A review on biomass-coal co-combustion: Current state of knowledge

The concept of energy from biomass gained attention in the last decade in the context of clean electricity generation. it is still a developing field because of the unavailability of standard engineering practices in this area. the variations in the chemical composition and physical properties of biomasses have made this task lengthier. there are several parametric studies available in the literature on the co-firing of biomass with coal. the information on agricultural residue co-firing in conjunction with air and fuel staging is scarce. the idea of energy crops for co-combustion to get green energy needs review due to present food shortage crises in the world. therefore,there is utmost need to explore the energy potential and environmental benefits associated with the agricultural wastes-coal co-firing. the present paper presents a review of the previous work and suggests a strategy for pakistan to solve energy crises by utilizing its indigenous resources of coal and agricultural waste.