1. Investigation of Pellet Properties Produced from a Mix of Straw and Paper Sludge
- Author
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Sebastian Werle, Radovan Nosek, Aleksandra Borsukiewicz, Grzegorz Łagód, and Agnieszka Żelazna
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020209 energy ,straw ,Pellets ,Biomass ,02 engineering and technology ,melting temperature ,lcsh:Technology ,Corrosion ,lcsh:Chemistry ,Clogging ,Pellet ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,General Materials Science ,lcsh:QH301-705.5 ,Instrumentation ,Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes ,paper sludge ,lcsh:T ,business.industry ,Process Chemistry and Technology ,Fossil fuel ,General Engineering ,ash ,Straw ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Pulp and paper industry ,lcsh:QC1-999 ,Computer Science Applications ,lcsh:Biology (General) ,lcsh:QD1-999 ,lcsh:TA1-2040 ,Melting point ,Environmental science ,lcsh:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,0210 nano-technology ,business ,lcsh:Physics - Abstract
Global energy consumption is increasing every year, and, despite their many negative impacts, fossil fuels are a major source of energy, but their reserves are gradually depleting. One of the promising but underutilized resources is plant biomass (phytomass). The main problem of plant biomass combustion is the low melting temperature of ash, but there are also problems with corrosion of heat exchangers and clogging of heat-exchanging surfaces. This work is concerned with the production of straw pellets in order to increase the melting temperature of ash by adding an additive. The paper sludge contains substances that can increase the melting point of ash and was therefore added to the pellet samples. This additive was mixed with straw in ratios from 90:10, 80:20 and 70:30 (straw/paper sludge). The use of paper sludge showed positive effects on increasing the melting temperature of the ash samples. The deformation temperature of the ash has already risen from 1020 to 1260 °, C after the addition of 10% sludge, which is comparable to wood pellets.
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- 2020