Formation and behaviour of nitrogen compounds in an IGCC process

Jukka Leppälahti

doi:10.1016/0960-8524(93)90055-G

Formation and behaviour of nitrogen compounds in an IGCC process

Jukka Leppälahti

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

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A summary of the latest available information on the formation and decomposition of nitrogen compounds in gasification, hot-gas cleaning, and gas combustion is presented. When nitrogenous fuels are gasified, nitrogen compounds are formed in gas from fuel nitrogen. In pressurized high-temperature fluidized-bed and entrained-bed gasifiers, NH₃ is the primary nitrogen compound. Very little HCN is formed in these types of gasifier. The most important factors correlating with the NH₃ content of the gas seem to be gas temperature and fuel quality. The NH₃ content of the gas can be reduced by catalysts or by feeding oxidizers to the gas. CH₄ reduces the decomposition rate of NH₃.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	65-70
Journal	Bioresource Technology
Volume	46
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0960-8524(93)90055-G
Publication status	Published - 1993
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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