Title:
Tackling Cardoon Agglomeration During Fluidized Bed Gasification
Author(s):
Christodoulou, C., Tsekos, C., Tsalidis, G., Fantini, M., Panopoulos, K.D., de Jong, W., Kakaras, E.
Document(s):
Paper
Slide presentation
Abstract:
Few tests have been c carried out in order to evaluate the use of cardoon in gasific cation and combustion applications most of the researcher rs dealt with agglomeration problems. The aim of this worrk is to deal with the agglomeration problem and to pres sent a solution for the utilization of this biofuel at a near industrial application scale. For this reason, two experimennts were conducted, one in TU Delft and one in CERTH (Ce entre for Research and Technology Hellas), using as fuel c cardoon and 50% w/w cardoon blended with 50% w/w gi iant reed respectively. Both experimental campaigns were e carried out in similar atmospheric circulating fluidized be ed gasifiers. The only difference, apart from feedstock, w was the gasification medium. The oxidizing agent at TUD’’s run was O2/steam, whereas CERTH’s tests used air, re espectively. When experiments with the cardoon 50% w/w --giant reed 50% w/w blend were performed no agglomerraation problems were presented. Consequently, gasification could be achieved in higher temperature than that of pure cardoon which led to the reduction of tar concentration.
Keywords:
agglomeration, fluidized bed, feedstock
Topic:
Biomass Conversion Technologies for Heating, Cooling and Electricity
Subtopic:
Gasification for power, CHP and polygeneration
Event:
22nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
2BO.1.5
Pages:
448 - 457
ISBN:
978-88-89407-52-3
Paper DOI:
10.5071/22ndEUBCE2014-2BO.1.5
Price:
FREE
