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Hamdan H., . (2008) Effects of co-combustion of coal and oil palm empty fruit bunch blend on pollutant emission. [Proceedings Paper]
Abstract
Biomass is widely known to have great potential as an alternative fuel for the future vis-a-vis its renewable characteristic and abundant supply. Currently theuse ofpalmoilemptyfruit bunchEFB forpowergenerationinlargescale boilers is limited due to its characteristic ofbeing low calorific value and high moisture contents. In this regard the possibility ofblending biomass with coal seems to be more promising in the utilization ofpalm oil wastes in larger scale. Previous works on blending of biomass with coal have shown some potential for commercial scale applications. However combustion characteristics of biomass-coal blend are very much influenced by the type of biomass used and its blending ratio. In this study two types of coal were chosen namely local indigenous coal from Sarawak and Ulan coal from Australia. They were blended with empty fruit bunch EFB of oil palm. Coal-EFB blends fuel characteristics were conducted including proximate ultimate and calorific value. Combustion test using a laboratory scale atmospheric fluidised bed combustor AFBC was carried out to investigate the impact of coal-EFB blend at various ratio on combustion perfonnances. Good agreement has been found between coal-EFB blends characteristics analysis and emissions results. It was observed that the experiment of coal-EFB blends provide means to reduce nitrogen oxide NO. The experiment shows NOx emission reduction ofup to 1.1 and 2.2 after blending 10wt EFB in Abok Sarawak coal and Ulan Australia coal respectively. The reduction ofNOx were further increased to 2.8and 7.1 afterblending 20wt EFB ofAbok Sarawakcoal and Ulan Australia coal respectively. The fuel specification limit of coal-EFB blends was detennined at blending ratio wt ranges of between 90:10 and 80:20 of coal:EFB blends.
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Abstract
Biomass is widely known to have great potential as an alternative fuel for the future vis-a-vis its renewable characteristic and abundant supply. Currently theuse ofpalmoilemptyfruit bunchEFB forpowergenerationinlargescale boilers is limited due to its characteristic ofbeing low calorific value and high moisture contents. In this regard the possibility ofblending biomass with coal seems to be more promising in the utilization ofpalm oil wastes in larger scale. Previous works on blending of biomass with coal have shown some potential for commercial scale applications. However combustion characteristics of biomass-coal blend are very much influenced by the type of biomass used and its blending ratio. In this study two types of coal were chosen namely local indigenous coal from Sarawak and Ulan coal from Australia. They were blended with empty fruit bunch EFB of oil palm. Coal-EFB blends fuel characteristics were conducted including proximate ultimate and calorific value. Combustion test using a laboratory scale atmospheric fluidised bed combustor AFBC was carried out to investigate the impact of coal-EFB blend at various ratio on combustion perfonnances. Good agreement has been found between coal-EFB blends characteristics analysis and emissions results. It was observed that the experiment of coal-EFB blends provide means to reduce nitrogen oxide NO. The experiment shows NOx emission reduction ofup to 1.1 and 2.2 after blending 10wt EFB in Abok Sarawak coal and Ulan Australia coal respectively. The reduction ofNOx were further increased to 2.8and 7.1 afterblending 20wt EFB ofAbok Sarawakcoal and Ulan Australia coal respectively. The fuel specification limit of coal-EFB blends was detennined at blending ratio wt ranges of between 90:10 and 80:20 of coal:EFB blends.
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| Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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| Additional Information: | Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor Malaysia. SB 299 P3 N277 2007 Call Number |
| AGROVOC Term: | Combustion |
| AGROVOC Term: | Coal |
| AGROVOC Term: | Oil palm |
| AGROVOC Term: | Pollutants |
| AGROVOC Term: | emission |
| AGROVOC Term: | Biomass |
| AGROVOC Term: | Boilers |
| AGROVOC Term: | Moisture content |
| AGROVOC Term: | Blending |
| AGROVOC Term: | Calorific value |
| Geographical Term: | MALAYSIA |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 05:14 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/11884 |
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