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Influence of raw material properties on energy consumption during briquetting process
- Source :
- BIO Web of Conferences, Vol 10, p 02006 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- EDP Sciences, 2018.
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Abstract
- Biomass is doubtless a very significant source of renewable energy being worldwide abundant with high energy potential. This paper deals with assessment energy consumption at especially grinding and briquetting processes, which should result in essential economy of energy at solid biofuel production. Various types of raw materials were used at the experiment such as hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) biomass, two species of Miscanthus (Miscanthus sinensis, Miscanthus x gigantheus) and apple wood biomass. These materials were dried, grinded and pressed by piston press having pressing chamber diameter of 65 mm. Materials were grinded into three fractions (4 mm, 8 mm and 12 mm). Material throughput (kg.h-1) and energy consumption (kWh.t-1) were registered. As to results: the highest throughput at both grinding cases as well as briquetting was found at apple wood biomass; however the energy consumption during briquetting of apple wood was relatively high. The worst results concerning throughput and energy consumption (especially at briquetting) were found at hemp biomass. Nevertheless, briquettes made of hemp had the best mechanical durability. Both Miscunthus species (herbaceous biomass) have very similar parameters and showed quite good relation between throughput and energy consumption at the used machines.
- Subjects :
- Briquette
Environmental Engineering
020209 energy
lcsh:QR1-502
Biomass
Miscanthus sinensis
02 engineering and technology
Raw material
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
lcsh:Microbiology
lcsh:Physiology
020401 chemical engineering
lcsh:Zoology
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
lcsh:QL1-991
0204 chemical engineering
biology
lcsh:QP1-981
business.industry
Energy consumption
Miscanthus
biology.organism_classification
Pulp and paper industry
Renewable energy
Biofuel
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21174458
- Volume :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BIO Web of Conferences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7b41e38f1db62e567f491b7a056d1d7a