The use of multivariate data analysis (HCA and PCA) to characterize ashes from biomass combustion

Abstrakt

The content of heavy metals Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb and Zn in ash samples from miscanthus, oak, pine, sunflower husk, wheat straw, and willow ashes burned at 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, and 1000 °C, respectively, was determined. The statistical analysis of the results was based on multivariate methods: hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), and principal component analysis (PCA), which made it possible to classify the raw materials ashed at different temperatures into the most similar groups, and to study the structure of data variability. Using PCA, three principal components were extracted, which explain more than 88% of the variability of the studied elements. Therefore, it can be concluded that the application of multivariate statistical techniques to the analysis of the results of the study of heavy metal content allowed us to draw conclusions about the influence of biomass properties on its chemical characteristics during combustion

Autorzy

Adam Koniuszy
Adam Koniuszy
Małgorzata Hawrot-Paw
Małgorzata Hawrot-Paw
Artur Wolak
Artur Wolak
artykuł
Energies
Angielski
2021
14
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6887
otwarte czasopismo
CC BY 4.0 Uznanie autorstwa 4.0
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