Title:
Evaluation of the Biomass Burning Properties
Author(s):
Ancans, D., Kakitis, A., Nulle, I.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
The demand for different biomass materials for biofuel production has increased in recent years, causing shortage of the traditional raw materials sawdust and wood shavings. The available modern biofuel production and combustion technologies enable effective utilization of practically all type wood and also herbaceous biomass including different types of cereals, hemp, common reeds etc. The main problem of usage mentioned biomass materials in furnaces is ash content and ash melting and sintering. Experimentally were tested in the Lake Pape reed and reed-peat mixture briquettes, hemp briquettes, cereal straw briquettes and grain. Lake Pape reed ash content in the average is 2.7%. Reed ash cone deformation temperature is 1125 °C. The ash content of winter crop grain is 1.5% (average) for all varieties. The ash melting temperature (initial point of deformation IT) of winter crops lies between 625 °C and 750 °C. The oat grain ash melting temperature (IT point) exceeds 1200°C and from this point of view oat grain can be recommended for heat energy production.
Keywords:
calorific value, grain, hemp, reed, straw, ash melting
Topic:
R&D on Biomass Conversion Technologies for Heating, Electricity and Chemicals
Subtopic:
Solid biofuel combustion for small and medium scale applications
Event:
20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
2CV.4.27
Pages:
1340 - 1344
ISBN:
978-88-89407-54-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/20thEUBCE2012-2CV.4.27
Price:
FREE
