Experimental evaluation of a Chinese sulfur-containing lean iron ore as the oxygen carrier for chemical-looping combustion

A series of chemical-looping combustion (CLC) tests were conducted in a thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) reactor to investigate the potential of a Chinese sulfur-containing lean iron ore as the oxygen carrier. Two main products of solidfuel pyrolysis and gasification, namely, CH4 and CO, were select...

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Main Authors: Wang, Xiaojia, Liu, Hao, Jin, Baosheng, Zhao, Jie, Sun, Chenggong, Snape, Colin E.
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Published: American Chemical Society 2016
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40079/
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author Wang, Xiaojia
Liu, Hao
Jin, Baosheng
Zhao, Jie
Sun, Chenggong
Snape, Colin E.
author_facet Wang, Xiaojia
Liu, Hao
Jin, Baosheng
Zhao, Jie
Sun, Chenggong
Snape, Colin E.
author_sort Wang, Xiaojia
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description A series of chemical-looping combustion (CLC) tests were conducted in a thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) reactor to investigate the potential of a Chinese sulfur-containing lean iron ore as the oxygen carrier. Two main products of solidfuel pyrolysis and gasification, namely, CH4 and CO, were selected as the reducing gases. Consecutive reduction−oxidation cycles were first carried out in the TGA reactor to evaluate the cyclic stability and agglomeration tendency of the oxygen carrier. The effects of the temperature, fuel gas concentration, and reaction gas composition on the reduction reaction were further investigated. Increasing the reaction temperature or fuel gas concentration enhanced the reduction rate and reaction degree of the oxygen carrier. Meanwhile, CO showed much higher reduction reactivity than CH4. A comparison of the rate index of the iron ore used with those of high-grade minerals indicated that the iron ore had adequate reactivity for its application in solid-fuel CLC technology. The side reaction of carbon deposition was also discussed. Finally, the shrinking-core model with chemical reaction control was adopted to determine the chemical kinetics.
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spelling nottingham-400792020-05-04T17:29:14Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40079/ Experimental evaluation of a Chinese sulfur-containing lean iron ore as the oxygen carrier for chemical-looping combustion Wang, Xiaojia Liu, Hao Jin, Baosheng Zhao, Jie Sun, Chenggong Snape, Colin E. A series of chemical-looping combustion (CLC) tests were conducted in a thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) reactor to investigate the potential of a Chinese sulfur-containing lean iron ore as the oxygen carrier. Two main products of solidfuel pyrolysis and gasification, namely, CH4 and CO, were selected as the reducing gases. Consecutive reduction−oxidation cycles were first carried out in the TGA reactor to evaluate the cyclic stability and agglomeration tendency of the oxygen carrier. The effects of the temperature, fuel gas concentration, and reaction gas composition on the reduction reaction were further investigated. Increasing the reaction temperature or fuel gas concentration enhanced the reduction rate and reaction degree of the oxygen carrier. Meanwhile, CO showed much higher reduction reactivity than CH4. A comparison of the rate index of the iron ore used with those of high-grade minerals indicated that the iron ore had adequate reactivity for its application in solid-fuel CLC technology. The side reaction of carbon deposition was also discussed. Finally, the shrinking-core model with chemical reaction control was adopted to determine the chemical kinetics. American Chemical Society 2016-02-01 Article PeerReviewed Wang, Xiaojia, Liu, Hao, Jin, Baosheng, Zhao, Jie, Sun, Chenggong and Snape, Colin E. (2016) Experimental evaluation of a Chinese sulfur-containing lean iron ore as the oxygen carrier for chemical-looping combustion. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 55 (2). pp. 428-435. ISSN 0888-5885 http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.iecr.5b03660 doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.5b03660 doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.5b03660
spellingShingle Wang, Xiaojia
Liu, Hao
Jin, Baosheng
Zhao, Jie
Sun, Chenggong
Snape, Colin E.
Experimental evaluation of a Chinese sulfur-containing lean iron ore as the oxygen carrier for chemical-looping combustion
title Experimental evaluation of a Chinese sulfur-containing lean iron ore as the oxygen carrier for chemical-looping combustion
title_full Experimental evaluation of a Chinese sulfur-containing lean iron ore as the oxygen carrier for chemical-looping combustion
title_fullStr Experimental evaluation of a Chinese sulfur-containing lean iron ore as the oxygen carrier for chemical-looping combustion
title_full_unstemmed Experimental evaluation of a Chinese sulfur-containing lean iron ore as the oxygen carrier for chemical-looping combustion
title_short Experimental evaluation of a Chinese sulfur-containing lean iron ore as the oxygen carrier for chemical-looping combustion
title_sort experimental evaluation of a chinese sulfur-containing lean iron ore as the oxygen carrier for chemical-looping combustion
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