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EPSRC Reference:	GR/S01221/01
Title:	Investigation of Synergistic Activity During the Co-Pyrolysis of Coal and Biomass.
Principal Investigator:	Jones, Professor JM
Other Investigators:	Williams, Professor A Bartle, Professor K
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Department:	Fuel and Energy
Organisation:	University of Leeds
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 July 2003	Ends:	30 September 2006	Value (£):	189,327
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Bioenergy Coal Technology Combustion
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Chemicals Energy No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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As recognised in the EPSRC SUPERGEN INITIATIVE , the energy supply in the UK will need to undergo a significant change over the next few decades. Fossil fuel depletion and environmental concerns are two of the drivers for this change. In particular, the emphasis will be on sustainable resources for both power generation and possibly chemicals production. Biomass is one possible sustainable resource that is expected to contribute increasingly to this. It is inevitable that biomass will supplement fossil fuels, especially coal in the first instance, and coal-biomass blending in combustion is already a topic of great interest. One scenario is a distributed energy supply using small systems which can cope with diverse feedstocks and which may use flexible process and product options (E.g. gasification/pyrolysis for fuels and chemicals or for power generation). Therefore, there is a need for fundamental data on the interaction of fuel blends during these processes so that they can be optimised for particular applications. The co-utilisation of coal and biomass for energy production results in pollutant reduction, and for NOx and SOx reduction this can be explained. However, little is understood about the interaction of the volatiles and the resulting decrease in oganic emissions. The proposed work seeks to extend our understanding of this through the development and application of a new technique, complemented with an established procedure applied to this novel problem. It will explore recent findings concerning the synergy in co-pyrolysis of coal and biomass, and whether this synergy can be tailored to be beneficial in different thermal processes through different fuel blending strategies.
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