Development of Technologies for Processing Large-Tonnage Accumulations of Oil Sludge and Wood Waste with Obtaining Binders to Improve the Quality of Household Briquetted Fuel Based on Brown Coal

Abstract

Despite the ongoing state policy in the field of energy conservation and the use of renewable energy sources, the actuality and availability of raw materials, the fuel briquettes are not manufactured on the territory of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The main obstacle in maintaining briquette production is the high cost of oil binders. The most expedient way for briquetting brown coal in conditions of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is the use of alternative types of binder and new less expensive methods of briquetting based on oil sludge and wood waste from logging. The paper presents the results of development of the technology for processing oil sludges and wood waste to obtain binders that enable production of briquettes from brown coal with significantly improved technical and calorific characteristics. The organization of briquette production will meet the needs of its production facilities, the local population and boiler plants in regions with no other sources of fuel.