Importance of Decomposition Reactions for Catalytic Conversion of Tar and Light Hydrocarbons: An Application with an Ilmenite Catalyst
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2016

This work elucidates the contributions of different decomposition reactions, namely, steam reforming, hydro-cracking, dry reforming, and (thermal) cracking reactions, to the conversion of tar and light hydrocarbons during the catalytic cleaning of a biomass derived raw gas. A raw gas that contained a high content of steam and that was produced in the Chalmers indirect biomass gasifier was taken as the reference. The representative reactions associated with the upgrading of the given raw gas were identified to investigate the individual effects and thereafter reassembled to investigate the synergistic effects. Ilmenite was used as the catalyst, and the temperature range of 750 degrees-900 degrees C was the focus. For this process, it was discovered that the complete steam reforming, steam dealkylation, and hydro-cracking reactions are important, whereas the dry reforming reaction is not relevant. In addition, the water gas shift reaction occurs significantly and can promote the hydron-cracking reaction. These results provide insights into the most important reactions for inclusion in kinetic models of catalytic gas cleaning.

producer gas

gas

cleanup

fluidized-bed gasification

chemical-looping combustion

oxygen-carrier

biomass gasification processes

raw

ammonia

hot gas

elimination

Engineering

Författare

Huyen Nguyen Lyckeskog

Chalmers, Energi och miljö, Energiteknik

Nicolas Berguerand

Chalmers, Energi och miljö, Energiteknik

Georg Schwebel

Chalmers, Energi och miljö, Energiteknik

Henrik Thunman

Chalmers, Energi och miljö, Energiteknik

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

0888-5885 (ISSN) 1520-5045 (eISSN)

Vol. 55 46 11900-11909

Drivkrafter

Hållbar utveckling

Styrkeområden

Energi

Ämneskategorier

Annan naturresursteknik

DOI

10.1021/acs.iecr.6b03060

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