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Article

Experimental Investigations of Extracted Rapeseed Combustion Emissions in a Small Scale Stationary Fluidized Bed Combustor

by
Nguyen Dinh Tung
1,2,*,
Dieter Steinbrecht
1 and
Tristan Vincent
3
1
Rostock University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology, Chair of Environmental Technology, Justus- von- Liebig-Weg 6, D - 18059 Rostock, Germany
2
Hanoi University of Agriculture- Hanoi/Vietnam, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Trau Quy - Gia Lam - Hanoi/Vietnam
3
Rostock University, Chair of Energy Systems, Rostock, Germany
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Energies 2009, 2(1), 57-70; https://doi.org/10.3390/en20100057
Submission received: 21 December 2008 / Revised: 16 February 2009 / Accepted: 18 February 2009 / Published: 19 February 2009

Abstract

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The objective of this study was to observe the combustion process of extracted rapeseed (ER) grist in a stationary fluidized bed combustor (SFBC) and evaluate the chemical compositions of the flue gas emissions. The experimental tests of ER combustion in the 90 to 200 kW (Kilowatt) SFB combustion test facility show that the optimal ER combustion temperature is within the range from 850 to 880° C. Temperature and the concentration of exhausted emissions (e.g. O2, CO, CO2, NO, NO2, SO2, Corg) were measured with dedicated sensors distributed within the combustor, along its height and in the flue gas duct. The experimental results showed that with respect to German emission limits the concentration of SO2 and NOx in the flue gas were high whereas that of CO was low. This study furthermore is applicable for the abundant biomass residue resources in Vietnam (rice husk, rice straw, bagasse, cassava residues, coconut shell etc.), which have similar chemical compositions to ER.

1. Introduction

In recent years, many countries have proposed the use of biomass resources to replace conventional fuels (coal, petroleum, natural gas, etc.) in electrical production because they can contribute to global climate regulation as well as solving the problem of agricultural and silvicultural waste utilization [1]. On the other hand, managing biomass energy, which can be stored and produced on demand, is easier than other intermittent renewable energies, i.e. wind-, solar-, or wave-energy [1]. Biomass energy resources have the potential to cover up to 14-15% of total global energy consumption [1,2].
Vietnam is an agricultural country with abundant biomass potential such as e.g. rice husks, rice straw, bagasse, cassava residues, coconut shells, rubber wood, logging residues, straw, and coffee husks. [1,3,4,5,6]. Over 50 million tons of biomass is generated yearly in Vietnam, but only 30-40% is used for energy production [1,3,7], most of which is distributed to households for cooking [1] or to mills for cane sugar production (approximately 150 MWth) [1,5]. The potential for biomass energy from wood and agricultural residues in Vietnam is shown in Table 1. In order to contribute to sustainable agricultural and piscicultural development, reduction of greenhouse gases and energy source diversification is necessary. In the present study, it was found that the main physical-chemical properties of rapeseed residues are similar to the residual biomass resources described above. Therefore the successful combustion tests of rapeseed residue in a small scale SFBC reactor imply that the better quality (lower sulphur and nitrogen) residual agricultural resources in Vietnam are also suitable for energetic utilization in a SFBC (for reader convenience, abbreviations are also listed with brief explanations in a Nomenclature at the end of this text) reactor. The work carried out includes the measurement of the net calorific value (NCV) of the feedstock, calculation of the SFBC combustion efficiency and determination of the exhausted emissions.
Table 1. Potential of biomass energy from wood and agricultural residues in Vietnam [1,3,7,8].
Table 1. Potential of biomass energy from wood and agricultural residues in Vietnam [1,3,7,8].
Supply and Source of MaterialPotential (million tons)Oil equivalent (million barrels)Fraction (%)
Natural forest6.8422.4027.36
Artificial forest3.7181.3214.87
Forestry residues3.8501.3515.39
Distributed tree6.5502.1226.19
Industry and fruit-tree2.4000.849.59
Waste wood1.6490.586.59
Total woody biomass25.018.61100.0
Straw, wheat33.527.3062.69
Rice husk6.502.1612.17
Bagasse4.450.828.32
Other wastes9.001.8016.83
Total agricultural biomass53.4712.08100.0
According to the World Bank in 2001 Vietnam used only 11% of its currently available bio-energy potential [1,5]. According to [1], the energetic utilization of biomass is associated with substantial advantages and can be achieved at an acceptable cost. The data in Table 2 presents economic values for the use of energy from agricultural residues in comparison to conventional fuel [1]. As indicated in this Table, the “NCV” of conventional fuels is much higher than biomass, i.e. the NCV of 1 kg of anthracite, is more than twice as high as that of rice husks. However, the price of one MJ (Megajoule) of anthracite is approximately 12-18 times higher than one MJ of rice husks. Clearly the feedstock costs of agricultural residues for energetic purposes are economically advantageous. Vietnam can exploit this profuse biomass energy resource to generate heat, power or combined heat and power (CHP) [1].
Within the context of the actual worldwide situation as analysed above, the “Experimental Investigations of Extracted Rapeseed Combustion in a Small Scale Stationary Fluidized Bed Combustor” at the Chair of Environmental Technology (CET), University of Rostock, Germany has an important role in supporting the development of energetic biomass utilization in Vietnam, especially from renewable agricultural biomass residues.
Table 2. Economic comparison of agricultural biomass residues and conventional fuels [1,9].
Table 2. Economic comparison of agricultural biomass residues and conventional fuels [1,9].
Source of agricultural residuesConventional fuels
Fuels1)NCV
(MJ/kg)1)
$USD Cent / MJ2)Fuels1)NCV
(MJ/kg) 1)
$USD Cent / MJ 2)
Rice husk14.40.014-0.021Anthracite31.40.255
Rice straw14.6-15.0 0.027-0.033Brown coal11.30.442
Maize haulm14.7Free of costPeat28.50.246
Maize-cob15.4Free of costDiesel35.00.623
Coffee husk16.6Free of costNatural gas40.09.100
Bagasse8.2-16.2Free of cost
Wood and waste wood 10.9-16.60.102-0.110
Residues from kapok11.9Free of cost
Coconut shells17.9Free of cost
Sawdust18.5-19.0Free of cost
Residues of cashew nut24.0-25.0Free of cost
1) - source: [1,9]; 2) - status: the year 2006, and source: [10]
In this study the effect of ER on the efficiency of the SFBC combustor and exhaust emissions is investigated. The objective was to determine the optimal combustion conditions and obtain the combustion characteristics and composition of exhaust gases from ER as the basis for the prediction of the combustion characteristics of Vietnam’s residual agricultural biomass resources.

2. Results and Discussion

Table 3 shows the general and elemental analyses of Vietnamese residual agricultural biomass in comparison to ER. The general analysis shows that the biomass fuel properties are similar, but ash compositions can be different. Rice husks attract attentions because of their high ash content.
Generallly the sulphur content in biomass fuels is low which leads to a low sulphur dioxide content in the flue gas which will less corrode duct and plant. However, the ER fuel has a relatively high sulphur content and also contains some chlorine. Chlorine and sulphur influence each other. They can be removed by adding Ca-additives, e.g. CaO or CaCO3 as described below [1,11].
CaCO3 + SO2 + ½ O2 ⇔ CaSO4 + CO2
(The gypsum is carried out of the reactor and collected in the cyclone with the fuel ash).
CaO + 2HCl ⇔ CaCl2 + H2O
(The HCl is bonded by the additive process)
The chemical reactions are temperature-sensitive.
Table 3. Chemical compositions and NCV of typical biomass fuels (General and elemental analyses).
Table 3. Chemical compositions and NCV of typical biomass fuels (General and elemental analyses).
FuelER 1)Rice husk 2)Bagasse 2)Cassava residue 2)Coconut shells 2)
ComponentsunitValue
General analysis
Fixed carbon % mass*17.2016.212.676.876.69
Volatile substances % mass*76.5469.8796.5988.6390.31
Ash % mass*6.2613.920.744.503.00
Elemental analysis
Ckg/kg0.42350.39790.46380.44340.4622
Hkg/kg0.06360.05230.05760.05760.0520
O (as difference)kg/kg0.28280.38630.45190.42370.4163
Nkg/kg0.05420.0013-0.00650.0026
Skg/kg0.0040----
Ash kg/kg0.06260.13920.00740.04500.0300
Moisture kg/kg0.10940.02300.01930.02380.0369
NCVkJ/kg15 98315 19616 68615 94217 408
 
Clmg/kg244102026019701670
Camg/kg5900045966029616600059700
Kmg/kg350001350078200237000180000
Mgmg/kg387002209599002970015600
Pmg/kg8620086497060012400014700
Crmg/kg14188517
Znmg/kg5137212391359160
1)- Fuel of German origin; 2) - Fuels of Vietnamese origin; *- On dry substance basis; “- “ below detection limit.
The fuel compositions are described in Table 3. The fuel components vary, depending on the specific fuel type. If the ash and the water are removed from the different fuels, the chemical compositions look very similar. Table 3 and Figure 1 show that the values of the typical fuels are in the following ranges: Carbon: 39.8-46.4%; Hydrogen: 5.2-6.4%; Oxygen: 28.3-45.2%; Nitrogen: 0.1-5.4%; Sulfur: 0-0.4%.
According to [12], ER is a high “nitrogen” fuel (Figure 1). Therefore high NOx- concentrations can be expected in the flue gas. Steinbrecht [12] states as follows: thermal NOx vanishes at low fluidized bed temperatures and prompt NOx is deleted due to the flameless combustion conditions. Therefore the only remaining NOx source is the fuel nitrogen.
Figure 1. Comparison between the chemical compositions of biomass fuels.
Figure 1. Comparison between the chemical compositions of biomass fuels.
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The test run carried out with the ER biomass fuel lead to the conclusion that the Stationary Fluidizing Bed Combustor (SFBC) is suitable for biomass combustion. The important parameters of the process during the tests i.e. combustion temperature and air volume flow, were kept approximately constant. All operation procedures for the tests were chosen in accordance with the know-how of CET and after careful discussion. Figure 2 and Table 4 show the parameters and results of the experiment.
Figure 2. Process diagram of the test run.
Figure 2. Process diagram of the test run.
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FG- Flue gas, MV- Measured value, arM- arithmetic mean
Table 4. Process data and results of the experimental ER combustion tests.
Table 4. Process data and results of the experimental ER combustion tests.
Dateyy.mm08.04
Measurement starthh:mm12:20
Measurement end hh:mm13:20
Durationmin60
Operating Parameters
NameSymbolUnitvalue
Height of daybedhBedm0.95
Mass of bedmBedkg247.5
Volume of combustion airV’Airm3/h 135
Fuel flow ratem’Fuelkg/h17.5
Fuel capacityQ’FuelkWth88
Combustion capacityQ’CombustionkWth90
Rated output (flue gas)Q’Flue gaskWth53
Fluidized bed temperatureTFB°C850.6
Freeboard temperature TFreeboard°C818.8
Temperature of combustion airTcombustion air°C40.9
Humid oxygen O2 humidVol. %10.8
Dry oxygen O2 dryVol. %12.4
Emissions (with regard to standard 11 % O2 content in flue gas)
Carbon dioxide (1)CO2Vol. %7.5
Maximum Carbon dioxide (2)CO2 maxVol. %18.4
Total organic carbonCorgppm-
Carbon monoxide CO mg/m³(N)39
Nitrogen oxides NOx mg/m³(N)511
Sulphur dioxide SO2mg/m³(N)1087
German emission limit (TA-Luft 2002)
Carbon monoxide CO mg/m³(N)250
Nitrogen oxides NOx mg/m³(N)400
Sulphur dioxide SO2mg/m³(N)350
Emissions as measured (influenced by dry oxygen content)
UnitValue*)value*)
Dry oxygen (O2 dry)Vol. %10,713,2
Carbon monoxide (CO)mg/m³(N)34,844,2
Nitrogen oxides (NOx)mg/m³(N)446594
Sulphur dioxide (SO2)mg/m³(N)7861582
*)- The lower and higher value to indicate the range of measured emissions.
(1) C O 2 , = V C O 2 V w = V C O 2 ( V C O 2 + V S O 2 + V N 2 + V O 2 ) ; (2) C O 2 , max = V C O 2 V d r = V C O 2 ( V C O 2 + V S O 2 + V N 2 ) ; (O2 = 0)
with: Vw- humid flue gas volume; Vdr- dry flue gas volume and V w = V d r + V H 2 O
The flue gas emission investigation results are shown in Table 4. The concentration of exhaust emissions are based on the comparison with German emission limit (with concentration of O2,dry,basis = 11 Vol. %).
The results in Table 4 show, that the concentration of NOx- and SO2-emission in the flue gas exceeded the German emission limit (TA-Luft 2002 [13]), (TA-Luft 2002: Technische Anleitung zur Reinhaltung der Luft, 2002), (Limit of TA-Luft 2002 are 400 mg/m3 (N) and 350 mg/m3 (N) flue gas, corresponding , with O2dry = 11 Vol. % [13]).
  • The relative high NOx concentration appears because of the relatively high oxygen concentration during the combustion process and especially high concentration of nitrogen in fuel (approx. 5.4%). It can be minimized if the oxygen concentration is reduced by higher fuel mass rate, e.g. by heat-extraction from the bed or by recirculation of “cold” cleaned flue gases.The value of N2O however was not measured because it is expected to be very very low for solid biomass fuel combustion [12].
  • The high SO2 content in the flue gas is the result of the high ER feedstock sulphur content of 0.4%, which is around four times as high as most other agricultural biomass residues.
The fuel-related acid sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions can be abated by the in-situ procedural additive of CaCO3 to the process [14]. Therefore slaked lime is applied to the reactor. This additive will react with the SO2 to gypsum and leave the combustion chamber over the freeboard together with flue gas and fuel ash. Typically the dust mix is separated with cyclones and a mechanic precipitator (bag house filter) to keep dust emissions within the prescribed limits. Several methods are known at the CET to minimize nitrogen oxides in the flue gas. Generally suited are the methods of minimizing of oxygen concentration in the flue gas by using a fluidizing bed cooler or alternatively flue gas recirculation and the Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction (SNCR) with the reagent urea or ammonia solution. The choice of the measure depends on the height of the emission, the necessary level of abatement, the energy recovery concept, as well as the required legal limits and the economy of the plant.
  • Interestingly the CO-emission concentrations were remarkably low in comparison to the German emission limit, especially during the combustion of extracted rapeseed. This indicates a clean burn out in the SFBC combustion chamber.
  • The ash-melting-problem (ash sintering can cause agglomeration of the bed material leading to severe slagging and fouling of the SFBC reactor and finally termination the bed fluidization) can be solved by decreasing the bed temperature below the critical limit. The critical temperature limit depends on the sintering temperature of the biomass ash, and is often below 850° C for residual agricultural biomass fuels. The ER test run (Figure 2) shows that a clean combustion in the SFB reactor is possible at temperatures below 850° C. This can be verified by the very low concentrations of carbon monoxide (CO) and the sum parameter Corg (gaseous hydrocarbons) measured during the test run (Figure 2 and Table 4). Thus a steady-state and stable combustion with a complete fuel conversion can be achieved in the combustions chamber at suitable temperatures for residual biomass combustion.
A very good burn-out at low temperature is possible in the SFBC reactor due to the main combustion mechanism, known in the in chemical engineering literature as the ‘triple T’ [11,14]:
  • Turbulence (good mixing of the feedstock with the bed material)
  • Temperature (low, so low thermal NOx, and suitable for biomass, but still complete combustion)
  • Time (high residence time at appropriate temperature window to ensure complete combustion)
The cyclone ash analysis is presented in Table 5. The results show that, the alkali content K, Mg Ca in the ER ash is significant. High alkali content is an indication of low ash sintering temperature, and underlines the necessity for low combustion temperatures.
Table 5. Cyclone ash analyses.
Table 5. Cyclone ash analyses.
PropertiesValue (mg/kg ash)PropertiesValue (mg/kg ash)PropertiesValue (mg/kg ash)
K41,200Al902Cu68
P54,000Fe8,410Ni380
Mg27,800Mn520Pb360
Ca71,496Cd<1Zn240
Na945Cr365Sr144
Ti35
The results of this research are generally applicable for the utilization of biomass in a stationary fluidized bed combustion for heat generation and utilization, for example in: combined heat and power plants, processing plants for cassava starch, and/or for the simultaneous drying of other agricultural products. This simple robust technology is well suited for application in developing countries such as Vietnam.
The technical parameters of the combustion process with ER fuels can be applied to the combustion of Vietnamese fuels because:
  • the fluidized bed combustion temperature will be similar,
  • the combustion air flow rate will be similar and
  • the concentration of dry oxygen in flue gas (air/fuel ratio) will be similar.
The implications of these similarities for the combustion of Vietnamese fuels are that:
  • the amount of heat available for energetic processes will also be similar and
  • the NOx emission is expected to be significantly lower.
On the other hand due to the lower fuel sulphur and nitrogen contents in Vietnamese biomass fuels:
  • the SO2 emissions are expected to be a lot lower and within the TA-Luft 2002 emissions limits and
  • the CO- emission values will be similar.

3. Conclusions

The combustion test of extracted rapeseed in SFBC was carried out at TFB= 850° C and a fuel mass flow of 17.5 kg/h. This corresponds to fuel primary energy of 88 kW. Experimental results with non-influenced SFBC combustion have shown that the concentrations of NOx, and SO2 in the flue gas are higher than the legal limits of TA-Luft 2002, whereas the CO concentrations were lower. The basic level of carbon monoxide (CO) is significantly low [39 mg/m3 (N)], which indicates clean and efficient combustion, but especially the concentration of sulphur dioxide (SO2) emission [1,087 mg/m3 (N)] is significantly higher than the value limit of TA-Luft 2002. The removal of SO2 during SFB biomass combustion is the subject of ongoing investigation at the University of Rostock, Chair of Environmental Technology. Previous experience indicates that the measured parameters of the combustion process such as combustion “Temperature”, “Turbulence”, and combustion “Time” have a strong effect on emission of CO, Corg and SO2 whereas NOx depends on the fuel characteristics, combustion temperature and available oxygen concentration.
The flue gas heat energy after the SFBC reactor can be used for heating and other technological purposes. Typical example is drying of agricultural products. The SFBC process is very useful for the application of biomass fuels, and is deemed suitable for the residual agricultural biomass in Vietnam and other developing countries where the opportunities for energetic utilization of residual biomass are very limited.
The result from this study can be evaluated as a work with significant scientific and practical applications for Vietnam in the future. It is possible to utilize the results as a model for the combustion of similar solid biofuels in Vietnam, although the NOx and SO2 emissions are expected to be a lot lower. Especially future attention should be focused on combined production of thermal and electric energy-CHP. Based on the combustion tests, we judged the SFBC to be very suitable for the combustion of extracted rapeseed.

4. Materials and Methods

4.1. The Properties of Experimental Materials

The experimental fuel tested here is ER (Figure 3a). This feedstock has very similar fuel properties such as density, according to ISO and net calorific value (NCV) and physical- chemical properties such as carbon (C), oxygen (O), hydrogen (H), ash (a) and water (w) to the biomass residues (i.e. rice husk, bagasse, cassava residues and coconut shells) available in Vietnam (Figure 3b-Figure 3e). The combustion test results of ER can therefore be utilized as a model for the combustion characteristics of residual agricultural biomass of Vietnam, when the lower nitrogen (N) and sulphur (S) content is taken into account. The ER fuel properties have been analysed and compared to the analysis results of the residual biomass of Vietnam (see Table 3, Figure 1).
Figure 3. Experimental materials (a- extracted rapeseed), and residual biomass of Vietnam (b- rice husks, c- bagasse, d- cassava residues, e- coconut shells).
Figure 3. Experimental materials (a- extracted rapeseed), and residual biomass of Vietnam (b- rice husks, c- bagasse, d- cassava residues, e- coconut shells).
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4.2. Presentation of the Experimental Plant

The analyses and combustion experiment were conducted using the facilities at the CET, University of Rostock, Germany. Figure 4 shows the experimental equipment, and Figure 5 shows the technological flowsheet of SFBC and its auxiliary equipment. This system utilizes quartz sand (mean size in the range from 0.1 to 2.0 mm, height of daybed is 0.95 m, mass of bed is 247.5 kg) as inertial fluidization material to realize the clean SFBC combustion process. The combustion air is supplied by a roots blower (volume flow of combustion air is 135 m³ (N)/h and the superficial velocity is 1.6 m/s), to realize the high pressure differences (app. 13 kPa, for 0.95 m height of “quite bed”). The combustion air can be either directly supplied to the reactor or pre-heated by an air/flue gas air-heater.
Figure 4. Experimental equipment SFBC at the CET Rostock University, Germany [12,14].
Figure 4. Experimental equipment SFBC at the CET Rostock University, Germany [12,14].
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The preheating of the plant during the start-up phase is realized with methane delivered from the municipal supply network. The methane is fed into the reactor and ignited by a small propane burner. During start-up the air-gas mixture is combusted above the bed. As the bed becomes fluidized the combustion process is immersed. The bed particles are gradually heated up. When the mean bed temperature had reached and passed the self ignition temperature of the methane, its feed from the network stops and the propane burner is unplugged. Then the methane inlet is opened again and the methane is fed into the reactor from the bottom where it is self-ignited without an additional combustor. When the plant had reached operating steady state temperature and the heating value of the fuel to be incinerated is high enough there is no need of additional methane. The methane feed is then stopped and additional combustion air is fed through the methane inlet (through the nozzle grid).
The SFBC reactor has the capability to utilize nearly all fuels (gas, liquid, solid or mixtures) with a wide range of fuel properties. The auxiliary system equipment must be adjusted for the particular fuel properties in the system. There are two screw feeders: solid fuel screw feeder and an additive screw feeder. The solid fuel screw is controlled by a PI-type governor which is connected with the main process computer [1].
The experiments were completed with the plant SFBC-400 as shown in Figure 4. Fuels such as gas, liquid, solid or the mixtures thereof can be tested with this plant. The test parameters of the combustion process were adjusted with the process computer [1].
Figure 5. The technological flow sheet of SFBC at the CET, Rostock University, Germany [1].
Figure 5. The technological flow sheet of SFBC at the CET, Rostock University, Germany [1].
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SF- Solid Fuel, VF- Viscous Fuel, LF- Liquid Fuel, GF- Gas Fuel.
The additive screw feeder can be used to transfer not only bed material but also different additives such as limestone or urea and fuels. Additionally there are two pump-systems which can supply liquid fuel: one for low viscous fuel (e.g. bio-diesel product) and another for high viscous fuel (e.g. sewage sludge) [1].
The system is equipped with a great number of valves (either automatically or manually driven), thermocouples, flow meters and pressure gauges. Their entire outgoing signals are collected and then transmitted to the main computer. After that, they are registered by a special software developed at the CET. The main computer transmits signals to two monitors: major monitor (usually used by an operator to review different data and to manipulate the system) and minor monitor (which is always used to show a scheme of the system with actually measured signals). They show on-line changing parameters such as temperature of the bed, temperature of the freeboard, volume flow of air and fuel etc. (Figure 5) [1].
The system is equipped with three special tools for gas analysis (Figure 6). The first is called ‘ZIROX’, giving on-line signals about the oxygen partial pressure (converted to concentration) in the humid flue gases. The second tool analyzes and measures the concentrations of exhaust emissions in the dried flue gas, such as oxygen (O2dry), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and organic carbon compounds (Corg) (Figure 5 and Figure 6). The third system (coupling of gas-chromatograph and mass-selective detector) enables the detection and determination of the concentrations of further organic pollutants [1].
Figure 6. The systems for measurements of gas components in flue gas and for gas analyzes at the Chair of Environmental Technology, University of Rostock, Germany [1].
Figure 6. The systems for measurements of gas components in flue gas and for gas analyzes at the Chair of Environmental Technology, University of Rostock, Germany [1].
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Acknowledgments

Special thanks go to my supervisor Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dieter Steinbrecht for his help and encouragement to achieve my research goals. Financial support by the State of Vietnam (Ministry of Education and Training - MOET) is gratefully acknowledged. I also thank all my colleagues for helping me using the equipment, Dipl.- Ing. Eldor Backhaus for helping me organize the experiments and Dr. Ulrike Schümann, Karin Bartsch, and Sylvia Bernd for chemical analysis of materials.

Nomenclature

$USD Cent
US-Dollar Cent
CET
Chair of Environmental Technology
CHP
Combined Heat and Power
ER
Extracted Rapeseed
kW
Kilowatt (s)
kWth
Kilowatt thermal
MJ
Megajoule
NCV
Net Calorific Value
SFBC
Stationary Fluidized Bed Combustor
TA-Luft 2002
Technische Anleitung zur Reinhaltung der Luft, 2002

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Dinh Tung, Nguyen, Dieter Steinbrecht, and Tristan Vincent. 2009. "Experimental Investigations of Extracted Rapeseed Combustion Emissions in a Small Scale Stationary Fluidized Bed Combustor" Energies 2, no. 1: 57-70. https://doi.org/10.3390/en20100057

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