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AAEM Species Migration/Transformation during Co-Combustion of Carbonaceous Feedstocks and Synergy Behavior on Co-Combustion Reactivity: A Critical Review

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  • Yue Jiao

    (Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China)

  • Lina Tian

    (Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China)

  • Shu Yu

    (Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China)

  • Xudong Song

    (State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China)

  • Zhiliang Wu

    (Discipline of Chemical Engineering, Western Australian School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia)

  • Juntao Wei

    (Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
    State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
    Marssenger Kitchenware Co., Ltd., Jiaxing 314400, China)

  • Jie Xu

    (Laboratory of Reaction and Separation Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China)

Abstract

Co-combustion is a crucial route for the high-efficiency utilization and clean conversion of different carbonaceous feedstocks (biomass, coal, petroleum coke, etc.). The migration and transformation of alkali and alkaline earth metals (AAEMs) are not only related to ash-related issues in actual application, but also directly affect the reaction behavior of binary particles during co-conversion. This review paper summarizes research progress in the detection methods (online and offline) and influencing factors (feedstock type, feedstock blending ratio, reaction temperature, reaction time) of AAEMs migration and transformation during the co-combustion of carbonaceous feedstocks. Furthermore, it provides a detailed summary of research progress on factors (feedstock blending ratio, heating rate, etc.) influencing the co-combustion reactivity of carbonaceous feedstocks, synergy behavior, and its mechanisms. The influence of feedstock type on AAEMs migration and transformation during co-combustion is mainly related to the composition categories, chemical forms and contents of intrinsic mineral in binary feedstocks. The increase in the combustion temperature will intensify the release of inherent AAEMs in carbonaceous feedstocks, and promote AAEM deactivation. For high K and Cl-containing biomass, a higher biomass proportion in blends would result in more AAEMs release during the co-combustion process. Conversely, an increase in coal proportion in blends will directly favor the reduction or inhibition of AAEMs release. Synergy behavior during co-pyrolysis and subsequent char co-combustion is usually presented as an inhibition effect and an synergistic effect, respectively. The synergistic mechanisms of carbonaceous feedstock co-combustion reactions can be divided into two categories: non-catalytic synergistic mechanisms related to the excitation and migration of biomass-based free radicals and catalytic synergistic mechanisms related to biomass-based AAEMs catalysis. Additionally, future research prospects are also proposed based on the systematic review.

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  • Yue Jiao & Lina Tian & Shu Yu & Xudong Song & Zhiliang Wu & Juntao Wei & Jie Xu, 2023. "AAEM Species Migration/Transformation during Co-Combustion of Carbonaceous Feedstocks and Synergy Behavior on Co-Combustion Reactivity: A Critical Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(22), pages 1-17, November.
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