Decentralised off-grid electricity generation in India using intermediate pyrolysis of residue straws

Sudhakar Sagi; A. Patel; Andreas Hornung; Harpreet Singh; Andreas Apfelbacher; Robert Berry

Decentralised off-grid electricity generation in India using intermediate pyrolysis of residue straws

Sudhakar Sagi, A. Patel, Andreas Hornung, Harpreet Singh, Andreas Apfelbacher, Robert Berry

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Abstract

Use of agricultural residues, like wheat or rice straw for energy generation, is the most effective measure in terms of costs and availability. The present paper focuses the need of such measure, its impact on the environment as practiced today (open burning). The application of intermediate pyrolysis technology for straw conversion in India is discussed herein. A 20 kg/h Pyroformer has been coupled to a direct quenching system without filtration. The process temperature was around 360 ?C and the yields for the product fractions, char pyrolysis oil, and non-condensable gas fractions were, 32%, 35%, and 33% respectively. The pyrolysis oil was condensed in a quenching unit using bio-diesel or diesel. The blend produced was 30 % pyrolysis liquid and 70 % bio-diesel. The engine has been tested with the pyro-oil/biooil mixture over a long term (75 hours). An overall economic analysis of the process has been carried out.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	World Renewable Energy Forum (WREF) 2012
Editors	Cheryl Fellows
Place of Publication	Red Hook NY (US)
Publisher	Curran
Pages	4497-4502
Number of pages	6
Volume	6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-62276-092-3
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2012
Event	World Renewable Energy Forum (WREF 2012), including 41st ASES Annual Conference, 37th National Passive Solar Conference, 7th Renewable Energy Policy and Marketing Conference, World Renewable Energy Congress XII, and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference - Denver, CO, United States Duration: 13 May 2012 → 17 May 2012

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Conference	World Renewable Energy Forum (WREF 2012), including 41st ASES Annual Conference, 37th National Passive Solar Conference, 7th Renewable Energy Policy and Marketing Conference, World Renewable Energy Congress XII, and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Denver, CO
Period	13/05/12 → 17/05/12

Keywords

decentralised
rice straws
pyrolysis oil
pyrolysis liquids
product fraction
process temperature
open burning
off-grids
non-condensable gas
impact on the environment
energy generations
electricity generation
effective measures
direct-quenching

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Sagi, S, Patel, A, Hornung, A, Singh, H, Apfelbacher, A & Berry, R 2012, Decentralised off-grid electricity generation in India using intermediate pyrolysis of residue straws. in C Fellows (ed.), World Renewable Energy Forum (WREF) 2012. vol. 6, Curran, Red Hook NY (US), pp. 4497-4502, World Renewable Energy Forum (WREF 2012), including 41st ASES Annual Conference, 37th National Passive Solar Conference, 7th Renewable Energy Policy and Marketing Conference, World Renewable Energy Congress XII, and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, United States, 13/05/12.

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