CO2 as moderator for biomass gasification

M. Pohořelý* (Corresponding Author), M. Jeremiáš, K. Svoboda, P. Kameníková, S. Skoblia (Corresponding Author), Z. Beňo

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Abstract

Biomass can be converted into gaseous fuel by high-temperature reactions with a gasifying agent. The gasifying agent consists, in most cases, of oxygen and of a moderator, which is usually water vapour. Here we show that waste CO2 can be used instead of, or together with, water vapour to moderate the process of biomass gasification in a catalytic fluidized bed of dolomitic limestone. Such use of CO2 increased substantially the carbon and energy conversion efficiency and decreased the amount of tars in the produced gas.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)198-205
Number of pages8
JournalFuel
Volume117
Issue numberPART A
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

The authors appreciate the financial support from EU Research Fund for Coal and Steel , Grant RFCR-CT-2010-0009 ‘Fecundus’, The support of Ministry for Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic , Projects No. 7C11009, 6046137304 and specific university research Projects Nos. 20/2013, 21/2012, 21/2011 and 21/2010.

Keywords

  • Catalyst
  • Dolomite
  • Fluidized bed
  • Limestone
  • Primary measures

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