Saeed, MA, Phylaktou, HN orcid.org/0000-0001-9554-4171, Andrews, GE orcid.org/0000-0002-8398-1363 et al. (1 more author) (2014) Reactivity of biomass crop residues based on MEC and flame speed. In: 14th International Symposium on Handling and Hazards of Materials in Industry, ANQUE+ICCE+BIOTEC+14th HANHAZ., 01-04 Jul 2014, Madrid, Spain.
Abstract
There is increasing use of biomass powders as an alternative green energy source within the rural ennvironment of developing countries ad in full or partial replacement of coal in the more developed nations. However, biomass substances in pulverised form carry fire and explosion hazards due to their higher reactivity in comparison to coal [2]. The associated fire and explosion risks with the solid biomass dusts need to be accessed accurately to maintain the safe working environment [1]. In this work, corn cob and peanut shell powders that are the second generation biomass crop residues were tested for explosibility characteristics and combustion properties as a function of particle size distribution and their reactivities were compared to those of coal and other biomass substances.
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Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an Author produced version of a paper delivered at 14th International Symposium on Handling and Hazards of Materials in Industry, ANQUE+ICCE+BIOTEC+14th HANHAZ. 2014 |
Keywords: | dust explosion; biomass; flammability limit; combustion |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemical & Process Engineering (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC EP/H048839/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 28 Feb 2018 09:11 |
Last Modified: | 28 Feb 2018 09:24 |
Status: | Published |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:98572 |