title: Co-combustion of waste from olive oil production with coal in a fluidised bed.
abstract: Waste from olive oil production was co-fired with coal in a fluidised bed combustor to study the feasibility of using this waste as an energy source. The combustion efficiency and CO emission were investigated and compared to those of burning 100% of coal. Olive oil waste with up to 20% mass concentration can be co-fired with coal in a fluidised bed combustor designed for coal combustion with a maximum drop of efficiency of 5%. A 10% olive oil waste concentration gave a lower CO emission than 100% coal firing due to improved combustion in the freeboard region. A 20% olive oil waste mixture gave a higher CO emission than both 100% coal firing and 10% olive oil waste mixture, but the combustion efficiency was higher than the 10% olive oil waste mixture due to lower elutriation from the bed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK. k.cliffe@sheffield.ac.uk
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Cliffe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patumsawad
mesh_terms: D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000032:analysis*; D003031:Coal; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D017745:Incineration; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010938:Plant Oils; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003031:Coal; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010938:Plant Oils; D002248:Carbon Monoxide