Experimental study on co-pyrolysis of sludge and biomass straw

Lun Ma ,Ji Xia ,Yongjia Hu

doi:10.24294/tse.v5i2.1536

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Experimental study on co-pyrolysis of sludge and biomass straw

Lun Ma

Ji Xia

Yongjia Hu

Thermal Science and Engineering 2022, 5(2), 35-42; https://doi.org/10.24294/tse.v5i2.1536

Submitted：20 Sept 2022

Accepted：18 Oct 2022

Published：29 Oct 2022

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Abstract

In order to maximize the potential energy utilization of agricultural and forestry waste and sludge, the experimental research on co-pyrolysis was carried out for two kinds of sludge (urban industrial sludge, paper sludge) and a typical biomass straw. The results show that adding biomass can effectively improve sludge pyrolysis characteristics; biomass straw and sludge, there are complex interactive effects between components in the co-pyrolysis process, and the characteristic parameters show nonlinear changes. When industrial sludge is mixed with straw, with the increase of straw content, the initial temperature of pyrolysis gradually decreases, the termination temperature increases, the peak of pyrolysis reaction rate and the corresponding temperature gradually increase, and the pyrolysis index gradually increases; when paper sludge is mixed with straw, with the increase of straw content, the initial temperature of pyrolysis gradually decreases, the termination temperature increases, the peak of pyrolysis reaction rate gradually increases, while the peak corresponding temperature gradually decreases, and the pyrolysis index gradually decreases. Combined with characteristic parameters and reaction kinetics analysis, it is suggested that the straw mixing proportion should be controlled at about 25% during the co-pyrolysis of industrial sludge and straw. During the co-pyrolysis of paper sludge and straw, it is suggested to control the straw blending ratio at about 75%.

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