Application of the TG-MS system in studying sewage sludge pyrolysis and gasification

• Authors: Tomasz Bedyk , Lech Nowicki , Paweł Stolarek , Stanisław Ledakowicz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A method of monitoring sewage sludge pyrolysis and gasification was proposed. Samples of sludge were pyrolysed in Ar and gasified in CO2 in a thermobalance. The evolved gases were analysed on the calibrated MS, the samples of sludge and solid residues at different stages of the processes were subjected to elemental analysis. The identification and the quantitative characterisation of chemical reactions were performed, based on the DTG and MS profiles.

Keywords

EN

sewage sludge; pyrolysis; gasification; thermal analysis; mass spectrometry

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Polish Journal of Chemical Technology
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 1-5

Dates

published

1 - 1 - 2008

online

3 - 4 - 2008

Contributors

author

Tomasz Bedyk

• Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Lodz, Wólczańska 213, 90-924 Łódź

author

Lech Nowicki

• Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Lodz, Wólczańska 213, 90-924 Łódź

author

Paweł Stolarek

• Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Lodz, Wólczańska 213, 90-924 Łódź

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Stanisław Ledakowicz

• Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Lodz, Wólczańska 213, 90-924 Łódź

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10026-008-0001-y