Utilization of carbon produced by torrefaction of grass for energy purposes and related risks

Author

Raclavsky, Konstantin ; Raclavska, Helena ; Kovalova, Lucia ; Skrobankova, Hana ; Frydrych, Jan

Author_Institution

Centre ENET, VSB - Tech. Univ. of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic

fYear

2015

fDate

10-13 June 2015

Firstpage

1972

Lastpage

1976

Abstract

Nine species of perennial grasses were studied as a possible raw material for energy production. Torrefaction at 200 degrees Celsius was used for production of biochar. Values of H/C ratio in individual species were determined in order to estimate the degree of thermal transformation. The attention was paid to the influence of inorganic components on the slagging and fouling. The water leaching was tested as a mean for decreasing the content of alkalies. Mineral phases present in biochar were determined by X-ray diffraction. The torrefaction process appears to be suitable for preparation of relatively high-quality fuel from grass. The content of risk alkalies can be minimized by water leaching.

Keywords

X-ray diffraction; biofuel; charcoal; chemical energy conversion; leaching; maintenance engineering; X-ray diffraction; biochar production; carbon production; fouling effect; grass torrefaction; inorganic components; slagging effect; thermal transformation; water leaching; Agriculture; Ash; Biomass; Carbon; Fuels; Leaching; Nitrogen; X-ray diffraction; alkalies; biochar; energy grass; torrefaction;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC), 2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Rome

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-7992-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EEEIC.2015.7165476

Filename

7165476