Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by University of Zaragoza, Spain
- Thesis jointly supervised by the University of Zaragoza-CIRCE Research Institute and Umeå University
- Reports on a novel approach for evaluating the grate-combustion behavior of pelletized biofuels
- Offers a detailed assessment of the fuel properties and ash transformation chemistry of novel energy crops and agricultural fuels
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book provides important insights into the combustion behavior of novel energy crops and agricultural fuels. It describes a new experimental approach to combustion evaluation, involving fundamental, bench-scale and commercial-scale studies. The studies presented were conducted on two representative biomass energy crops: a woody biomass poplar (Populus sp. or poplar) and an herbaceous biomass brassica (Brassica carinata or brassica). Moreover, agricultural residues of Manihot esculenta or cassava were also analyzed. The main accomplishments of this work are threefold. Firstly, it offers an extensive characterization of the above-mentioned fuels, their ash chemistry and their emissions of both solid particles and gaseous compounds that form at typical grate combustion conditions. Secondly, it presents an in-depth analysis of ash fractionation processes for major ash species. Thirdly, it describes the role of some critical and volatile key elements (K, Cl, S and P) in grate-fired combustion systems and elucidates the main differences in the ash chemistry during combustion of Si-rich and P-rich fuels. All in all, this work provides novel insights on the basic and fundamental mechanisms of biomass grate combustion with a special focus on ash transformation and highlights important issues and recommendations that need to be considered for an appropriate conversion of ash-rich fuels and for the development of future technology in the context of both small- and medium-scale biomass-based heat and power production.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Grate-Fired Energy Crop Conversion
Book Subtitle: Experiences with Brassica Carinata and Populus sp.
Authors: Maryori C. Díaz-Ramírez
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20759-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-20758-2Published: 04 August 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37337-9Published: 17 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-20759-9Published: 23 July 2015
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 194
Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour
Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Engine Technology, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Energy Efficiency