Journal
SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 13, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su13094881
Keywords
eco-friendly combustion; coal; biomass residues; biomass blending ratios; combustion efficiency
Funding
- Department of Chemical Engineering COMSATS University Islamabad Lahore Campus
- National Research Foundation of Korea [NRF-2020R1I1A1A01072793, NRF2020M1A2A2079801]
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The study revealed that the combustion of a blend containing 60% coal and 40% sunflower residue was the most efficient, resulting in less emission of NOx, SOx, and CO2 compared to pure coal combustion. The results suggest great potential for using selected biomass residues in blend with coal for environmentally friendly and sustainable energy production.
This study investigated the co-combustion of the blends of coal and biomass residues from poplar sawdust, rice husk, pine nut shells, and sunflower residues for ecofriendly energy production. Proximate and ultimate analyses and calorific values of the coal and biomass residues were also carried out to evaluate the properties of the coal and biomass residues. The volatile matter in coal was reported as 43.38 wt% and ranged from 56.76 wt% to 80.95 wt% in the biomass residues. The ultimate analysis reported the carbon and sulfur content of coal as 68.7 wt% and 5.5 wt%, respectively. The coal and biomass blends were prepared using different ratios on the thermal basis of coal and biomass given as 100:0, 90:10, 80:20, 70:30, 60:40, and 50:50 by weight percentage. The consequent stoichiometric air requirements for all the blends were also calculated. The results revealed that the combustion of 60:40 of coal and sunflower residue blend was the most efficient blend, resulting in less emission of NOx, SOx, and CO2 in the flue gas compared to the combustion of pure coal. The study revealed a great perspective of the selected biomass residues to blend with coal for environmentally friendly and sustainable energy production.
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