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Off-gassing from pilot-scale torrefied pine wood chips : impact of torrefaction severity, cooling technology, and storage time
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- Borén, Eleonora (author)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik,Umeå University, Industrial Doctoral School for Research and Innovation, Umeå, Sweden
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- Pommer, Linda (author)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik
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- Nordin, Anders (author)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik
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Larsson, Sylvia H. (author)
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- Elsevier, 2020
- 2020
- English.
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In: Fuel processing technology. - : Elsevier. - 0378-3820 .- 1873-7188. ; 202
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Abstract
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- During handling and storage of conventional wood pellets, O2 depletion as well as CO and CO2 off-gassing can reach acutely hazardous levels and certain Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) may reach concerning levels from an occupational health and safety perspective. With new thermally pre-treated biomass commodities entering consumer markets, corresponding knowledge is needed on these assortments' off-gassing behaviour. In this study, relative concentrations of VOCs, CO, CO2, and O2 in the closed storage space of five different pilot-scale torrefied pine wood chip assortments were monitored over 12 days. The VOCs composition in the storage space differed between torrefaction treatment settings; terpenes decreased while furans and lignin degradation products peaked at narrow ranges with increased torrefaction severity, indicating that VOC off-gassing composition of individual compounds is highly specific. Generally, VOC amounts decreased with storage time, but for the mildest torrefied chips certain VOCs increased, predominantly compounds of higher volatility such as hexanal, acetone, and 2-pentylfuran. Also, the newly produced torrefied chips were cooled with two different post-process technologies: i) heat exchanging, and ii) heat exchanging with additional water spraying. Water spraying resulted in higher VOC concentrations, stronger O2 depletion, and factor four higher concentration of CO2 in the storage headspace.
Subject headings
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Kemiteknik (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Chemical Engineering (hsv//eng)
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Maskinteknik -- Energiteknik (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Mechanical Engineering -- Energy Engineering (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- VOCs
- CO
- CO2
- Softwood
- Enclosed storage
Publication and Content Type
- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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