Effect of Paper Sludge and Dendromass on Properties of Phytomass Pellets
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Abstract
Woody and agricultural wastes are important fuels in many countries, and have the potential of being even more important in the future. The main problems of plant biomass combustion are low ash melting temperatures and increased emissions. The most widely used treatment to solve the problem of low ash melting point is blending a fuel with an additive. In this work, pellets were produced from wheat straw containing wood sawdust and paper sludge in the following proportions 40:40:20 and 45:45:10 (straw/sawdust/paper sludge). The purpose of this work was to study the influence of sludge and dendromass on the straw pellet parameters and combustion process. The highest calorific value of 15.71 MJ kg−1 was registered for a sample with a 10% paper sludge concentration. The effectiveness of paper sludge was proved, and the ash melting temperature was increased from 1025 to 1328 °C for the same sample.
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OpenAlex topics: Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes · Bioenergy crop production and management · Coal and Its By-products
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Affiliations
Department of Power Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Žilina, Univerzitna 1, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia
Funding
Kultúrna a Edukacná Grantová Agentúra MŠVVaŠ SR · Vedecká Grantová Agentúra MŠVVaŠ SR a SAV
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