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Co-Gasification of Treated Solid Recovered Fuel Residue by Using Minerals Bed and Biomass Waste Blends

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  • Md Tanvir Alam

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon-do 26493, Korea
    Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia)

  • Se-Won Park

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon-do 26493, Korea)

  • Sang-Yeop Lee

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon-do 26493, Korea)

  • Yean-Ouk Jeong

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon-do 26493, Korea)

  • Anthony De Girolamo

    (Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia)

  • Yong-Chil Seo

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon-do 26493, Korea)

  • Hang Seok Choi

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon-do 26493, Korea)

Abstract

Solid recovered fuel (SRF) residue, which is leftovers from the SRF manufacturing process, usually is discarded in landfill because of its low heating value and high ash and moisture content. However, it could be used as a fuel after mechanical and biological treatment. Gasification experiments were conducted on treated SRF residue (TSRFR) to assess the viability of syngas production. Efforts were also made to improve the gasification performance by adding low-cost natural minerals such as dolomite and lime as bed material, and by blending with biomass waste. In the case of additive mineral tests, dolomite showed better performance compared to lime, and in the case of biomass blends, a 25 wt% pine sawdust blend with TSRFR showed the best performance. Finally, as an appropriate condition, a combined experiment was conducted at an equivalence ratio (ER) of 0.2 using a 25 wt% pine sawdust blend with TSRFR as a feedstock and dolomite as the bed material. The highest dry gas yield (1.81 Nm 3 /kg), with the highest amount of syngas (56.72 vol%) and highest lower heating value (9.55 MJ/Nm 3 ) was obtained in this condition. Furthermore, the highest cold gas efficiency (48.64%) and carbon conversion rate (98.87%), and the lowest residue yield (11.56%), tar (0.95 g/Nm 3 ), and gas pollutants content was observed.

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  • Md Tanvir Alam & Se-Won Park & Sang-Yeop Lee & Yean-Ouk Jeong & Anthony De Girolamo & Yong-Chil Seo & Hang Seok Choi, 2020. "Co-Gasification of Treated Solid Recovered Fuel Residue by Using Minerals Bed and Biomass Waste Blends," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-16, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:8:p:2081-:d:348541
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