Microscopic investigation of layer growth during olivine bed material aging during indirect gasification of biomass
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2020

Olivine bed material used in an aging experiment for indirect gasification in the Chalmers 2–4-MWth DFB gasifier was investigated with the aim to determine the mechanism of layer formation around the particles upon exposure to gasification conditions. The collected samples were exposed for 1, 2 and 4 days. The development of ash layer around the bed material particles was studied with different analysis methods. Formation of Ca3Mg(SiO4)2 and MgO was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Cross-sections of the bed material samples were prepared using Broad Ion Beam (BIB) milling and were further analyzed with Scanning Electron Microscopy coupled with Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). The analysis of the produced cross-sections revealed the formation of a Mg-rich surface layer on top of the Ca-rich ash layer. Minor amounts of K were also found near the sample surface. Based on the results from the characterization techniques, a reaction mechanism involving the transition of Mg2SiO4 with CaO to MgO and Ca3Mg(SiO4)2 was suggested which was confirmed by equilibrium calculations. This mechanism was supported by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) analysis where diffraction patterns corresponding to MgO were found. TEM-EDS line-scan revealed the presence of ash components in the ash layer such as P and Ti at locations coinciding with high levels of Ca which indicates the formation of Ca3(PO4)2 and CaTiO3. The results presented provide detailed information on the composition of the ash layer which can be used to fully understand the mechanism responsible for the formation of catalytically active ash layers.

Biomass gasification

Olivine

Bed material

Ash formation

Författare

Robin Faust

Chalmers, Kemi och kemiteknik, Energi och material

Mohammad Sattari

Chalmers, Fysik, Mikrostrukturfysik

Jelena Maric

Chalmers, Rymd-, geo- och miljövetenskap, Energiteknik

Martin Seemann

Chalmers, Rymd-, geo- och miljövetenskap, Energiteknik

Pavleta Knutsson

Chalmers, Kemi och kemiteknik, Energi och material

Fuel

0016-2361 (ISSN)

Vol. 266 117076

Ämneskategorier

Oorganisk kemi

Materialkemi

Annan kemi

Infrastruktur

Chalmers materialanalyslaboratorium

DOI

10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117076

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