Flue gas recirculation during poultry litter combustion in a fixed bed lab-scale batch reactor

G. Katsaros, P. Sommersacher, S. Retschitzegger, N. Kienzl, D. S. Pandey

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Abstract

This study focuses on the combustion behaviour of poultry litter which was experimentally studied in a fixed bed lab-scale reactor. The combustion experiments not only provided useful insights pertaining to the thermal decomposition of poultry litter over time, release of main gaseous compounds and nitrogen (N) species, but also the release of elements found initially in the ash composition. The main gaseous species were released during the devolatilisation phase, whereas Ammonia (NH3) was found to be the most abundant compound of N-gaseous species (45%) followed by nitrogen oxide (NO) with a fraction of ~10%. Alkali metals showed moderate release rates, whilst Chlorine (Cl) was observed to have the highest one (90%) of the ash forming elements, depicting the high volatility of the specific compound.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)568-572
Number of pages5
JournalEuropean Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE) Proceedings
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event29th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, EUBCE 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 26 Apr 202129 Apr 2021

Keywords

  • Aerosols
  • Animal residue
  • Bioenergy
  • Combustion
  • Fixed bed

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