Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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11263677 | Biomass and Bioenergy | 2018 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
The experiments revealed enlarging char yields at the expense of volatile yields with increasing degree of torrfaction at all investigated pyrolysis temperatures. Furthermore, torrefaction favors higher fractions of CO2 and lower fractions of CO and C2Hx in the light gas. Further on, no significant impact of torrefaction conditions on the tar composition could be identified. The calculation of higher heating value (HHV) based on char yield and gas composition reveals an overall increase of HHV, while the relative contribution from the volatile fraction decreases with increasing degree of torrefaction. Following this, an increase of torrefaction degree will shift combustion from a high intense volatile combustion in the near burner region towards a less intense but prolonged char conversion in the far burner region.
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Authors
S. Pielsticker, G. Möller, B. Gövert, T. Kreitzberg, O. Hatzfeld, Ã. Yönder, V. Angenent, C. Hättig, R. Schmid, R. Kneer,