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Experimental studies on cofiring of coal and biomass blends in India

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  • Narayanan, K.V.
  • Natarajan, E.

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Concerns regarding the potential global environmental impacts of fossil fuels used in power generation and other energy supplies are increasing worldwide. One of the methods of mitigating these environmental impacts is increasing the fraction of renewable and sustainable energy in the national energy usage. A number of techniques and methods have been proposed for reducing gaseous emissions of NOx,SO2 and CO2 from fossil fuel combustion and for reducing costs associated with these mitigation techniques. Some of the control methods are expensive and therefore increase production costs. Among the less expensive alternatives, cofiring has gained popularity with the electric utility producers. This paper discusses the ‘gaseous emission characteristics namely NOx,SO2, suspended particulate matter and other characteristics like specific fuel consumption, total fuel required, actual and equivalent evaporation, total cost of fuel, etc. from a 18.68MW power plant with a travelling grate boiler, when biomass was cofired with bituminous coal in three proportions of 20%, 40% and 60% by mass. Bagasse, wood chips (Julia flora), sugarcane trash and coconut shell are the biomass fuels cofired with coal in this study.

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  • Narayanan, K.V. & Natarajan, E., 2007. "Experimental studies on cofiring of coal and biomass blends in India," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 32(15), pages 2548-2558.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:32:y:2007:i:15:p:2548-2558
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2006.12.018
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