Les Groom (SRS)
Tom Elder (SRS)
Don Bragg (SRS)
Anurag Mandalika (LSU)
Darren Baker (UTK)
Thermal Properties of Loblolly
Pine from Naturally Regenerated
Stands
Project Overview
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• Thermochemical Characterization
– Proximate
– Ultimate
– Gasification
• Silvicultural Regimes
– Growth Rate
– Feedstock Type
• Linkage to LTSP
Overview of Feedstocks
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Elemental Analyses
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Proximate Analyses
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Carbon Content
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Standard Ash Content
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High Heating Value
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Volatile Matter
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Gasification: Downdraft
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Gas Analysis – Mixed SYP
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Mixed SYP (Flowrate = 70 scmh)
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Temperature/Syngas Fluctuations
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Loblolly Bole – CO% (raw)
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Loblolly Bole – CO% (normalized[1])
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Gasifier Temperature Fluctuations
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Gasifier Temperature Fluctuations
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Gasifier Temperature Fluctuations
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Loblolly Bole – CO% (normalized[2])
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High-Ext. Slash Temp. Profile Normalization
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Arkansas Lob BW vs. High Ext. Slash
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Conclusions
• Proximate/Ultimate Analyses– Silviculture and Feedstocks are Significantly
Different
• Gasification – Variability of Test Conditions Affect Results
– Does Appear That Syngas Composition is a Function of Feedstock
• Very Early Stages in Syngas Analysis
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