Sewage Sludge Combustion – Experimental and Theoretical Analysis

• Authors: Nora Turkienė , Aušra Zigmontienė , Kęstutis Buinevičius , Raminta Plečkaitienė
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Whereas the use of biofuels has attracted increasing attention, the aim of this paper is to investigate the possibility of using sewage sludge as biofuel. Preparation of untreated and stabilised sludge with natural additives is described, as well as combusting method applied and experimental results of combusting are presented based on the assessment of composition of emitted pollutants and their concentrations in the exhaust gas. NOx formation in the exhaust gas has been analysed in depth. The results of investigations have shown that the use of dried sewage sludge possesses a positive energy balance. Therefore, the sludge may be used as fuel. The obtained experimental results demonstrate that during combustion, pollutant concentrations vary depending on oxygen content (O2), while formation of nitrogen oxides is strongly influenced by fuel-bound nitrogen. Also, a generalized equation of calculating fuel bound nitrogen conversion into NOx is presented.

Keywords

EN

sewage sludge; combustion; NOx concentration; conversion factor; CO

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Chemical and Process Engineering
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 203-214

Dates

published

1 - 06 - 2013

online

09 - 07 - 2013

Contributors

author

Nora Turkienė

• Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Department of Environmental Protection, Sauletekio al. 11, 10223 Vilnius, Lithuania

author

Aušra Zigmontienė

• Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Department of Environmental Protection, Sauletekio al. 11, 10223 Vilnius, Lithuania

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Kęstutis Buinevičius

• Kaunas University of Technology, Department of Thermal and Nuclear Energy, Donelaicio st. 20, 44239 Kaunas, Lithuania

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Raminta Plečkaitienė

• Kaunas University of Technology, Department of Thermal and Nuclear Energy, Donelaicio st. 20, 44239 Kaunas, Lithuania

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/cpe-2013-0017