Main Title |
A prototype mobile system for pyrolysis of agricultural and/or silvicultural wastes / |
Author |
Tatom, J. W., ;
Colcord, A. R. ;
Williams, W. M. ;
Purdy, K. R. ;
Demeter, J. J.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Georgia Inst. of Tech., Atlanta. Engineering Experiment Station.;Industrial Environmental Research Lab.-Cincinnati, OH. |
Publisher |
Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, |
Year Published |
1979 |
Report Number |
EPA-600/7-79-230; EPA-R-803430 |
Stock Number |
PB80-177397 |
OCLC Number |
06065657 |
Subjects |
Pyrolysis ;
Agricultural wastes--Recycling ;
Waste products as fuel
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Additional Subjects |
Agricultural wastes ;
Biomass ;
Pyrolysis ;
Sulfur dioxide ;
Performance evaluation ;
Exhaust emissions ;
Design ;
Equipment ;
Computer programs ;
Solid wastes ;
Silviculture ;
Synthetic fuels ;
Air pollution abatement
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA 600-7-79-230 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
03/30/2016 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-7-79-230 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ESAD |
EPA 600-7-79-230 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
03/23/2010 |
NTIS |
PB80-177397 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
xii, 129 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
Abstract |
This research program was initiated to investigate three elements of a prototype mobile system for pyrolysis of agricultural and/or silvicultural wastes into clean, transportable fuels: the pyrolytic converter itself, a pyrolysis-gas-fueled internal combustion engine, and the combustion and emission characteristics of pyrolytic char and oil. An experimental study of the performance of the Georgia Tech Engineering Experiment Station one-ton-per-hour pyrolytic converter was conducted. Peanut hulls and pine sawdust were used as representative agricultural and silvicultural waste materials. Effects of converter capacity, feed material, mechanical agitation, bed depth, and air-to-feed ratio on product yields were determined. An experimental study of the combustion and emission characteristics of powdered char was performed by the Pittsburgh Energy Research Center. Stable combustion and satisfactory combustion efficiency were obtained with powdered high-volatile char alone and with 50-50 blends of high-volatile or low-volatile pulverized char and coal. Excellent flame stability and carbon-combustion efficiency were obtained when powdered char was mixed with pyrolysis oil and No. 6 fuel oil and fired as a slurry in an oil-fired boiler. Studies of the combustor and boiler flue gases showed significant reductions in SO2 emissions. |
Notes |
"Energy Systems Environmental Control Division, Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory." "Engineering Experiment Station, Georgia Institute of Technology." "October 1979." "Grant No. R 803430." Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-88). "Project Officer W.W. Liberick, Jr., Energy Systems Environmental Control Division." |