A transition of a domestic boiler from coal to biomass – Emissions from combustion of raw and torrefied Palm Kernel shells (PKS)

• Published in: Fuel (Guildford) Vol. 263; p. 116718
• Main Authors: Pawlak-Kruczek, Halina, Arora, Amit, Mościcki, Krzysztof, Krochmalny, Krystian, Sharma, Shalvin, Niedzwiecki, Lukasz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Biomass; Biomass burning; Combustion; Drying; Emission measurements; Fouling; Kernels; Palm Kernel Shells; Pelleting; PKS; Pyrolysis; Scale (corrosion); Shells; Solid biofuels; Torrefaction; CFD; EFB; PLC; PMF; SECTOR; OGC; Combustion; Biomass; Palm Kernel Shells; TGA; Torrefaction; FTIR; UK; HHV; PKS; SEM; LHV; PM; Solid biofuels

•Combustion of raw and torrefied PKS in a domestic boiler, designed for hard coal.•Torrefaction in a novel, pilot scale, patented reactor.•Operating parameters of the boiler are given, with comparative analysis of the obtained results.•Emissions from the combustion are measured, with comparative ana...