Catalytic steam reforming of cellulose-derived compounds using a char-supported iron catalyst

This study aims to understand the mechanism for the removal of tar in the gasification of biomass with a charsupported iron catalyst. The pyrolysis of a pure cellulose sample and the following steam reforming of the pyrolysis products have been performed at temperatures from 500 to 850 °C. Our resul...

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Main Authors: Wang, Yi, Hu, Xun, Song, Yao, Min, Zhenhua, Mourant, Daniel, Li, Tingting, Gunawan, Richard, Li, Chun-Zhu
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Published: Elsevier 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23428
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author Wang, Yi
Hu, Xun
Song, Yao
Min, Zhenhua
Mourant, Daniel
Li, Tingting
Gunawan, Richard
Li, Chun-Zhu
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Hu, Xun
Song, Yao
Min, Zhenhua
Mourant, Daniel
Li, Tingting
Gunawan, Richard
Li, Chun-Zhu
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building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description This study aims to understand the mechanism for the removal of tar in the gasification of biomass with a charsupported iron catalyst. The pyrolysis of a pure cellulose sample and the following steam reforming of the pyrolysis products have been performed at temperatures from 500 to 850 °C. Our results indicate that tars are hard to be reformed without a catalyst. At low temperatures (<700 °C), compared with aromatic structural systems, the catalytic steam reforming showed better effects on the conversion of non-aromatics (e.g. sugars), particularly large molecules. Many aromatic ring systems can be formed at high temperatures (≥700 °C), and the catalyst was effective on reforming them with steam. The char structural features of a catalyst gave more information to understand the reactions that occurred on the catalyst.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-234282017-09-13T13:59:02Z Catalytic steam reforming of cellulose-derived compounds using a char-supported iron catalyst Wang, Yi Hu, Xun Song, Yao Min, Zhenhua Mourant, Daniel Li, Tingting Gunawan, Richard Li, Chun-Zhu Char-supported iron catalyst Catalytic steam reforming Tar Cellulose-derived compounds This study aims to understand the mechanism for the removal of tar in the gasification of biomass with a charsupported iron catalyst. The pyrolysis of a pure cellulose sample and the following steam reforming of the pyrolysis products have been performed at temperatures from 500 to 850 °C. Our results indicate that tars are hard to be reformed without a catalyst. At low temperatures (<700 °C), compared with aromatic structural systems, the catalytic steam reforming showed better effects on the conversion of non-aromatics (e.g. sugars), particularly large molecules. Many aromatic ring systems can be formed at high temperatures (≥700 °C), and the catalyst was effective on reforming them with steam. The char structural features of a catalyst gave more information to understand the reactions that occurred on the catalyst. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23428 10.1016/j.fuproc.2013.07.014 Elsevier restricted
spellingShingle Char-supported iron catalyst
Catalytic steam reforming
Tar
Cellulose-derived compounds
Wang, Yi
Hu, Xun
Song, Yao
Min, Zhenhua
Mourant, Daniel
Li, Tingting
Gunawan, Richard
Li, Chun-Zhu
Catalytic steam reforming of cellulose-derived compounds using a char-supported iron catalyst
title Catalytic steam reforming of cellulose-derived compounds using a char-supported iron catalyst
title_full Catalytic steam reforming of cellulose-derived compounds using a char-supported iron catalyst
title_fullStr Catalytic steam reforming of cellulose-derived compounds using a char-supported iron catalyst
title_full_unstemmed Catalytic steam reforming of cellulose-derived compounds using a char-supported iron catalyst
title_short Catalytic steam reforming of cellulose-derived compounds using a char-supported iron catalyst
title_sort catalytic steam reforming of cellulose-derived compounds using a char-supported iron catalyst
topic Char-supported iron catalyst
Catalytic steam reforming
Tar
Cellulose-derived compounds
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23428