Pilot Scale Tar Production from Morupule Coal Dust through Flash Pyrolysis

Abigail Tamu; Edison Muzenda; Mpho T. Rapoo; Bilal Patel

doi:10.1109/IRSEC48032.2019.9078314

Pilot Scale Tar Production from Morupule Coal Dust through Flash Pyrolysis

Abigail Tamu
, Edison Muzenda
, Mpho T. Rapoo
, Bilal Patel

Botswana International University of Science & Technology

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Abstract

The fourth industrial revolution promotes green and cleaner processes, pyrolysis being one of the strategies for waste utilization. In Palapye, Botswana, dust produced in the process of mining, beneficiation and utilization of coal at Morupule Mine and Power Plants causes serious health hazards to the employees, residents of Palapye and surrounding communities. Pyrolysis of coal dust is one of the wastes to energy technique that can be adopted to utilize waste coal dust. Botswana relies on imported tar to upgrade dusty roads while it has sufficient resources to produce its own tar from coal. One of the main products for pyrolysis of coal dust is tar which can be used to construct roads and pavements. This study utilizes coal dust from Morupule coal mine for tar production using flash pyrolysis in a batch reactor at pilot scale. Morupule coal dust was characterized before pyrolysis and the highest recorded yield is 22.9% kg at 600 C.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019
Editors	Abdelaaziz El Hibaoui, Mohamed Essaaidi, Youssef Zaz
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728151526
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC48032.2019.9078314
Publication status	Published - Nov 2019
Event	7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019 - Agadir, Morocco Duration: Nov 27 2019 → Nov 30 2019

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Name	Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019

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Conference	7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019
Country/Territory	Morocco
City	Agadir
Period	11/27/19 → 11/30/19

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Tamu, A., Muzenda, E., Rapoo, M. T., & Patel, B. (2019). Pilot Scale Tar Production from Morupule Coal Dust through Flash Pyrolysis. In A. El Hibaoui, M. Essaaidi, & Y. Zaz (Eds.), Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019 Article 9078314 (Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC48032.2019.9078314

Tamu, Abigail ; Muzenda, Edison ; Rapoo, Mpho T. et al. / Pilot Scale Tar Production from Morupule Coal Dust through Flash Pyrolysis. Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019. editor / Abdelaaziz El Hibaoui ; Mohamed Essaaidi ; Youssef Zaz. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. (Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019).

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Tamu, A, Muzenda, E , Rapoo, MT & Patel, B 2019, Pilot Scale Tar Production from Morupule Coal Dust through Flash Pyrolysis. in A El Hibaoui, M Essaaidi & Y Zaz (eds), Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019., 9078314, Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019, Agadir, Morocco, 11/27/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC48032.2019.9078314

Pilot Scale Tar Production from Morupule Coal Dust through Flash Pyrolysis. / Tamu, Abigail; Muzenda, Edison ; Rapoo, Mpho T. et al.
Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019. ed. / Abdelaaziz El Hibaoui; Mohamed Essaaidi; Youssef Zaz. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. 9078314 (Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019).

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Tamu A, Muzenda E , Rapoo MT, Patel B. Pilot Scale Tar Production from Morupule Coal Dust through Flash Pyrolysis. In El Hibaoui A, Essaaidi M, Zaz Y, editors, Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019. 9078314. (Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019). doi: 10.1109/IRSEC48032.2019.9078314

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