion Technologies for Heating, Cooling and Electricity
Subtopic:
Biomass and Bioliquids Combustion for Small and Medium Scale Applications
Event:
25th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
2BV.1.10
Pages:
542 - 546
ISBN:
978-88-89407-17-2
Paper DOI:
10.5071/25thEUBCE2017-2BV.1.10
Price:
FREE
