Syngas from palm oil mill effluent (POME) steam reforming over lanthanum cobaltite : effects of net-basicity

Steam reforming (SR) of palm oil mill effluent (POME) over net-basic LaCoO3 was optimised for syngas production (FSyngas) and degradation efficacies (XP) by tuning temperature (T), POME flow rate (V˙POME), catalyst weight (Wcat), and particle size (dcat). Net-basicity of LaCoO3 facilitated the adsor...

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Main Authors: Cheng, Yoke Wang, Chong, Chi Cheng, Lee, Soon Poh, Lim, Jun Wei, Wu, Ta Yeong, Cheng, C. K.
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author Cheng, Yoke Wang
Chong, Chi Cheng
Lee, Soon Poh
Lim, Jun Wei
Wu, Ta Yeong
Cheng, C. K.
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description Steam reforming (SR) of palm oil mill effluent (POME) over net-basic LaCoO3 was optimised for syngas production (FSyngas) and degradation efficacies (XP) by tuning temperature (T), POME flow rate (V˙POME), catalyst weight (Wcat), and particle size (dcat). Net-basicity of LaCoO3 facilitated the adsorption of Lewis acid CO2, thereby assisted carbon removal via reverse Boudouard reaction. POME SR over LaCoO3 was promoted by using (i) higher T (endothermicity), (ii) greater V˙POME (larger partial pressure at constant weight-hourly-space-velocity and total feed rate), (iii) larger Wcat (longer residence time for POME vapour), and (iv) smaller dcat (higher surface area to volume ratio). Nevertheless, the catalytic activity of LaCoO3 declined with (i) severe coking and sintering deactivation (T≥973 K), (ii) carbon-encapsulation (V˙POME  = 0.10 mL/min), (iii) agglomeration (Wcat>0.3 g), and (iv) pore occlusion (dcat<74 μm). Hence, the optimum conditions of POME SR over LaCoO3 were T  = 873 K, V˙POME  = 0.09 mL/min, Wcat  = 0.3 g, and dcat  = 74–105 μm. The optimised process able to produce syngas at a rate of 86.60 μmol/min whilst degrading POME to a less polluted liquid condensate (COD = 435 mg/L and BOD5 = 62 mg/L).
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spelling ump-277382020-10-15T02:34:33Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/27738/ Syngas from palm oil mill effluent (POME) steam reforming over lanthanum cobaltite : effects of net-basicity Cheng, Yoke Wang Chong, Chi Cheng Lee, Soon Poh Lim, Jun Wei Wu, Ta Yeong Cheng, C. K. TP Chemical technology Steam reforming (SR) of palm oil mill effluent (POME) over net-basic LaCoO3 was optimised for syngas production (FSyngas) and degradation efficacies (XP) by tuning temperature (T), POME flow rate (V˙POME), catalyst weight (Wcat), and particle size (dcat). Net-basicity of LaCoO3 facilitated the adsorption of Lewis acid CO2, thereby assisted carbon removal via reverse Boudouard reaction. POME SR over LaCoO3 was promoted by using (i) higher T (endothermicity), (ii) greater V˙POME (larger partial pressure at constant weight-hourly-space-velocity and total feed rate), (iii) larger Wcat (longer residence time for POME vapour), and (iv) smaller dcat (higher surface area to volume ratio). Nevertheless, the catalytic activity of LaCoO3 declined with (i) severe coking and sintering deactivation (T≥973 K), (ii) carbon-encapsulation (V˙POME  = 0.10 mL/min), (iii) agglomeration (Wcat>0.3 g), and (iv) pore occlusion (dcat<74 μm). Hence, the optimum conditions of POME SR over LaCoO3 were T  = 873 K, V˙POME  = 0.09 mL/min, Wcat  = 0.3 g, and dcat  = 74–105 μm. The optimised process able to produce syngas at a rate of 86.60 μmol/min whilst degrading POME to a less polluted liquid condensate (COD = 435 mg/L and BOD5 = 62 mg/L). Elsevier 2020-04 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/27738/1/Syngas%20from%20palm%20oil%20mill%20effluent%20%28POME%29%20steam%20reforming%20.pdf Cheng, Yoke Wang and Chong, Chi Cheng and Lee, Soon Poh and Lim, Jun Wei and Wu, Ta Yeong and Cheng, C. K. (2020) Syngas from palm oil mill effluent (POME) steam reforming over lanthanum cobaltite : effects of net-basicity. Renewable Energy, 148. pp. 349-362. ISSN 0960-1481. (Submitted) (Submitted) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.10.040 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.10.040
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Cheng, Yoke Wang
Chong, Chi Cheng
Lee, Soon Poh
Lim, Jun Wei
Wu, Ta Yeong
Cheng, C. K.
Syngas from palm oil mill effluent (POME) steam reforming over lanthanum cobaltite : effects of net-basicity
title Syngas from palm oil mill effluent (POME) steam reforming over lanthanum cobaltite : effects of net-basicity
title_full Syngas from palm oil mill effluent (POME) steam reforming over lanthanum cobaltite : effects of net-basicity
title_fullStr Syngas from palm oil mill effluent (POME) steam reforming over lanthanum cobaltite : effects of net-basicity
title_full_unstemmed Syngas from palm oil mill effluent (POME) steam reforming over lanthanum cobaltite : effects of net-basicity
title_short Syngas from palm oil mill effluent (POME) steam reforming over lanthanum cobaltite : effects of net-basicity
title_sort syngas from palm oil mill effluent (pome) steam reforming over lanthanum cobaltite : effects of net-basicity
topic TP Chemical technology
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