生物质半焦气化及应用研究现状

介绍了近些年来生物质半焦气化及应用的研究现状,主要分析了不同气化剂和催化剂对生物质半焦气化的影响、生物质半焦作为催化剂对生物质气化及焦油产物催化裂解及其吸附重金属等吸附性能的研究。     

生物质半焦气化及应用研究现状

介绍了近些年来生物质半焦气化及应用的研究现状,主要分析了不同气化剂和催化剂对生物质半焦气化的影响、生物质半焦作为催化剂对生物质气化及焦油产物催化裂解及其吸附重金属等吸附性能的研究。     

Secondary char formation in the catalytic pyrolysis of biomass

Samples of four types of wood and pure cellulose, both untreated and impregnated with salt (Na₂CO₃, K₂CO₃, NaCl, KC1), were pyrolysed. Two experimental systems with different geometries and secondary reaction patterns were used, viz. a McBain thermogravimetric balance and a Gray-King retort. The substrates were pyrolysed under a stream of nitrogen in the thermobalance and in some of the Gray-King runs, using a modified retort. Salt impregnation was found to modify weight loss rates and to increase the charcoal yield in the presence of an inert carrier gas in both experimental systems. Longer residence times of volatiles in the hot zone gave rise to larger charcoal yields from untreated substrates. However, long residence times of volatile matter over Na₂CO₃-impregnated cellulose were found to be detrimental to char formation. These results indicate that primary volatiles may undergo secondary reactions through competitive pathways, either polymerizing to form char or cracking to form lighter volatiles. Long residence times of light volatiles appear to enhance the latter pathway in the presence of Na₂CO₃.     

Catalytic gasification of char from co-pyrolysis of coal and biomass

The catalytic gasification of char from co-pyrolysis of coal and wheat straw was studied. Alkali metal salts, especially potassium salts, are considered as effective catalysts for carbon gasification by steam and CO₂, while too expensive for industry application. The herbaceous type of biomass, which has a high content of potassium, may be used as an inexpensive source of catalyst by co-processing with coal. The reactivity of chars from co-pyrolysis of coal and straw was experimentally examined. The chars were prepared in a spout-entrained reactor with different ratios of coal to straw. The gasification characteristics of chars were measured by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The co-pyrolysis chars revealed higher gasification reactivity than that of char from coal, especially at high level of carbon conversion. The influence of the alkali in the char and the pyrolysis temperature on the reactivity of co-pyrolysis char was investigated. The experimental results show that the co-pyrolysis char prepared at 750 °C have the highest alkali concentration and reactivity.     

Simulation of biomass char gasification in a downdraft reactor for syngas production

A steady state, one‐dimensional computational fluid dynamics model of wood char gasification in a downdraft reactor is presented. The model is not only based on reaction kinetics and fluid flow in the porous char bed but also on equations of heat and mass conservation. An original OpenFOAM solver is used to simulate the model and the results are found to be in good agreement with published experimental data. Next, a sensitivity analysis is performed to study the influence of reactor inlet temperature and gas composition on char conversion, bed temperature profile and syngas composition. In addition, the evolution of the complex reaction mechanisms involved in mixed atmosphere gasification is investigated, and the most suitable operating parameters for controlling syngas composition are evaluated. Our simulation results provide essential knowledge for optimizing the design and operation of downdraft gasifiers to produce syngas that meets the requirements of various biofuel applications. © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 62: 1079–1091, 2016     

Modeling of catalytic gasification kinetics of coal char and carbon

Calcium- and potassium-catalyzed gasification reactions of coal char and carbon by CO₂ are conducted, and the common theoretical kinetic models for gas-carbon (or char) reaction are reviewed. The obtained experimental reactivities as a function of conversion are compared with those calculated based on the random pore model (RPM), and great deviations are found at low or high conversion levels as predicted by theory. Namely, calcium-catalyzed gasification shows enhanced reactivity at low conversion levels of <0.4, whereas potassium-catalyzed gasification indicated a peculiarity that the reactivity increases with conversion. CO₂ chemisorption analysis received satisfactory successes in both interpreting catalytic effects and correlating the gasification reactivity with irreversible CO₂ chemical uptakes (CCU_ir) of char and carbon at 300 °C. In details, calcium and potassium additions led to significant increases in CCU_ir and correspondent high reactivities of the char and carbon. Furthermore, CCU_ir of char and carbon decreased with conversion for calcium-catalyzed reaction but increased for potassium-catalyzed one, corresponded to the tendency of their reactivity. The RPM is extended and applied to these catalytic gasification systems. It is found that the extended RPM predicts the experimental reactivity satisfactorily. The most important finding of this paper is that the empirical constants in the extended RPM correlate well with catalyst loadings on coal.     

Gasification of woody biomass char with CO2: The catalytic effects of K and Ca species on char gasification reactivity

The effects of alkali and alkaline earth metals such as potassium (K) and calcium (Ca) on CO₂ gasification reactivity of Japanese cypress (hinoki) char under various temperatures (1123-1223 K) and CO₂ concentration (20-80 vol.%) were studied using thermal gravimetric analysis. The presence of K and Ca compounds in char improved the reactivity of hinoki char for CO₂ gasification catalytically. It was also confirmed that K and Ca compounds can be supported on char to exhibit an enhanced catalytic effect during CO₂ gasification of K-char and Ca-char. The char gasification rate increased with the increase of CO₂ concentration at higher temperatures (1173-1223 K), however at lower temperature (1123 K) the gasification rate decreased at 80% CO₂. The retardation of char gasification rate at higher CO₂ concentration is caused by the inhibition effect of CO: CO is disproportionated on alkali metal catalysts to CO₂ and carbon, and affected the CO₂ gasification rate. The dependence of char gasification rate on reaction temperature yielded a straight line in an Arrhenius-type plot which indicated that there was no significant change in the gasification mechanism in the temperature range of 1123-1223 K.     

Catalytic activity of calcium for lignite char gasification in various atmospheres

Gasification rates of a Texas lignite char, having calcium contents varying from 1.1 to 12.9 wt%, were measured in air, steam, CO₂, and H₂. Gasification rates increased rectilinearly with increase in calcium loading. The chemisorption of CO₂ at 298 K on the CaO present on the char surface was used to determine CaO particle dispersion. Knowing this dispersion, specific activities of calcium as a catalyst for the gasification reactions were calculated. The spread in specific activities in different atmospheres is large, it being a maximum when the char-air reaction is compared with the char -H₂ reaction.     

金属氧化物对生物质半焦气化特性和反应动力学影响

为测试生物质半焦中金属氧化物的催化作用,本研究利用热重分析仪比较脱灰半焦(ALC)及负载金属氧化物半焦(ALC-K2O, ALC-Na2O, ALC-CaO, ALC-Fe2O3, ALC-MgO)的气化特性,并进行动力学计算。为提高结果准确性,采用等温和非等温实验方法,并利用分布活化能模型(DAEM)和Flynn-Wall-Ozawa (FWO)等转化率法求算动力学。结果表明,金属氧化物对半焦催化效果有明显差异。等温条件下,其气化活性依次为ALC-K2O>ALC-Na2O>ALC-CaO>ALC-Fe2O3>ALC-MgO>ALC。非等温条件下,相同升温速率下,各半焦的特征汽化温度(初始温度、最大速率下温度、结束温度)由小到大依次为ALC-K2O, ALC-Na2O, ALC-CaO, ALC-Fe2O3, ALC-MgO, ALC,低特征反应温度表明其高反应活性。动力学分析发现,无论是等温还是非等温气化,活化能数据依次为ALC-K2O相似文献   

On the intrinsic reaction rate of biomass char gasification with carbon dioxide and steam

The gasification of beech wood char and oil palm shell char with carbon dioxide and steam was studied. To avoid heat and mass transport limitations during gasification, the amount of char, particle size and flow rate were varied in isothermal experiments. A rate expression of the Langmuir–Hinshelwood-type was applied to match the experimental data at different partial pressures and reaction temperatures in the intrinsic regime. Furthermore, the reactive surface area (RSA) of the biomass chars was determined as a function of the degree of conversion by the temperature-programmed desorption technique (TPD). The results show that the reaction rate is in general proportional to the RSA. The surface related reaction rates for the studied biomass chars are comparable to surface related reaction rates for coal chars at similar reaction temperatures.     

Effect of catalyst on coal char structure and its role in catalytic coal gasification

The structure of the coal chars with and without catalyst was characterized using X-ray diffraction and laser Raman techniques. The catalyst changes the structure of the organic unit in coal char. The mechanism by which the catalyst affects the structure of coal char in pyrolysis was investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. For the first time, the direct evidence of electron transfer in catalyst–coal interactions was obtained, and a K-Char intermediate forms. This makes it easier for H₂O to attack the K-Char intermediate, thus increasing the gasification reactivity of coal char.     

Reactivity and structural change of coal char during steam gasification

This study is intended to clarify the relationship among the reactivity of coal char with steam, structural change in residual carbon, and ash behavior. Steam gasification of various coal chars and demineralized chars was carried out in a fixed-bed reactor. After gasification, the reacted char was analyzed using laser raman spectroscope (LRS), and scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscope (SEM/EDX) mapping. Results of SEM images and EDX-mappings revealed that novel parallel analysis of cross correlation between EDX-mapping and LRS-mapping was found to be very effective for the comprehensive evaluation of ash behavior and carbonaceous structure. As the gasification reaction proceeds, the reactivity of the char was varied; existence of Si and Al seemed to suffocate the char reactivity.     

Volatilisation and catalytic effects of alkali and alkaline earth metallic species during the pyrolysis and gasification of Victorian brown coal. Part VII. Raman spectroscopic study on the changes in char structure during the catalytic gasification in air

FT-IR/Raman spectroscopies have been used to identify the structural features of Victorian brown coal chars during the gasification in air at 400 °C. The deconvolution of the Raman spectra has allowed us to identify the main structural sites in char where preferential reaction with O₂ takes place. The presence of Na and Ca catalysts is shown to alter the reaction pathways between char and O₂. In the absence of a catalyst, the O-containing functional groups formed in char during gasification were closely associated with the aromatic structure and thus tended to loosen the aromatic structure. The non-catalysed gasification was slow and took place on some specific (especially sp³-rich or sp²–sp³ mixture) sites distributed throughout the char. In the presence of a catalyst (Na or Ca), the O-containing functional groups were not closely associated with the main aromatic structure throughout the char. The catalytic gasification reactions were localised on the sites associated with the catalysts. The preferential removal of smaller aromatic ring systems and the persistence of cross-linking structures in the presence of a catalyst mean that the large aromatic ring systems were increasingly concentrated with little flexibility, affecting the dispersion of catalyst.     

胜利褐煤负载镍生物质气化催化剂实验研究

为获得较低温度下生物质焦油高效裂解气化的廉价型催化剂,基于褐煤富含含氧官能团特点,通过离子交换法将镍负载到胜利褐煤上制备褐煤负载镍催化剂(Ni/SLC)。研究了溶液p H值和炭化温度对催化剂物理化学性质的影响,得到Ni/SLC催化剂最佳制备条件,最后在两段式移动床石英反应器中将催化剂用于玉米芯挥发分的催化气化,研究了催化剂对生成气产量和碳平衡的影响。结果表明:p H值为11,炭化温度为650℃时制备的Ni/SLC比表面积最大达到266.3 m2/g,镍微晶尺寸较小为5.0 nm。催化气化实验表明:650℃下Ni/SLC催化剂具有高的焦油裂解活性,气体产量高达43.9 mmol/g,相当于无催化实验气体总产量的3.3倍;水蒸气气化可将热解焦油完全气化,气体产量为85.1 mmol/g,H2产量高达61.9 mmol/g,占气体总量的72.7%,说明Ni/SLC催化剂可作为生物质催化气化制氢的潜在催化剂。     

An investigation of alumina-supported catalysts for the selective catalytic oxidation of ammonia in biomass gasification

Alumina-supported catalysts containing different transition metals (Ni, Cu, Cr, Mn, Fe and Co) were prepared and tested for their activity in the selective oxidation of ammonia reaction at high temperatures (between 700 and 900 °C) using a synthetic gasification gas mixture. The catalysts were also characterised for their acidic properties by infrared studies of pyridine and ammonia adsorption and reaction/desorption. The Ni/Al₂O₃ and Cr/Al₂O₃ catalyst displayed the highest selective catalytic oxidation (SCO) activity in that temperature range with excellent N₂ selectivities. FT-IR studies of adsorbed pyridine and NH₃ indicate that Lewis acid sites dominate and that NH₃ adsorption on these sites is likely to be the first step in the SCO reaction. FT-IR studies on less active catalysts, particularly on Cu/Al₂O₃ allowed the detection of oxidation intermediates, amide (NH₂), and possibly hydrazine and imido and nitroxyl species. The amide and hydrazine intermediate gives credence to a proposed SCO mechanism involving a hydrazine intermediate, while the proposed imide, =N–H, and/or nitroxyl, HNO species could be intermediates in incomplete oxidation of NH₃ to N₂O.     

A kinetics study on catalytic and non-catalytic steam gasification of biomass

An experimental study on catalytic and non-catalytic steam-gasification of sawdust has been conducted in a microsystem by exposing a small quantity (about 1 g) of sawdust to flash pyrolysis in an atmosphere of steam in the temperature range of 350 to 650°C. The results have been evaluated on the basis of loss of weight of sawdust and a detailed gas analysis through Orsat analyser and gas chromatograph. From the rate of gas evolution, i.e. volume fraction of gas collected with time, kinetic analysis was attempted through appropriate solid—gas-reaction models. Results of this analysis has been reported in the present paper.     

Characterization and catalytic gasification of the aqueous by-product from vacuum pyrolysis of biomass

Spruce wood residues were treated in a vacuum pyrolysis Process Development Unit with a throughput capacity of 28 kg/h. Two aqueous phase condensate samples with COD concentration varying between 190 and 255 g/L were produced and sequentially extracted with dichloromethane and ethylacetate solvents. The soluble organic matter was composed of acidic, phenolic, alcoholic and ketonic compounds. The insoluble fraction was sequentially distilled at 100 and 110°C under atmospheric pressure. Mainly water was recovered in the first distillate, while the second distillate contained 30.4% formic and acetic acids, 69.4% water and 0.2% residual organic compounds. The distillation residue was rich in oxygen and was essentially insoluble in any organic solvent. The two aqueous phase pyroligneous samples were treated in Bat-telle's Thermochemical Environmental Energy System (TEESr?), a registered service mark of Onsite*Ofsite, Inc. of Duarte, California, U.S.A. The results of the tests showed that similar results were obtained with either feedstock. In batch tests a COD reduction of 99% was achieved. The product gas composition was typically about 49% methane, 5% hydrogen, 1 % ethane and 45% carbon dioxide. Tests in a continuous stirred-tank reactor produced reproducible data which can be used for process scale-up. Catalyst lifetime was identified as needing further improvement. The preliminary results demonstrated the technical feasibility of the catalytic gasification process as a useful step in the recovery of energy from the secondary condensate stream and the cleanup of the by-product water from vacuum pyrolysis of wood.     

Nature,activity and stability of active sites during alkali metal carbonate-catalysed gasification reactions of coal char

The activity pattern of potassium carbonate-containing coal char during gasification with low pressures of steam, is shown to consist of at least three stages of activity. The relative importance of these stages, that occur at different burn-off levels, is influenced by the pretreatment temperature, the catalyst loading and the sequence of catalyst addition and coal pyrolysis. An explanation for this is given, based on the assumption of three processes occurring simultaneously during pretreatment: oxygen retention by potassium, intercalation of potassium and potassium carbonate crystallization. Comparison with activated carbon results supports the interpretation of the results. It follows that the maximum activity of alkali metals correlates with the oxygen content of carbon and that intercalation depends on the degree of graphitization of carbon.