Abstract
The increase in emission of greenhouse gases generated by fossil fuels such as coal has informed the need for cleaner and renewable sources of energy. Therefore, in other to mitigate the negative effect of continued coal combustion, it is essential to identify more carbon neutral fuels such as biomass. Cofiring of coal with biomass is a viable option when considering the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions during the combustion of coal in coal-fired boilers. Consequently, this study was carried out to determine the effect of elaeis guineensis residue on CO2 and SO2 emissions from coal pellets during combustion. Samples of coal and elaeis guineensis residue (i.e. palm kernel shell, PKS) were collected and pulverized. Pellets were produced mechanically using optimized mixing ratios (i.e. 90%C:10%R, 80%C:20%R,70%C:30%R, 60%C:40%R and 50%C:50%R). 100%C pellet was also produced. The pellets were thereafter characterized (i.e. proximate and ultimate analyses) in accordance to ASTM Standards. From the results, quantitative analysis of optimized pellets showed that elaeis guineensis palm kernel shell has potential tendency of reducing percentage combustion CO2 and SO2 emissions from the 100%C pellets. The least optimized pellet (i.e. 90%C:10%R) has a percentage reduction of 3.01% CO2 and 42.86% SO2 on dry basis.
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