Vol. 35 No. 2 (2022): Revista ION
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Catalytic and Autothermal Gasification of Biomass Waste at Bench Scale: Construction and Optimization.

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  • Lina Garcia Peña,
  • Misael Cordoba Arroyo,
  • Liza Dosso,
  • Carlos Roman Vera,
  • Juan Carlos Casas Zapata,
  • Alfonso Enrique Ramírez Sanabria,
  • Mariana Busto,
  • Juan Badano
Misael Cordoba Arroyo
Instituto de Investigaciones en catálisis y petroquímica
Liza Dosso
Instituto de Investigaciones en Catálisis y Petroquímica (INCAPE)
Carlos Roman Vera
Instituto de Investigaciones en Catálisis y Petroquímica (INCAPE)
Juan Carlos Casas Zapata
Instituto de Investigaciones en Catálisis y Petroquímica (INCAPE)
Alfonso Enrique Ramírez Sanabria
Grupo de Catálisis, Departamento De Química, Universidad Del Cauca
Mariana Busto
Instituto de Investigaciones en Catálisis y Petroquímica (INCAPE)
Juan Badano
Instituto de Investigaciones en Catálisis y Petroquímica (INCAPE)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18273/revion.v35n2-2022007

Published 2022-12-05

Keywords

  • Gasification,
  • Catalysis,
  • Tar,
  • Biomass,
  • Syngas

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Garcia Peña, L., Cordoba Arroyo, M., Dosso, L., Vera, C. R., Casas Zapata, J. C., Ramírez Sanabria, A. E. ., Busto, M., & Badano, J. (2022). Catalytic and Autothermal Gasification of Biomass Waste at Bench Scale: Construction and Optimization. Revista ION, 35(2), 83–99. https://doi.org/10.18273/revion.v35n2-2022007

Copyright (c) 2022 Lina Garcia Peña, Misael Cordoba Arroyo, Liza Dosso, Carlos Roman Vera, Juan Carlos Casas Zapata, Alfonso Enrique Ramírez Sanabria, Mariana Busto, Juan Badano

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Abstract

In this work, a bench scale gasification system for biomass waste (pine sawdust) was built. It composed of hopper and screw feeding system, fluidized bed autothermal reactor and gas conditioning system (cyclone and gas cooling). Low-cost catalysts were evaluated in the reactor: a natural mineral (dolomite) and a solid pyrolysis residue, compared to an inert (sand). Catalysts and biomass waste were characterized by different techniques: ICP, BET, TGA, CHONS, among others. Optimization process was studied different condition: biomass particle size, feed rate, gasifying agents and temperature profiles. Optimal performance was achieved with particle size range between 0.50-0.85 mm, feed rate of 0.84 kg/h and equivalent ratio gasifying gas (air and/or steam) to biomass of 0.35-0.45 with equilibrium temperatures of 650 and 750°C, respectively. As expected, higher tar reduction and better values of H2:CO and LHV was obtained with the use of catalysts, reaching tar reduction between 10-45%. Experimental results show that our bench scale autothermic gasification system add value to biomass waste with low-cost catalysts, making it environmentally and economically attractive.

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