Influence of fuel additives on the emission of nitrogen oxides in the combustion of agrarian biomass
author:
JAKUB SOBIERAJ, SYLWESTER KALISZ
ORCID ID:
0000-0001-6985-8206, 0000-0001-9993- 6201
No:
3/2021 Instal p. 22-25
DOI:
10.36119/15.2021.3.2
This paper presents an analysis of the effect of fuel additives on nitrogen oxide emissions from biomass combustion
in a laboratory tube furnace. The analysis was performed for two mass fractions, i.e. two aluminosilicate minerals
from kaolinite group – kaolin and halloysite. Both aluminosilicates are the subject of research carried out by
scientists from the Silesian University of Technology as substances that have a positive effect on the combustion
process, i.e. reduce the fouling effect in the boiler heating surfaces and improve the quality of combustion
by-products of, which include fly ash. It is very important because while the Circular Economy is becoming a priority
area, ash is a potential source of raw material that until recently was considered as waste and the spectrum of its
reuse was quite narrow. This analysis is intended as a laboratory test of the effect of the use of additives on NOx
emissions from biomass combustion and stems from the inconclusive observations made when studying the effect of
additives on other properties of the combustion process. It was observed then that the only negative effect of using
aluminosilicates was a slight increase in NOx emissions. The present work clarifies these observations.
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About Authors:
Mgr inż. Jakub Sobieraj, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6985-8206, dr hab. inż. Sylwester Kalisz https://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-9993-6201, Prof. Politechniki Śląskiej – Katedra Maszyn i Urządzeń Energetycznych, Wydział Inżynierii Środowiska i Energetyki, Politechnika Śląska, Gliwice, ccf@polsl.pl, www.ccf.polsl.pl