Effect of lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose from biomass on sulfur release behavior from dyeing sludge combustion

Bo Liu, Sha Wan, Jianran Ye, Hui Zhao, Yongjie Xue and Teng Wang

Renewable Energy, 2024, vol. 228, issue C

Abstract: Co-combustion with biomass is recommended for treating dyeing sludge (DS) from the view of minimizing sulfur emissions. However, the sulfur emission from DS combustion depends on the lignin (L)/cellulose (C)/hemicellulose (H) ratio in the biomass, which is frequently overlooked. This study reveals the effect of biomass on the combustion characteristics and sulfur evolutions of DS combustion using triphenylmethyl mercaptan (TM) and L/C/H as model representative compounds of DS and biomass, respectively. Results indicated that the combustion behavior of the TM–biomass mixture was dominated by TM and secondarily by L/C/H. Although L/C/H brought forward the TM combustion, these biomass components (especially L) deteriorated the combustibility and burnout performances of the combustion. L/C/H promoted CH3SH and SO2 release at low temperatures but inhibited these emissions at high temperatures. The sulfur retention ratios of L, C, and H were 7.53 %, −5.75 %, and 0.17 %. TM–L interaction initially promoted and later inhibited the co-combustion process and the CH3SH and SO2 release. L/C/H addition reduced the E values of the mixtures and the co-combustion kinetics were dominated by Dn models. Residue analysis also indicated a dominant role of L in sulfur fixation, mainly because L additive created abundant adsorption sites in the co-combustion residue.

Keywords: Dyeing sludge; Biomass; Co-combustion; Sulfur model compounds; Lignin/hemicellulose/cellulose (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.120678

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