Technical Journal, Vol. 7 No. 2, 2013.
Review article
The Comparison of Using Various Types of Gaseous Fuel in Lime Production
Ante Čikić
; Visoka tehnička škola u Bjelovaru, Bjelovar, Hrvatska
Mihael Polenus
; Visoka tehnička škola u Bjelovaru, Bjelovar, Hrvatska
Abstract
In lime production drive fuel is the most significant factor in determining the price, competitiveness and sustainability of a product on the market. The comparison and analysis of partial or total usage of synthetic gas obtained by wood chips gasification were carried out. The technological process of lime production in the Maerz furnace was described, and fundamental technical and economic parameters of using and/or substituting natural and synthetic gas were graphically and analytically presented. The impact of price alterations and distance radius related to the supply of wood chips on annual drive fuel costs was analyzed. The reduction in annual drive fuel costs by using synthetic gas was quantified. A full analysis of the applicability of wood chips gasification plant from the aspect of technical and technological conditions, cost-effectiveness, sustainability and ecological effectiveness within a concrete lime production process is required.
Keywords
lime; Maerz furnace; natural gas; synthetic gas; cost-effectiveness
Hrčak ID:
105593
URI
Publication date:
15.6.2013.
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