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An experimental study of steam gasification of biomass over precalcined copper slag catalysts

  • Kunming University of Science and Technology

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Abstract

Biomass gasification was separated from catalytic pyrolysis in a two-stage fixed bed reactor with precalcined copper slag catalysts placed in a secondary reactor. The effects of gasification temperature (720-950°C), steam to biomass (S/B) mass ratio (0-2g/g), precalcined copper slag to biomass (C/B) mass ratio (0-2g/g) and copper slag precalcined at different temperatures (800-1000°C) on characteristics of biomass gasification were investigated. The experimental results show that the increase of gasification temperature, S/B mass ratio, C/B mass ratio and precalcination temperature are all favorable for raising gasification efficiency and enhancing the H2 production. With copper slag precalcined at 1000°C for 5 hours as catalyst under the experimental conditions examined, the H2 content, the hydrogen yield, the gas yield and the gasification efficiency reach the maximum of 59.16%, 0.72 Nm3/kg, 1.22 Nm3/kg and 77.56%,respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Chemical, Material and Metallurgical Engineering
Pages479-489
Number of pages11
Edition1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event2012 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Material and Metallurgical Engineering, ICCMME 2012 - Kunming, China
Duration: 15 Dec 201216 Dec 2012

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Number1
Volume634-638
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2012 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Material and Metallurgical Engineering, ICCMME 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityKunming
Period15/12/1216/12/12

Keywords

  • Biomass
  • Catalytic gasification
  • Copper slag
  • Gas production
  • Steam

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