Fluidized bed gasification of coal-oil and coal-water-oil slurries by a gas containing CO2-oxygen mixture

Karel Svoboda*, Michael Pohořelý, Michal Jeremiáš, Petra Kameníková, Siarhei Skoblja, Michal Šyc

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Abstract

Laboratory fluidized bed (FB) gasification of coal-vegetable oil slurries (COS) with 50 mass % of coal by CO2-O2 mixtures (ER ≈ 0.2, CO2/dry fuel mass ratio = 1 - 2.4) at temperatures around 850 - 900 oC produced fuel gas with LHV values about 8 - 12 MJ/kg fuel. Composition of producer gas was studied by GC (major and minor gas components). The yield of heavier tar components (excluding BTX) exceeds 20 g tar/kg of dry German (lignite) coal and 36 g tar/kg of dry Polish bituminous coal. FB gasification of coal-oil in water emulsion slurry (COWS) prepared from the Polish coal and containing 47 mass % of coal, 40 mass % of water and 12 mass % of vegetable oil by CO2-O2 mixtures at similar operating conditions moderately reduces heating value (LHV) of dry, N2 free producer gas in comparison with gasification of COS, elevates H2 concentrations and substantially reduces yield of tar. Excessive entrainment of char particles from the FB can be solved by recirculation (circulating FB gasification).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)211-216
Number of pages6
JournalChemical Engineering Transactions
Volume21
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication

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