TGA STUDIES ON PYROLYSIS AND IGNITION

While the ultimate and proximate analyses provide information on the basic elements of fuel and quality of fuels (heat value, volatile matter, emission potential (based on N and S contents)), the temperature of the start and end pyrolysis, and rate of release of VM are provided by Thermo gravimetric Analyses (TGA). In addition, the modeling of pyrolysis, gasification, various energy conversion processes (see Chapter 2 of this book by Agarwal), co-firing, and reburn behavior and also understand the ignition behavior and NOX reduction characteristics of biomass and coal fuel, fundamental pyrolysis and ignition experiments must be conducted to generate data on fuel properties. Experiments were conducted in a Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer/Differential Thermal Analyzer (TGA/DTA) in both N2 and air environment.

Sample: Seperated Solids Dairy Biomass File: Seperated Solids Dairy Biomass Analysed

Size: 10.0900 mg DSC-TGA Operator: Ben Lawrence

Method: Standard Run Date: 26-Apr-2007 08:12

Comment: Seperated Solids Dairy Biomass in N2 Instrument: SDT Q600 V8.1 Build 99

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Figure 3.15. TGA and DTA trace of low ash (LA, typically collected from paved feedlots) partially com­posted (PC) LA-PC-DB-SepS. Note the data labels showing the peak of the DTA curve and the corresponding mass percent at that temperature (adopted from Lawrence, 2007).