Search Results - "Madanayake, Buddhike Neminda"
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Biomass as an energy source in coal co-firing and its feasibility enhancement via pre-treatment techniques
Published in Fuel processing technology (01-05-2017)“…Biomass co-firing is recognised as a crucial technology to aid in curbing the use of fossil fuels, particularly due to its relative ease of implementation…”
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An investigation into the use of CFD to model the co-firing of Jatropha curcas seed cake with coal
Published in International journal of green energy (02-09-2018)“…Jatropha curcas seed cake is a potential candidate for co-firing with coal. Combustion modelling using Ansys Fluent 14.0 was carried out to assess the…”
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Thermochemical and structural changes in Jatropha curcas seed cake during torrefaction for its use as coal co-firing feedstock
Published in Energy (Oxford) (01-04-2016)“…Jatropha curcas seed cake is a viable feedstock for co-firing with coal as it has the advantages of being renewable, carbon-neutral and sourced from a…”
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Leaching as a Pretreatment Process to Complement Torrefaction in Improving Co-firing Characteristics of Jatropha curcas Seed Cake
Published in Waste and biomass valorization (01-06-2016)“…The presence of certain inorganic elements in biomass causes issues such as slagging, fouling and corrosion when co-firing with coal for power generation. In…”
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Characterization and pre-treatment of jatropha curcas seed cake for co-firing with coal
Published 01-01-2017“…In the light of growing concern over greenhouse gas emissions and limited fossil fuels, the use of renewable energy sources such as biomass is becoming more…”
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