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| URI: | http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/E2394848-A9BC-44D2-ABB1-7D3268F69EA0 | ||
| Year | 2016 | ||
| Type of Item | Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication | ||
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| Bibliographic Citation | D. Vamvuka, S. Sfakiotakis, E. Pazara and K. Panopoulos, "Kinetic modeling of five sustainable energy crops as potential sources of bioenergy," Energ. Source. Part A, vol. 38, no. 12, pp. 1812-1818, Jun. 2016. doi: 10.1080/15567036.2014.1002949 https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2014.1002949 | ||
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Five energy plants from different regions of the world were pyrolyzed by non-isothermal thermogravimetry and effluent gases were detected through a mass spectrometer. Thermal decomposition characteristics, quantification of emissions, reactivity, and process kinetics were determined. Among the fuels tested, miscanthus was the most reactive, while jatropha was more heterogeneous. A first-order parallel reactions model fitted the experimental results with great accuracy. Miscanthus and willow can be characterized as high-quality fuels and produced higher amounts of carbon oxides and lighter hydrocarbons at lower temperatures. For jatropha, cardoon, and sunflower co-gasification or co-firing is suggested, in order to avoid nitrogenous emissions.
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