Artículo
Tar conversion of biomass syngas in a downstream char bed
Autor/es | Fuentes Cano, Diego Javier
Berg, L. von Diéguez Alonso, A. Scharler, R. Gómez Barea, Alberto Anca Couce, A. |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental |
Fecha de publicación | 2020 |
Fecha de depósito | 2021-07-01 |
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Resumen | The catalytic conversion of biomass-derived tars over char during long tests (over 6 h) is studied. The syngas is generated in a steam-blown fluidized-bed gasifier employing wood pellets and conducted to a second tubular ... The catalytic conversion of biomass-derived tars over char during long tests (over 6 h) is studied. The syngas is generated in a steam-blown fluidized-bed gasifier employing wood pellets and conducted to a second tubular reactor where non-activated char particles are fluidized. The gasifier operated at 750 °C whereas the temperature of the secondary reactor was varied between 750 °C and 875 °C. The evolution of the tar conversion, gas composition and internal structure of the used catalysts were studied. At 750 °C, the initial catalytic activity of the char was low and deactivation occurs rapidly. However, as the reactor temperature increased, the catalytic activity of the char improved significantly. At 875 °C, the initial conversion of tar was above 70% and over 64% after 5 h of operation. Moreover, the conversion of the heaviest tars was above 80% during the entire test. At this temperature, the decrease in tar conversion is attributed to the consumption of the char by steam gasification since its catalytic activity increased during of the test. In these conditions the char bed with an initial weight of 32 g converted approximately 12 g of tars (benzene not included) after 5 h of operation. |
Agencias financiadoras | European Commission (EC). Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) |
Identificador del proyecto | 731101
CTM2016-78089-R |
Cita | Fuentes Cano, D.J., Berg, L.v., Diéguez Alonso, A., Scharler, R., Gómez Barea, A. y Anca Couce, A. (2020). Tar conversion of biomass syngas in a downstream char bed. Fuel Processing Technology, 199 |
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