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Title:
Results of fly ash quality for disposal options from high thermal shares up to pure biomass combustion in a pilot-scale and large scale pulverized fuel power plants
 
Author(s):
Fuller, A.D.; Carbo, M.C.; Savat, P.; Kalivodova, J.; Maier, J.; Scheffknecht, G.
 
Published by: Publication date:
ECN Biomass & Energy Efficiency 21-11-2014
 
ECN report number: Document type:
ECN-W--14-042 Article (scientific)
 
Number of pages:
14  

Published in: Renewable Energy, An International Journal (Elsevier), , 2015, Vol.75, p.899-910.

Abstract:
This work evaluated fly ash quality from combustion of high thermal shares of biomass fuels. Woody biomass was (co)combusted in an industrial scale pulverized fuel power plant, and a herbaceous biomass was co-combusted in a pilot-scale test facility. Ashes from the electrostatic precipitator were collected and evaluated for chemical compounds, leaching behavior, and mechanical properties. Results from the large-scale industrial pulverized fuel showed the ashes still had good reactivity and mechanical properties according to EN450-1, which is a good unexpected occurrence regarding strength development. Results from the pilot-scale test facility showed that a herbaceous biomass co-fired up to 50% thermal share does not seem to have any negative impact on existing fly ash utilization routes. It is concluded that co-firing clean woody biomass at a very high thermal share and co-firing a high thermal share of a herbaceous biomass with lignite would not change current utilization practices. In practice ashes from high thermal shares are not used due to safeguards in standards form a lack of experience from enough performance testing. Thus, the findings can lead to support for standards that incorporate other assessment methods for biomass fly ash utilization requirements.


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