Determination of Cocombustion Kinetic Parameters for Bituminous Coal and Pinus Sawdust Blends.

ABSTRACT: Cocombustion of bituminous coal (HC) and Pinus sawdust (PS) was investigated in this paper with the aim of determining the kinetic parameters relevant to cocombustion reactions of their fuel blends. PS was used because it is a waste biomass product capable of generating energy. Motivated by the need to partly substitute HC used in existing boilers with PS, the optimum kinetic parameters at different blending ratios were thus investigated with the ultimate goal of diversifying the energy portfolio for these boilers. Blended samples were prepared with a PS substitution by mass ranging from 0 to 30%, thus producing five samples, namely:100HC, 90HC10PS, 80HC20PS, 70HC30PS, and 100PS. A simultaneous thermogravimetric analyzer was used to investigate the degradation of the fuel samples under a s

SUBMITTER: Marangwanda GT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9476186 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature