Microwave fluidized bed for biomass pyrolysis. Part II: Effect of process parameters
The microwave fluidized bed process developed in Part I (DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1780), in which the heating heterogeneity issues are overcome, has been applied to the pyrolysis of biomass. The degree of pyrolysis was established by studying the behavior of sycamore and pine under different operational con...
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| description | The microwave fluidized bed process developed in Part I (DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1780), in which the heating heterogeneity issues are overcome, has been applied to the pyrolysis of biomass. The degree of pyrolysis was established by studying the behavior of sycamore and pine under different operational conditions. Homogeneous heating was obtained, and it is shown that larger particles undergo more pyrolysis within the fluidized bed, consistent with the Biot number. Two limiting values of fluidization velocity were identified, a higher value above which unhydrolyzed particles are entrained with the fluidizing gas and a lower value below which thermal runaway takes place before fluidization. Theoretical correlations for minimum fluidization velocity were found to be unreliable for the biomass used within this study. The energy consumption obtained with optimal process parameters was found to be 3.5–4.2 kJ g−1 to obtain 60–70% of pyrolyzed solid, which is comparable with conventional pyrolysis and presents a significant opportunity for the scale-up of a microwave fluidized bed. The use of a cold fluidizing gas promoted heat losses from the particles and increased the energy consumption; however, it prevented undesired thermal runaway effects. Pine and sycamore required different fluidization velocities and corresponding energy requirements, which was due to the fibrous nature of the feedstock. |
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| spelling | nottingham-433772020-04-29T15:44:30Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43377/ Microwave fluidized bed for biomass pyrolysis. Part II: Effect of process parameters Adam, Mohamed Beneroso, Daniel Katrib, Juliano Kingman, Sam Robinson, John P. The microwave fluidized bed process developed in Part I (DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1780), in which the heating heterogeneity issues are overcome, has been applied to the pyrolysis of biomass. The degree of pyrolysis was established by studying the behavior of sycamore and pine under different operational conditions. Homogeneous heating was obtained, and it is shown that larger particles undergo more pyrolysis within the fluidized bed, consistent with the Biot number. Two limiting values of fluidization velocity were identified, a higher value above which unhydrolyzed particles are entrained with the fluidizing gas and a lower value below which thermal runaway takes place before fluidization. Theoretical correlations for minimum fluidization velocity were found to be unreliable for the biomass used within this study. The energy consumption obtained with optimal process parameters was found to be 3.5–4.2 kJ g−1 to obtain 60–70% of pyrolyzed solid, which is comparable with conventional pyrolysis and presents a significant opportunity for the scale-up of a microwave fluidized bed. The use of a cold fluidizing gas promoted heat losses from the particles and increased the energy consumption; however, it prevented undesired thermal runaway effects. Pine and sycamore required different fluidization velocities and corresponding energy requirements, which was due to the fibrous nature of the feedstock. Wiley 2017-05-17 Article PeerReviewed Adam, Mohamed, Beneroso, Daniel, Katrib, Juliano, Kingman, Sam and Robinson, John P. (2017) Microwave fluidized bed for biomass pyrolysis. Part II: Effect of process parameters. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining . ISSN 1932-1031 Microwave pyrolysis; Bio-oil production; Biomass fluidization; Microwave scale-up; Energy consumption http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bbb.1781/full doi:10.1002/bbb.1781 doi:10.1002/bbb.1781 |
| spellingShingle | Microwave pyrolysis; Bio-oil production; Biomass fluidization; Microwave scale-up; Energy consumption Adam, Mohamed Beneroso, Daniel Katrib, Juliano Kingman, Sam Robinson, John P. Microwave fluidized bed for biomass pyrolysis. Part II: Effect of process parameters |
| title | Microwave fluidized bed for biomass pyrolysis. Part II: Effect of process parameters |
| title_full | Microwave fluidized bed for biomass pyrolysis. Part II: Effect of process parameters |
| title_fullStr | Microwave fluidized bed for biomass pyrolysis. Part II: Effect of process parameters |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microwave fluidized bed for biomass pyrolysis. Part II: Effect of process parameters |
| title_short | Microwave fluidized bed for biomass pyrolysis. Part II: Effect of process parameters |
| title_sort | microwave fluidized bed for biomass pyrolysis. part ii: effect of process parameters |
| topic | Microwave pyrolysis; Bio-oil production; Biomass fluidization; Microwave scale-up; Energy consumption |
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