Using a mixture of sewage sludge and woody waste, optimal conditions for the bio-briquette process of carbonization residue were evaluated by compressive strength and bulk density. For the bio-briquette process, the optimal conditions were determined to be a molding temperature of 110oC and a moisture content of 10%. As the lignin in the carbonization residue can be used as a natural binder because of its plasticizing property, the bio-briquette process uses this property. To increase the compressive strength to >3.50 MPa, binders such as polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), guar gum, and starch were mixed in the carbonization residue. At 3 wt.% of PVA, 3 wt.% of guar gum, and 5 wt.% of starch, the conditions of binder usage were evaluated. To examine the cost in the bio-briquette production with the addition of the binder, the proportion of binder cost for the bio-briquette production were evaluated at 9.2% for PVA, 8.6% for guar gum, and 3.3% for starch, and starch was determined to be the best binder for the bio-briquette process.

Since sewage sludge has low heating value as an energy source, it is desirable that sewage sludge is mixed with woody waste to enhance energy potential. Among thermal methods for waste to energy, carbonization process is used in this study. In order to estimate reaction kinetics for carbonization process using mixture of woody waste and sewage sludge, the content of sewage sludge is varied from 10 ~ 30% in mixture of woody waste and sewage sludge in carbonization process. Carbonization time is changed from 10 min to 50 min and carbonization temperature is varied from 250oC to 350oC. The carbonization process for mixture of woody waste and sewage sludge was optimized at carbonization temperature of 300oC for 20 min, 20% of sewage sludge content. As increased carbonization temperature, reaction rate constant, frequency factor and degree of carbonization were increased. As increased the content of sewage sludge, conversion, ash content and degree of carbonization were decreased. At optimal conditions for carbonization process, frequency factor and activation energy in Arrhenius equation can be decided by 3.61 × 10−2 min−1, 7,101.8 kcal/kmol respectively.

종자 수확 후 버려지는 산업용 대마를 이용한 목질 펠릿제조 가능성과 제조된 펠릿의 특성을 살펴보았다. 산업용 대마의 성분 분석 결과 활엽수와 비슷한 리그닌 함량과 당구성을 보였으며, 회분 분석 결과 무기물 함량이 0.5% 정도이어서 연료로 사용할 경우 재의 생산량은 크지 않을 것이다. 원소 분석 결과 대기 오염을 유발할 수 있는 질소와 황 함량을 분석한 결과, 황 성분은 전혀 포함하지 않고 있으며, 약간의 질소 성분을 포함하고 있는데 이는 현사시나무와 비슷한 수준이었다. 고위발열량 측정 결과 대마 목부는 현사시나무보다 다소 낮은 값을 나타내었다. 바이오매스 생산량이 큰 대마 목부를 이용하여 제조한 펠릿은 활엽수로 제조한 펠릿과 비슷한 화학적 성질과 발열 특성을 가질 것으로 기대되어 고체연료로서의 이용이 가능할 것으로 사료되었다.