TY - JOUR
T1 - Screening of various low-grade biomass materials for low temperature gasification: Method development and application
AU - Thomsen, Tobias Pape
AU - Ravenni, Giulia
AU - Holm, Jens Kai
AU - Ahrenfeldt, Jesper
AU - Hauggaard-Nielsen, Henrik
AU - Henriksen, Ulrik Birk
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - This work aims at identifying potential low-grade biomass fuels for a near future Danish
CHP system encompassing pretreatment of these fuels by Pyroneer gasification for subsequent
conversion of the gas in existing coal-fired boilers. The focus of the work is on
development of a suitable screening method and the subsequent use of the method to
identify promising e but currently unproven, low-grade biomass resources for conversion
in Pyroneer systems. The technical assessment is conducted by comparing the results from
a series of physical-mechanical and thermochemical experiments to a set of proven references.
The technical assessment is supplemented by an evaluation of practical application
and overall energy balance. Applying the developed method to 4 references and 18
unproven low-grade potential fuels, indicated that one of these unproven candidates was
most likely unsuited for Pyroneer gasification, 5 of the candidates looked highly problematic,
5 of the candidates looked very promising and 7 of the candidates ranged in between
the highly problematic and the very promising.
AB - This work aims at identifying potential low-grade biomass fuels for a near future Danish
CHP system encompassing pretreatment of these fuels by Pyroneer gasification for subsequent
conversion of the gas in existing coal-fired boilers. The focus of the work is on
development of a suitable screening method and the subsequent use of the method to
identify promising e but currently unproven, low-grade biomass resources for conversion
in Pyroneer systems. The technical assessment is conducted by comparing the results from
a series of physical-mechanical and thermochemical experiments to a set of proven references.
The technical assessment is supplemented by an evaluation of practical application
and overall energy balance. Applying the developed method to 4 references and 18
unproven low-grade potential fuels, indicated that one of these unproven candidates was
most likely unsuited for Pyroneer gasification, 5 of the candidates looked highly problematic,
5 of the candidates looked very promising and 7 of the candidates ranged in between
the highly problematic and the very promising.
KW - Biomass
KW - Characterization
KW - Gasification
KW - Sludge
KW - Waste
U2 - 10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.12.019
DO - 10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.12.019
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0961-9534
VL - 79
SP - 128
EP - 144
JO - Biomass and Bioenergy
JF - Biomass and Bioenergy
ER -