Grate-Fired Energy Crop Conversion - Experiences with Brassica Carinata and Populus sp. (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)

This book provides important insights into the combustion behavior of novel energy crops and agricultural fuels. It describes a new experimental approach to combustion evaluation, involving fundamental, bench-scale and commercial-scale studies. The studies presented were conducted on two representative biomass energy crops: a woody biomass poplar (Populus sp. or poplar) and an herbaceous biomass brassica (Brassica carinata or brassica). Moreover, agricultural residues of Manihot esculenta or cassava were also analyzed. The main accomplishments of this work are threefold. Firstly, it offers an extensive characterization of the above-mentioned fuels, their ash chemistry and their emissions of both solid particles and gaseous compounds that form at typical grate combustion conditions. Secondly, it presents an in-depth analysis of ash fractionation processes for major ash species. Thirdly, it describes the role of some critical and volatile key elements (K, Cl, S and P) in grate-fired combustion systems and elucidates the main differences in the ash chemistry during combustion of Si-rich and P-rich fuels. All in all, this work provides novel insights on the basic and fundamental mechanisms of biomass grate combustion with a special focus on ash transformation and highlights important issues and recommendations that need to be considered for an appropriate conversion of ash-rich fuels and for the development of future technology in the context of both small- and medium-scale biomass-based heat and power production.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Springer Theses
Release date:	July 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Maryori C. Diaz-Ramirez
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	194
Edition:	1st ed. 2015
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-20758-2
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Heat transfer processes Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > Industrial chemistry > General Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Electrical engineering > Power generation & distribution Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Crop husbandry > General
LSN:	3-319-20758-X
Barcode:	9783319207582

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