Co-combustion of agricultural residues with coal in a fluidized bed combustor.
Power generation from biomass is an attractive technology that utilizes agricultural residual waste. In order to explain the behavior of biomass-fired fluidized bed incinerator, biomass sources from agricultural residues (rice husk and palm kernel) were co-fired with coal in a 0.15m diameter and 2.3m high fluidized bed combustor. The combustion efficiency and carbon monoxide emissions were studied and compared with those for pure coal combustion. Co-combustion of a mixture of biomass with coal in a fluidized bed combustor designed for coal combustion increased combustion efficiency up to 20% depending upon excess air levels. Observed carbon monoxide levels fluctuated between 200 and 900 ppm with the addition of coal. It is evident from this research that efficient co-firing of biomass with coal can be achieved with minimal modifications to existing coal-fired boilers.
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University Putra Malaysia, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Malaysia. wanaz@eng.upm.edu.my
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Savory
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Cliffe
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D000383:Agriculture; D003031:Coal; D003246:Conservation of Energy Resources / Q000379:methods; D017745:Incineration; D007220:Industrial Waste; D011210:Power Plants; D013696:Temperature
D003031:Coal; D007220:Industrial Waste