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Waste heavy oil sludge is considered oil waste that can be utilized as a renewable energy source. Although it has high calorific values, it should be treated as a designated waste. During the recycling process of construction and demolition wastes or the trimming process of woods, a lot of sawdust is produced. In this study, the feasibility of BOF (biomass and waste heavy oil sludge fuel) as a source of renewable energy was estimated. To investigate its combustion characteristics, a lab scale batch type combustion reactor was used, and temperature fluctuation and the flue gas composition were measured for various experimental conditions. The results could be summarized as follows: The solid fuel pellets manufactured from waste heavy oil sludge and sawdust had C 50.21 ~ 54.77%, H 10.25 ~ 12.66%, O 25.84 ~ 34.83%, N 1.01 ~ 1.04%, S 1.03 ~ 1.07%. Their lower heating values ranged from 4,780 kg/kcal to 5,530 kg/kcal. The density of the solid fuel pellets was increased from 0.63 g/cm3 to 0.85 g/cm3 with increasing the mixing ratio of waste heavy oil sludge. The maximum CO2 concentration in the flue gas was increased with increasing waste heavy oil sludge content in BOF. SO2 concentration in the flue gas was showed a tendency such as the highest CO2 concentration in the flue gas. With increasing waste heavy oil sludge content in BOF, the combustion time became rather shorter although the increase of the CO2 concentration in the flue gas was delayed. Because the carbon conversion rate showed small difference with increasing the mixing ratio of waste heavy oil sludge in BOF, BOF with the mixing ratio of waste heavy oil sludge of 30% was effective for combustion. With increasing the mixing ratio of waste heavy oil sludge in BOF, activation energy and the amount of total CO emissions were increased, while activation energy was decreased with increasing the air/fuel ratio. Therefore, the optimal air/fuel ratio for the combustion of BOF was 1.5.
