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Co-combustion and gasification of various biomasses

Abstract

During the last twenty years the development of fluidized bed combustion and gasification technology has made it possible to increase significantly utilisation of various biomasses in power and heat generation. The forerunner was the pulp and paper industry that has an adequate biomass fuel supply and energy demand on site. Later on municipalities and even utilities have seen biomass as a potential fuel. The range of available biomasses includes wood-based fuels and wastes like bark, wood chips, and saw dust, agricultural wastes like straw, olive waste and rice husk, sludges from paper mills and de-inking plants, other wastes like municipal sludges, waste paper and RDF. Recently new environmental regulations and taxation of fossil fuels have further increased interest in the use of biomasses in energy generation. However, in many cases available quantities and/or qualities of biomasses are not adequate for only biomass-based energy generation in an economic sense. On the other hand plant owners want to maintain a high level of fuel flexibility and fuel supply security. In some cases disposing by burning is the only feasible way to handle certain wastes. In many cases the only way to fulfil these targets and utilize the energy is to apply co-combustion  More>>
Authors:
Mutanen, K [1] 
  1. A. Ahlstrom Corporation, Varkaus (Finland). Ahlstrom Pyropower
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1996
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
VTT-SYMP-164
Reference Number:
SCA: 092000; PA: FI-98:003014; EDB-98:027705; SN: 98001896194
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Power production from biomass II with special emphasis on gasification and pyrolysis R and DD; Sipilae, K.; Korhonen, M. [eds.] [VTT Energy, Espoo (Finland). Energy Production Technologies]; PB: 320 p.
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; BIOMASS; COCOMBUSTION; FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTION; AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT; HOT GAS CLEANUP; DESIGN; GASIFICATION; CIRCULATING SYSTEMS
OSTI ID:
570554
Research Organizations:
Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo (Finland)
Country of Origin:
Finland
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE98724226; ISBN 951-38-4555-9; TRN: FI9803014
Availability:
OSTI as DE98724226
Submitting Site:
FI
Size:
pp. 165-182
Announcement Date:
Apr 02, 1998

Citation Formats

Mutanen, K. Co-combustion and gasification of various biomasses. Finland: N. p., 1996. Web.
Mutanen, K. Co-combustion and gasification of various biomasses. Finland.
Mutanen, K. 1996. "Co-combustion and gasification of various biomasses." Finland.
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title = {Co-combustion and gasification of various biomasses}
author = {Mutanen, K}
abstractNote = {During the last twenty years the development of fluidized bed combustion and gasification technology has made it possible to increase significantly utilisation of various biomasses in power and heat generation. The forerunner was the pulp and paper industry that has an adequate biomass fuel supply and energy demand on site. Later on municipalities and even utilities have seen biomass as a potential fuel. The range of available biomasses includes wood-based fuels and wastes like bark, wood chips, and saw dust, agricultural wastes like straw, olive waste and rice husk, sludges from paper mills and de-inking plants, other wastes like municipal sludges, waste paper and RDF. Recently new environmental regulations and taxation of fossil fuels have further increased interest in the use of biomasses in energy generation. However, in many cases available quantities and/or qualities of biomasses are not adequate for only biomass-based energy generation in an economic sense. On the other hand plant owners want to maintain a high level of fuel flexibility and fuel supply security. In some cases disposing by burning is the only feasible way to handle certain wastes. In many cases the only way to fulfil these targets and utilize the energy is to apply co-combustion or gasification of different fuels and wastes. Due to the fact that fluidized bed combustion technology offers a very high fuel flexibility and high combustion efficiency with low emissions it has become the dominating technology in co-combustion applications. This presentation will present Alhstrom`s experiences in co-combustion of biomasses in bubbling beds and Ahlstrom Pyroflow circulating fluidized beds based on about 200 operating references worldwide. CFB gasification will also be discussed 9 refs.}
place = {Finland}
year = {1996}
month = {Dec}
}