Producing a high heating value and weather resistant solid fuel via briquetting of blended wood residues and thermoplastics

Song, Bing; Cooke-Willis, Martin; Theobald, Beatrix; Hall, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119263

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“…Due to the renewed global interest in the development of alternative and environmentally friendly fuels from biomass feedstock to serve as a substitute to conventional fuels, great research efforts have been put into the investigation of factors that influence the physical, mechanical, chemical or compositional, combustion and thermal properties of solid fuels manufacture using biomass as feedstock (Ajimotokan et al 2019c ; Junga et al 2021 ; Berdychowski et al 2021 ; Thapa and Engelken 2019 ). These factors includes but not limited to moisture content (Berdychowski et al 2021 ; Yang et al 2021 ), particle size distribution (Olatunji et al 2020 ; Matkowski et al 2020a ), process temperature (Berdychowski et al 2021 ; Yang et al 2021 ; Riva et al 2019 ), present of additives(Song et al 2019 ), blending of feedstock (Junga et al 2021 ; Thapa and Engelken 2019 ), co-blending feedstock with coal, feedstock origin, compaction pressure (Ajimotokan et al 2019c ; Berdychowski et al 2021 ; Yang et al 2021 ; Song et al 2021 ) and thermal pretreatment (Kang et al 2020 ; Martín et al 2020 ; Pawlak-kruczek et al 2020 ). A detailed review of different factors that affect solid fuel quality can be found in Gilvari et al ( 2019 ).…”

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“…Different binders and a blend of binders have been reported in the literature to influence fuel properties (Zhai et al 2018 ; Shuma and Madyira 2019 ). Examples of binders popularly utilized in the manufacture of biomass solid fuel are starch (Ajimotokan et al 2019c ; Navalta et al 2020 ; Merry et al 2018 ; Hu et al 2019 ), molasses (Zhai et al 2018 ; Wang et al 2019 ; Barriocanal 2020 ), bio-tar (Cong et al 2021 ), coal tar (Barriocanal 2020 ), xanthan and guar gums (Espuelas et al 2020 ) thermoplastics (Song et al 2021 ), pyrolysis oil (Riva et al 2019 ), calcium carbonate (Matkowski et al 2020b ), glycerol contents (Martín et al 2020 ; Juan and Gonz 2020 ; Xia et al 2019 ; Azargohar et al 2019 ), recovered polyvinyl alcohol (Rajput et al 2020 ; Hu et al 2019 ), waste cooking oil and waste lubricating oil (Rajput et al 2020 ), paraffin (Xia et al 2019 ; Barriocanal 2020 ), red clay and sodium humate (Song et al 2019 ), cassava peel (Ajimotokan et al 2019b ), alkali lignin and L-proline (Azargohar et al 2019 ), cow dung and cactus (Shuma and Madyira 2019 ) and calcium hydroxide (Merry et al 2018 ). A comprehensive review of densification binders and densification mechanisms can be found in Zhang et al ( 2018 ).…”

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“…For enhanced mechanical properties, l -proline and polyvinyl alcohol binder is highly recommended (Hu et al 2019 ; Azargohar et al 2019 ). Also, utilization of bio-tar, thermoplastic substantially enhance fuel physical and mechanical stability (Song et al 2021 ; Cong et al 2021 ). Addition of plastic up to 10% at 300 kN compacting force will produce fuel with optimum properties comparable to coal (Song et al 2021 ).…”

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“…Also, utilization of bio-tar, thermoplastic substantially enhance fuel physical and mechanical stability (Song et al 2021 ; Cong et al 2021 ). Addition of plastic up to 10% at 300 kN compacting force will produce fuel with optimum properties comparable to coal (Song et al 2021 ). Particle size and shape as well as their distribution affect the bonding mechanism which in turn influence the solid fuel quality (Matkowski et al 2020a ).…”

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Densification of agro-residues for sustainable energy generation: an overview

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The global demand for sustainable energy is increasing due to urbanization, industrialization, population, and developmental growth. Transforming the large quantities of biomass resources such as agro-residues/wastes could raise the energy supply and promote energy mix. Residues of biomass instituted in the rural and industrial centers are enormous, and poor management of these residues results in several indescribable environmental threats. The energy potential of these residues can provide job opportunities and income for nations. The generation and utilization of dissimilar biomass as feedstock for energy production via densification could advance the diversity of energy crops. An increase in renewable and clean energy demand will likely increase the request for biomass residues for renewable energy generation via densification. This will reduce the environmental challenges associated with burning and dumping of these residues in an open field. Densification is the process of compacting particles together through the application of pressure to form solid fuels. Marketable densification is usually carried out using conventional pressure-driven processes such as extrusion, screw press, piston type, hydraulic piston press, roller press, and pallet press (ring and flat die). Based on compaction, densification methods can be categorized into high-pressure, medium-pressure, and low-pressure compactions. The common densification processes are briquetting, pelletizing, bailing, and cubing. They manufacture solid fuel with desirable fuel characteristics—physical, mechanical, chemical, thermal, and combustion characteristics. Fuel briquettes and pellets have numerous advantages and applications both in domestic and industrial settings. However, for biomass to be rationally and efficiently utilized as solid fuel, it must be characterized to determine its fuel properties. Herein, an overview of the densification of biomass residues as a source of sustainable energy is presented.

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Section: Recent Research Effortsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Recent Research Effortsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Recent Research Effortsmentioning

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“…A novel hot-extrusion method by tempering at 200 o C for 3 min developed to achieve the mixing of plastics and sawdust. The use of plastics significantly enhances the strength of briquettes and the stability improves with the increase of plastic content [11]. The combustion behavior of briquette depended on the chemical and physical of raw material of [12].…”

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The utilization of biomass waste as charcoal briquette to reduce waste disposal

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Nursanni

Suprapto

et al. 2022

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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This study focuses on the potential of biomass to be developed becomes charcoal briquette. Based on data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (North Sumatra Province), the planted area and total coconut production of North Sumatra Province in 2019 were 110,345 hectares and 99,132 tons. The objective of this research is to obtain the properties of charcoal briquettes by varying the composition and pressure. The variations of the briquette moulding pressure are 80 and 100 Bar with composition variations of 1:10 and 1:15, respectively. The experimental tests were carried out to obtain Young’s modulus and wt% of briquette. The results showed that the value of tensile strength and wt% of briquette depends on the moulding pressure and duration of drying. The conclusion of this study shows that coconut shell and durian skin waste are very likely to be used as a renewable alternative fuel energy source as briquette.

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Heavy bio‐oils as bio‐binders for rice husk densification: Parameter optimization, binding mechanisms and subsequent pyrolysis and combustion performances

Yan

Song

et al. 2022

Biofuels Bioprod Bioref

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Densification is widely considered as a means to improve the bulk energy density and transportation efficiency of biomass, while the durability and fuel quality of densified biomass often need to be further improved by the addition of binders. In this study, the heavy fractions of bio‐oils from slow pyrolysis (HBO‐SP) and hydrothermal treatment (HBO‐HT) of rice husk (RH) are used as bio‐binders for RH densification. Optimal parameters are determined based on Taguchi methods. They are: densification temperature 130 °C, densification pressure 200 MPa, bio‐binder content 8%, particle size 0.4–0.6 mm, and using HBO‐HT as the binder. The obtained pellets showed a high drop resistance of 99.8% and the binding mechanism is governed by solid bridges between particles. Heavy bio‐oils are deformed and re‐solidified and function as a binder for RH densification. The RH/HBO‐HT pellets showed lower activation energy for pyrolysis as well as lower ignition temperature (292.81 °C compared with 298.34 °C for RH pellets). The higher heating value of pellets was increased from 14.99 to 16.29 MJ kg−1 with 8 wt% HBO‐HT. The co‐densification of heavy bio‐oils and RH provides an approach for producing more qualified solid biofuels from agriculture wastes. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

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Producing a high heating value and weather resistant solid fuel via briquetting of blended wood residues and thermoplastics

Cited by 27 publications

References 54 publications

Densification of agro-residues for sustainable energy generation: an overview

Densification of agro-residues for sustainable energy generation: an overview

The utilization of biomass waste as charcoal briquette to reduce waste disposal

Heavy bio‐oils as bio‐binders for rice husk densification: Parameter optimization, binding mechanisms and subsequent pyrolysis and combustion performances

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