scholarly journals Co3O4 nanoparticles as oxygen carriers for chemical looping combustion: A materials characterization approach to understanding oxygen carrier performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 319 ◽  
pp. 279-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayder A. Alalwan ◽  
David M. Cwiertny ◽  
Vicki H. Grassian
2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rutuja Bhoje ◽  
Ganesh R. Kale ◽  
Nitin Labhsetwar ◽  
Sonali Borkhade

Methane is a reliable and an abundantly available energy source occurring in nature as natural gas, biogas, landfill gas, and so forth. Clean energy generation using methane can be accomplished by using chemical looping combustion. This theoretical study for chemical looping combustion of methane was done to consider some key technology development points to help the process engineer choose the right oxygen carrier and process conditions. Combined maximum product (H2O + CO2) generation, weight of the oxygen carrier, net enthalpy of CLC process, byproduct formation, CO2emission from the air reactor, and net energy obtainable per unit weight (gram) of oxygen carrier in chemical looping combustion can be important parameters for CLC operation. Carbon formed in the fuel reactor was oxidised in the air reactor and that increased the net energy obtainable from the CLC process but resulted in CO2emission from the air reactor. Use of CaSO4as oxygen carrier generated maximum energy (−5.3657 kJ, 800°C) per gram of oxygen carrier used in the CLC process and was found to be the best oxygen carrier for methane CLC. Such a model study can be useful to identify the potential oxygen carriers for different fuel CLC systems.


2006 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 93-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Johansson ◽  
Tobias Mattisson ◽  
Anders Lyngfelt

Chemical-looping combustion is a combustion technology with inherent separation of the greenhouse gas CO2. This technique involves combustion of fossil fuels by means of an oxygen carrier which transfers oxygen from the air to the fuel. In this manner a decrease in efficiency is avoided for the energy demanding separation of CO2 from the rest of the flue gases. Results from fifty oxygen carriers based on iron-, manganese- and nickel oxides on different inert materials are compared. The particles were prepared using freeze granulation, sintered at different temperatures and sieved to a size 125-180 mm. To simulate the environment the particles would be exposed to in a chemical-looping combustor, reactivity tests under alternating oxidizing and reducing conditions were performed in a laboratory fluidized bed-reactor of quartz. Reduction was performed in 50% CH4/50% H2O while the oxidation was carried out in 5% O2 in nitrogen. In general nickel particles are the most reactive, followed by manganese. Iron particles are harder but have a lower reactivity. An increase in sintering temperatures normally leads to an increase in strength and decrease in reactivity. Several particles investigated display a combination of high reactivity and strength as well as good fluidization behavior, and are feasible for use as oxygen carriers in chemical-looping combustion.


2012 ◽  
Vol 550-553 ◽  
pp. 974-978
Author(s):  
Wen Yan Li ◽  
Xing Lei Liu ◽  
Qiu Luan Chen ◽  
Feng Ming Chu

Chemical-looping combustion (CLC) is a novel technology, which has inherent property of separating the greenhouse gas CO2, which uses oxygen carriers to transfer oxygen for combustion from air to fuel. The reactivity of Fe2O3/Al2O3 oxygen carrier was assessed by measuring their ability to oxidize CO. The kinetics and mechanism of oxygen carrier have been studied by TG and DTG techniques. The kinetic mechanism function of the reaction between Fe2O3/Al2O3 and CO has been built using the Coats-Redfern equation.


Author(s):  
Chang Jing ◽  
Cui Dejie

Chemical-looping combustion (CLC) is a promising technology to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) inherently and conveniently without the additional apparatus. At present, for some metal oxide oxygen carriers, the high costs and the positive hazards to the environment inhibit the developing of CLC systems. The feasibility of using CaSO4 oxygen carrier in the CLC system is studied in this paper. Through the thermodynamic analysis, the carbon deposition and the sulfur evolution are studied in the reaction between CaSO4 and a typical syngas. In addition, providing that hydrogen (H2) is fed as the gaseous fuel in the CLC system, the kinetic analysis is investigated on the reduction of CaSO4 by H2 and the oxidation of calcium sulfide (CaS) by oxygen (O2) through the thermo-gravimetric apparatus (TGA). The kinetic models are built on the reduction and the oxidation of the oxygen carrier. The results calculated from the models agree well with the experimental data. Finally, the possible reaction mechanisms for the reduction and the oxidation are explored.


2013 ◽  
Vol 316-317 ◽  
pp. 99-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Luo ◽  
Shu Zhong Wang ◽  
Long Fei Wang

Chemical-looping combustion (CLC) is a new method for the combustion of fuels with inherent separation of carbon dioxide, which can simultaneously improve combustion efficiency and reduce environmental pollution. Since solid coal is considerably more abundant than natural gas, it would be highly advantageous if the CLC process could be adapted for solid fuels. The present review introduces the technical approaches for the solid fuels CLC process, and the existing technical problems in solid fuels CLC are discussed. The demands in oxygen carriers of chemical looping combustion for solid fuels are analyzed, and the recent advances in metal oxides oxygen carriers (Cu-, Ni- and Fe-based) and calcium based oxygen carrier are summarized. The recent advances in reactor design are outlined. The main problems in reactor deign are mentioned and the relative measures are pointed.


2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
He Fang ◽  
Li Haibin ◽  
Zhao Zengli

Chemical-looping combustion (CLC) is a novel combustion technology with inherent separation of greenhouseCO2. Extensive research has been performed on CLC in the last decade with respect to oxygen carrier development, reaction kinetics, reactor design, system efficiencies, and prototype testing. Transition metal oxides, such as Ni, Fe, Cu, and Mn oxides, were reported as reactive species in the oxygen carrier particles. Ni-based oxygen carriers exhibited the best reactivity and stability during multiredox cycles. The performance of the oxygen carriers can be improved by changing preparation method or by making mixedoxides. The CLC has been demonstrated successfully in continuously operated prototype reactors based on interconnected fluidized-bed system in the size range of 0.3–50 kW. High fuel conversion rates and almost 100%  CO2capture efficiencies were obtained. The CLC system with two interconnected fluidized-bed reactors was considered the most suitable reactor design. Development of oxygen carriers with excellent reactivity and stability is still one of the challenges for CLC in the near future. Experiences of building and operating the large-scale CLC systems are needed before this technology is used commercially. Chemical-looping reforming (CLR) and chemical-looping hydrogen (CLH) are novel chemical-looping techniques to produce synthesis gas and hydrogen deserving more attention and research.


2014 ◽  
Vol 986-987 ◽  
pp. 72-75
Author(s):  
Qu Li ◽  
Chang Feng Lin ◽  
Jun Jiao Zhang ◽  
Wei Liang Cheng ◽  
Wu Qin

Reaction activities of Ni-doped and Cu-doped Fe2O3 oxygen carriers (OCs) with CO were investigated using thermo gravimetric (TG-DTG).The structures of the prepared OC were characterized by X-ray diffract meter (XRD).TG-DTG investigations indicated that rational Ni and Cu doping could efficiently enhance the reactivity of Fe-base oxygen carrier for oxidizing CO under different conditions. And Fe-based OC doped with 20 wt. % Ni can realize the highest reactivity.


Author(s):  
Atal B. Harichandan ◽  
Tariq Shamim

The hydrodynamics of fuel reactor in a chemical looping combustion (CLC) system has been analyzed by using a multiphase CFD-based model with solid-gas interactions and chemical reactions. In this paper, the fuel reactors of two CLC systems are numerically simulated independently by using hydrogen with calcium sulfide as oxygen carrier, and methane with nickel as oxygen carrier in similar conditions. Kinetic theory of granular flow has been adopted. Conservation of mass, momentum and species equations, and reaction kinetics of oxygen carriers are used for the numerical calculation. The present results obtained are in good agreement with the experimental and numerical results available in open literature. The bubble hydrodynamics in both the fuel reactors are analyzed. The salient features of bubble formation, rise and burst are prominent in hydrogen-fueled reactor as compared to methane-fueled reactor. The fuel conversion rate is found to be larger in the case of hydrogen-fueled reactor.


2013 ◽  
Vol 724-725 ◽  
pp. 1145-1149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zi Song Liu ◽  
Yong Gang Wei ◽  
Kong Zhai Li ◽  
Hua Wang ◽  
Xing Zhu ◽  
...  

60wt%Fe2O3/Al2O3oxygen carriers were prepared by different methods and characterized by means of XRD, H2-TPR, infrared gas analyzer. The effects of preparation methods on the structure and activity of Fe2O3/Al2O3oxygen carriers for chemical looping combustion of methane were also investigated. The factors on the selectivity of CO2in the chemical looping combustion process at different reaction temperatures were discussed. Methane can be quickly converted to CO2and H2O with high selectivity at 850°C for 15 min. After redox cycling in alternant methane/air atmosphere for 30 times, the formation of CO2was enhanced, indicating higher activity of oxygen carrier after the redox experiment.


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