• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.61 no.2
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• pp.258-264
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• 2023

The greenhouse gas (GHG) emission assessment of kenaf pellet, produced from locally generated kenaf residues in South Korea, has been studied based on the EU RED-II methodology for calculating GHG impact of biomass fuels. Based on the production pathway of kenaf residue pellet and emission coefficients from EU JRC report, the life cycle GHG emission of kenaf residue pellet is assessed as 3.0 gCO₂eq/MJ_pellet and the life cycle GHG emission of electricity generated from kenaf residue pellet is assessed as 11.9 gCO₂eq/MJ when electrical efficiency of final conversion is 25%. The potential GHG emission reduction of electricity produced from kenaf pellet is 90.3% compared to the domestic electricity emission factor 42.8 kgCO₂eq/MWh. Also, the electricity produced from kenaf pellet can reduce at least 59.6% of GHG emission compared to the electricity produced from imported wood pellets.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.307-319
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• 2005

인류에게 있어 가장 중요한 연료의 역할을 충실히 해왔던 임산자원이 화석계 에너지원의 고갈과 환경오염 문제의 급부상으로 임산자원의 신재생에너지원으로서의 잠재력이 다시 관심의 대상이 되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 임산자원의 에너지화와 그 산업적 응용을 위하여 원료의 수급체계를 검토, 확립하는 한편, 폐목질자원을 펠릿화한 목재펠릿 연료의 제조공정을 국내 환경을 고려하여 고효율화하는 동시에 본 연료를 효과적으로 이용할 수 있는 시스템을 개발하고자 하였다.

• KOREAN POULTRY JOURNAL
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• v.7 no.9 s.71
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• pp.79-81
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• 1975

• 한국양묘협회지
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• s.37
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• pp.12-20
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• 2009

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.76-84
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• 2013

In this study, thermal weight loss, non-isothermally experiment, chemical composition analysis, calorific value, activation energy (E) were investigated to analysis the kinetic study of RDF, wood pellets, waste wood, waste textile and waste vinyl. When the chemical composition of solidification fuel was compared, the moisture content of RDF was less than the wood pellet and when the kinetic study was compared, the combustion reaction rate of the waste vinyl was higher than any other solidification fuels. However when the combustion efficiency was compared by the activation energy, the RDF had the higher efficiency than other wastes. RDF can be found that the reaction takes place between $320{\sim}720^{\circ}C$ depending on the heating rate.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.439-449
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• 2014

RPS (Renewable Portfolio Standard) has increased wood pellet demand dramatically in recent years in Korea where self-supply rate of wood pellet is not more than 10%. However global production capacity of wood pellet is prospected to be unable to meet the global demand after 2020. Therefore it is urgently needed to develop new sustainable biomass energy resources which can replace wood pellet at lower cost. As a result of this study EFB (empty fruit bunch) and MF (mesocarp fiber), the representative solid palm biomass, are estimated to be generated at the rate of 20 and 28 million tons per year (based on 10% moisture content) in Malaysia and Indonesia, respectively in 2012. Total annual generation rate of EFB and MF is estimated as 48 million tons per year only in Malaysia and Indonesia in 2012. With calorific value of over 90% of wood pellet EFB is expected to be a excellent biomass energy resource which can replace wood pellet. EFB can be utilized as fuel for power generation or industrial purpose. However EFB may not be a proper fuel for domestic and greenhouse heating because of its high ash content.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.365-371
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• 2014

A numerical simulation was conducted for the combustion chamber of a 4-step grate-firing boiler for wood pellet fuel. The flame is extended to the exit of combustion chamber, which is reproduced by present numerical method based on a homogeneous reaction model. Flow field from the simulation shows a strong recirculation flow at the upstream corner of the chamber, along which the flame is extended to the exit. These combustion and flow characteristics remain unchanged for partial load operations, which suggest modification of the combustion chamber structure rather than resizing should be effective to improve combustion characteristics. Possible modifications for combustion chamber are suggested such as relocating its exit, increasing the number of grate steps or installing internals such as guide baffles.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.7-14
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• 2019

While wood pellets are often used as a fuel in thermoelectric power plants and firewood boilers, there is a risk of ignition temperature when strong wood pellets, which have a high calorific value, for prolonged periods of time. In this research study, the minimum auto ignition temperature and the ignition limitation temperature according to the change in flow rate depending on the size of the test vessel were calculated, and based on these temperatures, the apparent activation energy was calculated to predict the combustive properties of the material. The apparent activation energy was calculated to be 190.224 kJ/mol. The thicker the sample is storage in the vessel, the longer the ignition induction time was due to the increased difficulty in heat being transferred from the surface of the vessel to the middle section area of the vessel. For vessel of the same size, the higher the flow rate, the lower the auto ignition temperature was. It was also confirmed that increases in the size of the test vessel lowered the auto ignition temperature and increased the ignition induction time.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.230.2-230.2
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• 2010

천연가스 수증기 개질 반응에 사용되는 펠릿 촉매의 단점인 열 및 물질 전달 제한, 낮은 effectiveness factor, 압력강화와 channeling 등의 문제점을 해결 하고자 모노리스 형태의 금속 구조체 촉매를 본 연구에 적용 하였다. Fecralloy 재질의 금속 구조체에 Ni 촉매를 워시코팅 (wash coating) 하여 제조 하였으며, 이를 천연가스 수증기 개질 반응에 적용하여 수소를 생산하였다. 실험 조건으로는 S/C ratio를 3으로 고정하여 온도를 $600^{\circ}C{\sim}800^{\circ}C$로 변화 시켰으며, GHSV $3000{\sim}30000h^{-1}$에서 진행 되었다. 구조체 촉매 코팅에 사용된 Ni 촉매의 BET, TPR, H2-chemisorption, SEM, EDS의 특성분석을 수행 하였다. 온도별 테스트에서 모노리스 형태의 금속 구조체 촉매가 펠릿 형태의 촉매에 비해 우수한 열전달 효과로 인해 낮은 퍼니스 온도와 높은 반응 활성을 나타내었으며, GHSV 변화에 따른 성능평가 결과도 15wt% $Ni/MgAl_2O_4$펠릿 촉매와 비교하여 금속 구조체 촉매가 높은 활성을 보였다.

• Journal of Applied Reliability
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.35-46
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• 2012

Wood pellet is one of biomass energy fuels, which is produced by compressing woody biomass such as sawdust, planer shavings, and whole-tree removal or tree tops and branches leftover after logging into cylindrical form. Latterly much attention has been paid to wood pellet boiler which is suitable for use at various scales in domestic and industrial furnaces for heat production to replace conventional fossil fuel energy sources since the use of wood pellet that is carbon neutral can alleviate global warming. This study presents the result of developing a high efficiency wood pellet boiler with 55MJ/h capacity. Efficiency has been improved by using a rotating disk burner with a shorter screw feeder. Special attention has been paid to the improvement of the safety of the wood pellet boiler from backfire by adopting a double protecting system composed of a shutter and an air curtain. The result shows that the efficiencies of the wood pellet boiler are 97.2% and 89.2% based on lower and higher heating values, respectively, at 15.1kW of heating output.