Atmospheric environmental impact from new energy systems generation

Abstract

It is the first time that looking for a waste material use and trying to get cheaper power with a lower consume of fossil fuel, a coal-tire blend (1:1 in organic matter) was burned in an atmospheric fluidised bed (AFB) combustion plant with an airflow of 860 1/h and 20% excess oxygen at three different combustion temperatures (750°C, 850°C, 950°C). The combustion conditions were the same that the ones performed in AFB coal combustion in order to compare the organic emissions obtained with both fuels. As the inorganic components in tire are less and in lower amount than in coal, the work was focused on organic emissions.