Journal
FUEL
Volume 311, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2021.122551
Keywords
Oxygen carrier; Oxygen Carrier Aided Combustion (OCAC); Ilmenite; Municipal solid waste (MSW); X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS); Thermodynamic equilibrium calculation
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- Formas
- Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning [2017-01095]
- Swedish Energy Agency [46450-1]
- Improbed AB
- Formas [2017-01095] Funding Source: Formas
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Oxygen Carrier Aided Combustion (OCAC) is a novel approach for burning waste in a fluidized bed. This study analyzed solid samples from an industrial OCAC application using municipal solid waste and ilmenite as the oxygen carrier. The presence of oxygen carriers was found to influence the ash chemistry and the distribution of elements throughout the particle cross-section. The results provide valuable insights into the solid-state chemistry and fate of important elements.
Oxygen Carrier Aided Combustion is a novel fluidized bed concept for burning waste. This study analyzed solid samples from an industrial OCAC application using municipal solid waste and the oxygen carrier ilmenite. The presence of oxygen carriers impacts the ash chemistry, which can influence corrosion and ash characteristics. By investigating samples obtained from industrial applications, unique and highly relevant information on the solid-state chemistry and the fate of important elements can be obtained. In total, 20 bottom ashes and 17 fly ashes were sampled over a period of 38 days. In a preceding study, the surface interaction between ilmenite and Zn, Cu and Pb was investigated. In this paper, the distribution of these elements throughout the particle cross-section and the influence of residence time has been studied using XRD, SEM-EDX and XPS. The results show that Zn is incorporated in the Fe-rich ash layer over time in the form of Zn ferrites, while Cu accumulates inside the ilmenite particles with time, and Cr is enriched in the magnetically separated bottom ash. Low concentrations of Pb were detected in the bottom ashes, suggesting that a significant part is released in the gas phase. The influence of temperature, bed material and reduction potential were evaluated using multicomponent, multiphase equilibrium calculations. It is shown that an ilmenite bed is less prone to form melts in comparison to a bed of silica sand and that the addition of sulfur could decrease the volatilization of Pb.
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