Thermal behaviour and kinetics of coal/biomass blends during co-combustion

MV Gil, D Casal, C Pevida, JJ Pis, F Rubiera - Bioresource technology, 2010‏ - Elsevier
The thermal characteristics and kinetics of coal, biomass (pine sawdust) and their blends
were evaluated under combustion conditions using a non-isothermal thermogravimetric …

Mechanical durability and combustion characteristics of pellets from biomass blends

MV Gil, P Oulego, MD Casal, C Pevida, JJ Pis… - Bioresource …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Biofuel pellets were prepared from biomass (pine, chestnut and eucalyptus sawdust,
cellulose residue, coffee husks and grape waste) and from blends of biomass with two coals …

A comparative reactivity and kinetic study on the combustion of coal–biomass char blends

E Kastanaki, D Vamvuka - Fuel, 2006‏ - Elsevier
The combustion behavior and kinetics of various biomass chars, a lignite and a hard coal
char and their blends were investigated. Pure fuel chars were compared to blended chars …

Low-grade coals: A review of some prospective upgrading technologies

H Katalambula, R Gupta - Energy & Fuels, 2009‏ - ACS Publications
Low-grade coals are usually those that are low in specific energy because of high moisture
content and/or ash content or produce high emissions of concern. These are commonly …

A study on coal properties and combustion characteristics of blended coals in northwestern China

C Wang, Y Liu, X Zhang, D Che - Energy & Fuels, 2011‏ - ACS Publications
The utilization of blended coals has become popular in northwestern China. In this paper,
investigations on coal properties and combustion characteristics of blended coals have …

Kinetic models comparison for non-isothermal steam gasification of coal–biomass blend chars

J Fermoso, MV Gil, C Pevida, JJ Pis… - Chemical Engineering …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
The non-isothermal thermogravimetric method (TGA) was applied to a bituminous coal (PT),
two types of biomass, chestnut residues (CH) and olive stones (OS), and coal–biomass …

Thermochemical and combustion behaviors of coals of different ranks and their blends for pulverized-coal combustion

C Moon, Y Sung, S Ahn, T Kim, G Choi… - Applied Thermal …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
In this research, a laboratory-scale slit burner, which accurately represents the conditions of
a practical flame with a high heating rate and jet velocity, was used to study the combustion …

Oxy-fuel combustion kinetics and morphology of coal chars obtained in N2 and CO2 atmospheres in an entrained flow reactor

MV Gil, J Riaza, L Álvarez, C Pevida, JJ Pis, F Rubiera - Applied Energy, 2012‏ - Elsevier
The thermal reactivity and kinetics of four coal chars (HVN, UM, SAB and BA) in an oxy-fuel
combustion atmosphere (30% O2–70% CO2) were studied using a thermobalance. The coal …

Coal-particle size effects on NO reduction and burnout characteristics with air-staged combustion in a pulverized coal-fired furnace

Y Sung, C Moon, S Eom, G Choi, D Kim - Fuel, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The influence of coal-particle size on nitrogen oxide (NO x) emission and burnout
characteristics was experimentally investigated in a pulverized coal-fired furnace. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Cultivation and Characterization of Cynara Cardunculus for Solid Biofuels Production in the Mediterranean Region

P Grammelis, A Malliopoulou, P Basinas… - International Journal of …, 2008‏ - mdpi.com
Technical specifications of solid biofuels are continuously improved towards the
development and promotion of their market. Efforts in the Greek market are limited, mainly …