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Title:

Tar/CH₄ Reforming by Catalytic Bed Materials in a Biomass Fluidised Bed Gasifier

Author(s):

Göransson, K., Söderlind, U., Zhang, W.

Document(s):

Abstract:

A study on in¬bed catalytic material reforming of tar/methane (CH4) has been performed in the 150 kW allothermal biomass gasifier at Mid Sweden University (MIUN). The MIUN gasifier, built for research on synthetic fuel production, is a dual fluidised bed gasifier (DFBG). The syngas for automotive fuels synthesis has a strict specification of impurities. The biggest challenge for biomass fluidised¬bed gasification is the reforming of tars and CH4. Internal reforming should be considered before downstream reforming. The MIUN gasifier has a unique design suitable for in¬bed tar/CH4 catalytic reforming and continuously internal regeneration of the reactive bed material. The experimental tests are carried out in three cases: 1) basic condition with silica sand (no catalytic activity), 2) calcinated olivine, and 3) Fe¬impregnated olivine (10%wtFe/Olivine Catalyst). The measurement results have been evaluated by comparing tar/CH4 content in the syngas from the gasifier operated under different operation conditions. These results in BFB mode have initiated the ongoing investigations of the catalytic effects and regeneration in DFB mode. It can be concluded that the Fe¬impregnated olivine showed a surprising low reactivity for tar and CH4 reforming in the BFB model.

Keywords:

biomass gasification, fluidized bed, syngas cleaning, tar catalytic reduction

Topic:

R&D on Biomass Conversion Technologies for Heating, Electricity and Chemicals

Subtopic:

Gasification for synthesis gas production

Event:

20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition

Session:

2CO.10.5

Pages:

915 - 918

ISBN:

978-88-89407-54-7

Paper DOI:

10.5071/20thEUBCE2012-2CO.10.5

Price:

FREE