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LAPSE:2023.26739
The Utilization of Plum Stones for Pellet Production and Investigation of Post-Combustion Flue Gas Emissions
April 3, 2023
Agri-food waste is generated at various food cycle stages and is considered to be a valuable feedstock in energy systems and chemical syntheses. This research identifies the potential and suitability of a representative agri-food waste sample (i.e., plum stones) as a solid fuel. Ground plum stones containing 10, 15, and 20 wt.% of rye bran were subjected to pelletization. The pelletizer was operated at 170, 220, and 270 rpm, and its power demand for the mixture containing 20 wt.% of rye bran was 1.81, 1.89, and 2.21 kW, respectively. Such pellets had the highest quality in terms of their density (814.6 kg·m−3), kinetic durability (87.8%), lower heating value (20.04 MJ·kg−1), and elemental composition (C: 54.1 wt.%; H: 6.4 wt.%; N: 0.73 wt.%; S: 0.103 wt.%; Cl: 0.002 wt.%; O: 38.2 wt.%). Whole plum stones and pellets were subjected to combustion in a 25 kW retort grate boiler in order to determine the changes in the concentrations of NO, SO2, CO, CO2, HCl, and O2 in the post-combustion flue gas. Collected results indicate that plum stone−rye bran pellets can serve as effective substitutes for wood pellets in prosumer installations, meeting the Ecodesign Directive requirements for CO and NO.
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agri-food waste, biomass combustion, flue gas emissions, plum stones, pressure agglomeration
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Dołżyńska M, Obidziński S, Piekut J, Yildiz G. The Utilization of Plum Stones for Pellet Production and Investigation of Post-Combustion Flue Gas Emissions. (2023). LAPSE:2023.26739
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Dołżyńska M: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Białystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45E, 15-351 Białystok, Poland [ORCID]
Obidziński S: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Białystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45E, 15-351 Białystok, Poland [ORCID]
Piekut J: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Białystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45E, 15-351 Białystok, Poland [ORCID]
Yildiz G: Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Gulbahce, Urla, 35430 Izmir, Turkey [ORCID]
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Energies
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13
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19
Article Number
E5107
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2020
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2020-10-01
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1996-1073
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