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COBEM 2019
25th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
OXY-FUEL COMBUSTION OF CRUDE GLYCEROL USING THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
Submission Author:
Diogo Nunes , SP
Co-Authors:
Diogo Nunes, Gretta Larisa Aurora Arce Ferrufino, Ivonete Ávila
Presenter: Diogo Nunes
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2019.COB2019-2429
Abstract
The world has experienced a considerable increase in energy demand, a significant reduction of oil reserves and an increase in greenhouse gas emissions. This situation has stimulated research on alternative fuels of renewable origin. Biodiesel is a biofuel capable of meeting part of the energy demand and has great potential for CO2 reduction, however, their production generates significant amounts of crude glycerol. The literature presents a significant amount of work on the various alternatives for the use of crude glycerol, which range from energy generation, production of biofuels and chemicals. In the context of energy generation, some research has shown that crude glycerol can be used as a fuel. Although there are works involving crude glycerol, there are few studies on the thermal behavior of glycerol under combustion conditions. The study of glycerol oxyfuel combustion is relevant, because besides taking advantage of the energy contained in glycerol, it will be possible to obtain an inlet CO2-rich gas stream for its subsequent capture. However, studies on glycerol oxy-combustion are still scarce. Thus, this research project proposes the study of the combustion and oxy-combustion of glycerol using thermal analysis techniques.
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