Title:
Effectiveness of Blending Process as a Method for Modifying the Thermal Behavior and Emissions of Olive and Grape Pomace During Combustion
Author(s):
Miranda García-Cuevas, M.T., Román Suero, S., Nogales Delgado, S., Montero Puertas, I., Arranz Barriga, J.I., Rojas Moreno, C.V.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
In the last years, there has been an increasing demand for renewable energy sources instead of fossil fuels. It is well known that the use of biomass provides some advantages compared to petrol or fuel oil. However, it is important to reduce some of the byproducts evolved during its pyrolysis or combustion, such as ash and gases that can contain harmful compounds (both organic and inorganic) and affect the human health in different ways. A considerable amount of methods have been studied to reduce these emissions, being dilution one of the most interesting ways for reducing biomass emissions. With these premises, this research aimed to study the behavior of two usual agricultural biomass fuels (olive and grape pomace) when they are blended with another less pollutant material (pyrenean oak). The emissions of inorganic (CO2, SO2, NOx) and organic (bencene, toluene, phenol) compounds during the combustion process and the thermal behavior were monitored during the whole process by a TG-MS system.
Keywords:
biomass, combustion, emissions, thermochemical conversion
Topic:
Biomass Conversion Technologies for Heating, Electricity and Chemicals
Subtopic:
Combustion for small and medium scale applications
Event:
19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
VP2.1.28
Pages:
1290 - 1295
ISBN-13:
978-88-89407-55-4
ISBN-10:
88-89407-55-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/19thEUBCE2011-VP2.1.28
Price:
FREE
