Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 100, Issue 23, Pages 6045-6051Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.06.041
Keywords
Biomass; Char; Gasification; Pyrolysis; Tar
Funding
- UK EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) SuperGen Biomass and Biofuel Consortium
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/E039995/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- Natural Environment Research Council [tynd10001] Funding Source: researchfish
- EPSRC [EP/E039995/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- NERC [tynd10001] Funding Source: UKRI
- National Research Foundation of Korea [과C6A1804] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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The behaviour of pyrolysis vapours over char was investigated in order to maximise tar conversion for the development of a new fixed bed gasifier. Wood samples were decomposed at a typical pyrolysis temperature (500 degrees C) and the pyrolysis vapours were then passed directly through a tar cracking zone in a tubular reactor. The product yields and properties of the condensable phases and non-condensable gases were studied for different bed lengths of char (0-450 mm), temperatures (500-800 degrees C), particle sizes (10 and 15 mm) and nitrogen purge rates (1.84-14.70 mm/s). The carbon in the condensable phases showed about 66% reduction by a 300 mm long char section at 800 degrees C, compared to that for pyrolysis at 500 degrees C. The amount of heavy condensable phase decreased with increasing temperature from about 18.4 wt% of the biomass input at 500 degrees C to 8.0 wt% at 800 degrees C, forming CO, H-2 and other light molecules. The main mode of tar conversion was found to be in the vapour phase when compared to the results without the presence of char. The composition of the heavy condensable phase was simplified into much fewer secondary and tertiary tar components at 800 degrees C. Additional measures were required to maximise the heterogeneous effect of char for tar reduction. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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