Analysis of the pollution emission system of large-scale combustion of biomass briquette fuel in China

• Published in: Process safety and environmental protection Vol. 169; pp. 928 - 936
• Main Authors: Zhang, Runkai, Xu, Guanghui, Li, Baoqian, Wang, Zhanwu, Gao, Jing, Li, Jin, Sun, Yufeng, Xu, Guangyin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Pollutant emissions; “five-stage” dust removal system; “three-stage” dust removal system; Pollutant emissions; “three-stage” dust removal system; “five-stage” dust removal system
• ISSN: 0957-5820; 1744-3598
• DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2022.11.088

In order to realize the sustainable development strategy and reduce the air pollution caused by biomass boiler emissions, the current study added a Selective Catalyst Reduction (SCR) external denitration system and a wet electrostatic precipitator to the original “three-stage” dust removal system for biomass briquetting fuel boiler emissions and completed the upgrading of the “five-stage” dust removal system. Taking the soot concentration, Sulfur dioxide (SO2) concentration, and Nitrogen oxides (NOX) concentration in the flue gas as the evaluation indicators, real-time online monitoring of the operating conditions of the system is carried out. The results show that the average concentration of smoke and dust in the flue gas discharged from the “five-stage” dust removal system is 3.47 mg/m3, with 2.49 mg/m3 for the average concentration of SO2, and 25.48 mg/m3 for the average concentration of NOX. The removal rates of soot, SO2, and NOX have increased by 5.8%, 4%, and 48.5%, respectively, which are much lower than the emission standards of biomass boiler flue gas pollutants. The innovation of this system is unprecedented for the large-scale combustion of biomass briquettes in China, which greatly reduces the emission of harmful gases. This upgrading will not only make a certain contribution to environmental protection but also provide a theoretical basis to the biomass briquette fuel industry.