Title:
Mediterranean Biomass Suitability As Domestic Solid Biofuel. Physicochemical Characterization and Real test Combustion in Heating Appliances. Laboratories Synergy
Author(s):
Delgado Plana, P., Pérez Jiménez, J.A., Díaz Villanueva, M.J.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
The characterization of solid biofuels for energy use, is one of the main researches, done by the Biomass Department as a division of the Advanced Technological Centre for Renewable Energies (CTAER). To achieve this objective, the study of solid biofuels is executed in two steps, both performed in different laboratories (such Physicochemical Characterization Laboratory and Real Combustion Test Laboratory). The main scientific innovation of this project is the useful synergy created between both laboratories named before. Due to this fact, a lot of great valuable information about mediterranean zone biomass for domestic use will be obtained in a near future. In addition, as results of this study, it is obtained a comparison between the values declared by the heating appliance manufacturer for a standard biofuel with those calculated by us in the real combustion test laboratory using an alternative mediterranean solid biofuel. In the real combustion test laboratory, a lot of problems such as slagging, excessive ash production, corrosion, unacceptable emissions,... can be detected too. The conclusions obtained from the two stages study of the mediterranean solid biofuel are utilized for a big amount of purposes. Among many others: improvements design in heating appliances, focusing of biomass valorization and so on.
Keywords:
combustion, characterisation, synergy, real test, improvements
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.4.51
Pages:
1385 - 1388
ISBN:
978-88-89407-54-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/20thEUBCE2012-2CV.4.51
Price:
FREE
