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Effect of fresh bed materials on alkali release and thermogravimetric behavior during straw gasification
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
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2023 (English)In: Fuel, ISSN 0016-2361, E-ISSN 1873-7153, Vol. 336, article id 127143Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Alkali-associated problems are key issues for the efficient use of straw that is available as a major renewable energy resource worldwide. The effects of six bed materials commonly used in fluidized bed reactors on straw pyrolysis and char gasification were evaluated using online monitoring of alkali release and thermogravimetric analysis. Scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy was used to determine the elemental composition of the char surface. In the straw pyrolysis stage, alkali release is reduced by the addition of dolomite and silica due to alkali adsorption on the bed materials, and enhanced by the addition of alumina because of its high sodium content. In the char gasification stage, silica, sea sand, olivine, and ilmenite reduce the char reactivity and alkali release, which is attributed to transfer of Si and Ti from the bed materials to the char and reaction with alkali to form stable and catalytically inactive compounds. Alumina also reduces the char conversion rate by transfer of Al to the char and formation of K-Al-Si and Ca-Al-Si compounds, while alkali release from the straw and alumina blend remains high due to the high Na content in alumina. Dolomite initially appears to increase the char gasification reactivity, but the results are affected by conversion of volatile matter that deposited on the dolomite in the straw pyrolysis stage. Dolomite also significantly increases the alkali release, which is attributed to Ca reactions with aluminosilicate compounds that allow potassium to remain in volatile form. Fresh bed materials are concluded to have significant effects on straw conversion depending on their chemical composition, and the results can contribute to the understanding required for efficient use of straw in commercial applications of biomass thermochemical conversion. 

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2023. Vol. 336, article id 127143
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Alkali, Bed material, Gasification, Pyrolysis, Straw, Surface ionization detector
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Energy Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-46748DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.127143ISI: 000906234800001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85144039987OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-46748DiVA, id: diva2:1722655
Available from: 2022-12-30 Created: 2022-12-30 Last updated: 2023-01-19Bibliographically approved

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