Densification and Fuel Properties of Onion Husks

Sławomir Obidziński, Magdalena Dołżyńska, Małgorzata Kowczyk-Sadowy, Krzysztof Jadwisieńczak and Paweł Sobczak
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Sławomir Obidziński: Faculty of Civil and Environmental Sciences, Białystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45E Street, 15-531 Białystok, Poland
Magdalena Dołżyńska: Faculty of Civil and Environmental Sciences, Białystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45E Street, 15-531 Białystok, Poland
Małgorzata Kowczyk-Sadowy: Faculty of Civil and Environmental Sciences, Białystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45E Street, 15-531 Białystok, Poland
Krzysztof Jadwisieńczak: Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 11 Street, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
Paweł Sobczak: Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Głęboka28 Street, 20-612 Lublin, Poland

Energies, 2019, vol. 12, issue 24, 1-18

Abstract: The aim of the described research was to assess the suitability of onion husk waste as a material for the production of solid fuels in the form of granules (pellets). Due to the low susceptibility to thickening of onion husks, the addition of a binder in the form of potato pulp was used (waste with a high starch content). Both wastes were subjected to elemental analysis determining the content of C, H, N, S, Cl, and their HHV (High Heating Value) and LHV (Low Heating Value). Mixtures containing the addition of 10%, 15%, and 20% potato pulp to onion husks were subjected to granulation in a “flat matrix–thickening rollers” operating system at three rotational speeds of the granulator matrix a 170, 220, and 270 rpm. The influence of the potato pulp addition and matrix rotational speed on the quality of the obtained pellet was determined. The highest quality product was combusted in a low-power boiler with a retort grate, and the content of CO, CO 2 , SO 2 , NO, and HCl in the exhaust gas was determined. The highest quality granulate was obtained from a mixture containing 10% potato pulp, which was compacted at 170 rpm matrix, where the kinetic strength was 99.50% and the density was about 650 kg·m −3 . The results of the combustion emissions from onion husk granules exceed the requirements of the EcoDesign Directive with the greatest being the case of CO.

Keywords: onion husks; potato pulp; densification; combustion; emission (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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