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Two-Stage Dry Reforming Process for Biomass Gasification: Product Characteristics and Energy Analysis

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  • Yang Gao

    (School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China)

  • Huaqing Xie

    (School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
    Institute for Frontier Technologies of Low-Carbon Steelmaking, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
    Liaoning Province Engineering Research Center for Technologies of Low-Carbon Steelmaking, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China)

  • Zhenyu Yu

    (School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China)

  • Mengxin Qin

    (School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China)

  • Zhenguo Wu

    (School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China)

  • Panlei Wang

    (School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
    State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Xi Zhao

    (School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China)

  • Shiyi Zhang

    (School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China)

Abstract

The utilization of biomass can not only alleviate the energy crisis but also reduce the pollution of fossil fuels to the environment. Biomass gasification is one of the main utilization methods, which can effectively convert biomass into high-value and wide-use gasification gas. However, this process inevitably produces the by-product tar, which affects the yield of syngas. In order to solve this problem, a two-stage process combining biomass pyrolysis and CO 2 catalytic reforming is proposed in this paper, which is used to prepare high calorific value syngas rich in H 2 and CO and reduce the by-product tar of biomass gasification while realizing the resource utilization of CO 2 . The effects of the reforming temperature and CO 2 /C ratio on the gas yield and calorific value of biomass were investigated by catalytic gasification reforming device, and the system energy consumption was analyzed. With the increase of reforming temperature, the yield of CO increased, and the yield of H 2 and the calorific value of gas increased first and then decreased. Increasing the CO 2 /C ratio within a proper range is beneficial to the formation of syngas. When the reforming temperature is 900 °C and the CO 2 /C ratio is 1, syngas with a high gas calorific value is obtained, which of is 2.75 MJ/kg is obtained. At this time, the yield of H 2 and CO reached the maximums, which were 0.46 Nm 3 /kg and 0.28 Nm 3 /kg, respectively. Under these conditions, the total energy consumption of the system is 0.68 MJ/kg, slightly more than 0, and does not require too much external heat.

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  • Yang Gao & Huaqing Xie & Zhenyu Yu & Mengxin Qin & Zhenguo Wu & Panlei Wang & Xi Zhao & Shiyi Zhang, 2023. "Two-Stage Dry Reforming Process for Biomass Gasification: Product Characteristics and Energy Analysis," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(12), pages 1-13, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:12:p:4783-:d:1173779
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