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http://dx.doi.org/10.7584/ktappi.2015.47.1.024

Study of Oil Palm Biomass Resources (Part 4) Study of Pelletization of Torrefied Oil Palm Biomass -  

Sung, Yong Joo (Dept. of Biobased Materials, Chungnam National University)
Kim, Chul-Hwan (Dept. of Env. Materials Sci./IALS, Gyeongsang National University)
Lee, Ji-Young (Dept. of Env. Materials Sci./IALS, Gyeongsang National University)
Cho, Hu-Seung (Dept. of Env. Materials Sci./IALS, Gyeongsang National University)
Nam, Hye-Gyeong (Dept. of Env. Materials Sci./IALS, Gyeongsang National University)
Park, Hyeong-Hun (Dept. of Env. Materials Sci./IALS, Gyeongsang National University)
Kwon, Sol (Dept. of Env. Materials Sci./IALS, Gyeongsang National University)
Kim, Se-Bin (Dept. of Environment & Forest Resources, Chungnam National University)
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Journal of Korea Technical Association of The Pulp and Paper Industry / v.47, no.1, 2015 , pp. 24-34 More about this Journal
Abstract
Domestic companies supplying electricity must increase obligatory duty to use renewable energy annually. If not met with obligatory allotment, the electricity-supply companies must pay RPS (Renewable Portfolio Standards) penalty. Although the power plants using a pulverizing coal firing boiler could co-fire up to around 3 per cent with wood pellets mixed in with coal feedstock without any major equipment revamps, they recorded only about 60 per cent fulfillment of RPS. Consequently, USD 46 million of RPS penalty was imposed on the six power supplying subsidiaries of GENCOs in 2014. One of the solutions to reduce the RPS penalty is that the power supply companies adopt the co-firing of torrefied lignocellulosic biomass in coal plants, which may contribute to the use of over 30 per cent of torrefied biomass mixed with bituminous coals. Extra binder was required to form pellets using torrefied biomass such as wood chips, PKS (Palm Kernel Shell) and EFB (Empty Fruit Bunch). Instead of corn starch, 30, 50 and 70 per cent of Larix saw dusts were respectively added to the torrefied feedstocks such as Pinus densiflora chips, PKS and EFB. The addition of saw dusts led to the decrease of the calorific values of the pellets but the forming ability of the pelletizer was exceedingly improved. Another advantage from the addition of saw dusts stemmed from the reduction of ash contents of the pellets. Finally, it was confirmed that torrefied oil palm biomass such as PKS and EFB could be valuable feedstocks in making pellets through improved binding ability.
Keywords
RPS; oil Palm biomass; EFB; PKS; torrefaction; pellet; co-firing;
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