The development of peat-oil (POM) and peat-alcohol (PAM) slurries as alternative fuels

D.F. Clemens, G.O. Evans, P.A. Harrell and B.M. Whitehurst

Energy, 1983, vol. 8, issue 11, 891-907

Abstract: The preparation and evaluation of peat/No. 2 fuel oil mixtures (POM) and peat/methanol mixtures (PAM) is described. POM and PAM prepared using North Carolina peat and having varied peat loadings, peat moisture contents, and peat particle sizes have been studied by measuring slurry sedimentation ratios and drain times from sedimentation tubes. The peat moisture content was particularly crucial in forming stable slurries. The effect of a variety of additives at 0.5–1.0 wt.% on sedimentation ratios, drain times, and viscosities was studied. Calorimetric studies of several PAM and POM slurries as well as preliminary combustion tests of POM slurries in a salamander burner are also reported.

Date: 1983
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(83)90062-2

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