期刊
RENEWABLE ENERGY
卷 196, 期 -, 页码 749-762出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2022.06.151
关键词
Fluidized bed; Combustion; Biomass; Agglomeration; Additives; Agricultural wastes
资金
- UK EPSRC [EP/M01536X/1]
- EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in CCS and Cleaner Fossil Energy [EP/L016362/1]
This study tested dolomite and kaolin as additives for agglomeration mitigation with agricultural biomasses. The results showed that dolomite prevented bed defluidization with miscanthus, while kaolin had no improvement with wheat straw. SEM/EDX analysis revealed evidence of chemical reaction between the additives and fuels.
Renewable biomass fuels are frequently used for power generation. Biomass ash causes bed agglomeration in fluidized bed boilers due to the formation of alkali silicate melts. Very few prior studies have tested dolomite and kaolin bed additives for agglomeration mitigation with agricultural biomasses. In this work, pelletized miscanthus and wheat straw were tested in a pilot-scale 65kWth fluidized bed combustor with varying dosages of dolomite and kaolin on a silica sand bed. Neither additive improved defluidization time with wheat straw, whereas additive use at all dosages prevented bed defluidization with miscanthus. Agglomerates were studied through a novel, detailed SEM/EDX analysis across structural features. SEM/EDX analysis presented evidence of chemical reaction between both additives and fuels. Potassium in ash migrated into kaolin particle at depths of up to 60 mu m. With dolomite, calcium and magnesium raised melt temperatures. Thermochemical modelling of the ash and additive combinations predicted that additive use would substantially reduce ash melt formation. It is proposed that the wheat straw pellet acted as a ready-made agglomerate structure due to release of molten ash to the pellet surface which bed material then sticks to, hence the lack of change to defluidization time regardless of additive use. Future studies into this behaviour would improve additive use. (C) 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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