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Influence of Torrefaction on the Fuel Characteristics of Different Biomass Materials

Authors:
Vladimir F. Kosov
Vladimir A. Sinelshchikov
George A. Sytchev
Victor M. Zaichenko

Keywords: biomass; solid fuel; torrefaction; pyrolysis; synthesis gas

Abstract:
Possibilities of use of low-temperature pyrolysis (torrefaction) for improvement of heat engineering characteristics of biomass granulated fuel are considered. The data on hygroscopic properties, content of volatile matter and specific combustion heat of the torrefied fuel, produced under various conditions of processing of such types of biomass as wood, peat and agricultural waste, are presented. It is shown that the high-temperature conversion of gases and vapors, escaping during torrefaction, into synthesis gas is an effective method of their environmentally friendly utilization and, at the same time, increases the energy efficiency of biomass processing to granulated fuel.

Pages: 29 to 32

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: March 24, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4154

ISBN: 978-1-61208-261-5

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: from March 24, 2013 to March 29, 2013