Possibilities of Cement Industry Decarbonisation Using Biomass

Abstract

The integration of renewable energy sources in the final energy mix has become a narrative due to current environmental problems, such as global warming, air pollution, dependence on fossil fuels, and others. It is also known that the industry had a significant impact on the emergence, development, and maintenance of these problems. Accordingly, a large number of researchers have contributed to the field of application of renewable energy sources in industry. The diversity of renewable energy sources that can be used in industry is conditioned by the operating temperature, which in most cases reaches values of 1000 °C. One of the renewable energy sources that can achieve these operating temperatures is biomass. This paper provides an overview of the current technologies of biomass application in the cement industry, considers the possibilities of their application in the Republic of Serbia, and analyses the benefits that are achieved by them.

Integracija obnovljivih izvora energije u finalnom energetskom miksu je postala narativ usled aktuelnih ekoloških problema, kao što su globalno zagrevanje, zagađenje vazduha, zavisnost od fosilnih goriva i drugi. Takođe je poznato da je industrija, zbog dosadašnjeg intenzivnog korišćenja fosilnih goriva, imala značajan uticaj na nastanak, razvoj i održanje ovih problema. Shodno tome, veliki broj istraživača je dalo svoj doprinos u oblasti primene obnovljivih izvora energije u industriji. Diverzitet obnovljivih izvora energije koji se mogu koristiti u industriji uslovljen je radnom temperaturom koja u najvećem broju slučajeva dostiže i vrednosti od 1000°C. Jedan on obnovljivih izvora energije koji može postići ove radne temperature je biomasa. Ovaj rad pruža pregled trenutnih tehnologija primene biomase u cementnoj industriji, razmatra mogućnosti njihove primene u Republici Srbiji i analizira benefite koji se njima postižu.