THERMOGRAVIMETRIC KINETIC ANALYSIS OF POULTRY PROCESSING DEWATERED SLUDGE FOR THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION PROCESS

The increasing demand of energy and environmental problem due to the burning of
fossil fuel has triggered the interest of using biomass fuel for energy generation. One
of the potential biomass feedstock that is viable for solid fuel is poultry processing
dewatered sludge (PPDS), origins from poultry slaughterhouse and processing industry.
This waste is abundant and if not disposed in a proper manner may be harmful to the
environment. The feasible option to solve the disposal problem is by converting PPDS
into energy through thermochemical conversion (TCC) process. In order to propose
PPDS for solid fuel in TCC application, the study in a lab scale concerning PPDS fuel
characteristic, thermal degradation behavior and kinetic analysis are necessary. This
can be successfully done by using thermogravirnetric analysis (TGA).