Pyrolysis of agricultural residues in a rotary kiln
Abstract
Pyrolysis of agricultural residue was experimentally assessed as a fuel production process for farm applications. A rotary kiln (3.4 m by 0.165 m I.D.) was used due to its ease of operation, commercial availability, low operating costs and ease of start-up and shutdown. Ground oat straw and corn stover at less than 10% moisture were pyrolyzed in an indirectly fired continuous-flow rotary kiln located at the University of Sherbrooke. The principle products were char and gas; less than 1% of the feed mass was converted to tar. Calorific values were about 17 MJ/kg for the feed, 26 MJ/kg for the char, and 12 MJ/m/sup 3/ for the gas. Calculations indicate tha the thermal efficiency of a self-sustaining process would be around 65%.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandwell Beak Research Group, Mississauga, Ontario
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6392520
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-790917-P5
Journal ID: CODEN: ACSMC
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Journal Name:
- ACS Symp. Ser.; (United States)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 130; Conference: American Chemical Society national meeting, Washington, DC, USA, 10 Sep 1979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 09 BIOMASS FUELS; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; PYROLYSIS; CHARS; SYNTHESIS; PYROLYTIC GASES; CALORIFIC VALUE; FARMS; KILNS; MAIZE; OATS; PEAT; STRAW; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; CEREALS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMBUSTION PROPERTIES; DECOMPOSITION; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY SOURCES; FLUIDS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GASES; GRAMINEAE; GRASS; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC WASTES; PLANTS; PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; WASTES; 090122* - Hydrocarbon Fuels- Preparation from Wastes or Biomass- (1976-1989); 140504 - Solar Energy Conversion- Biomass Production & Conversion- (-1989)
Citation Formats
Arsenault, R H, Grandbois, M A, Chornet, E, and Timbers, G E. Pyrolysis of agricultural residues in a rotary kiln. United States: N. p., 1980.
Web.
Arsenault, R H, Grandbois, M A, Chornet, E, & Timbers, G E. Pyrolysis of agricultural residues in a rotary kiln. United States.
Arsenault, R H, Grandbois, M A, Chornet, E, and Timbers, G E. 1980.
"Pyrolysis of agricultural residues in a rotary kiln". United States.
@article{osti_6392520,
title = {Pyrolysis of agricultural residues in a rotary kiln},
author = {Arsenault, R H and Grandbois, M A and Chornet, E and Timbers, G E},
abstractNote = {Pyrolysis of agricultural residue was experimentally assessed as a fuel production process for farm applications. A rotary kiln (3.4 m by 0.165 m I.D.) was used due to its ease of operation, commercial availability, low operating costs and ease of start-up and shutdown. Ground oat straw and corn stover at less than 10% moisture were pyrolyzed in an indirectly fired continuous-flow rotary kiln located at the University of Sherbrooke. The principle products were char and gas; less than 1% of the feed mass was converted to tar. Calorific values were about 17 MJ/kg for the feed, 26 MJ/kg for the char, and 12 MJ/m/sup 3/ for the gas. Calculations indicate tha the thermal efficiency of a self-sustaining process would be around 65%.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6392520},
journal = {ACS Symp. Ser.; (United States)},
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volume = 130,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
}
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