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This is the authors' accepted manuscript of an article that has been published in its final definitive form by Elsevier BV, 2019.
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© 2018 Elsevier B.V. The pyrolysis of wood in the presence of chemical looping agents including Fe2O3, mayenite-supported CuO and mayenite-supported Cu2O was studied from 773 to 1173 K. A continuous tar quantification system, based on a DBD reactor downstream of the fluidised bed, was developed to allow quantification of the tar formed. An oxygen-containing plasma was used to convert volatiles and tars to measurable carbon-containing species, mainly CO, CH4, and CO2. It was found that pyrolysis of the wood in alumina sand produced CH4, CO, CO2, tar and char as the main products. Tar cracking was observed above 1073 K, and this mainly generated CH4. Both Fe2O3 and mayenite-supported Cu-based oxides were effective for in situ combustion of the pyrolysis products, particularly tar, at temperatures exceeding 873 K. Mayenite-supported CuO showed the highest reactivity. The results showed the potential of using metal oxides for direct combustion of biomass, and particularly converting the tarry products during devolatisation. The better activity of mayenite-supported CuO compared to Fe2O3 and Cu2O in these experiments was mainly due to the ability of CuO to release gaseous oxygen at high temperatures.
Author(s): Zheng Y, Grant R, Hu W, Scott SA
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Chemical Engineering Journal
Year: 2019
Volume: 355
Pages: 858-870
Print publication date: 01/01/2019
Online publication date: 14/08/2018
Acceptance date: 13/08/2018
Date deposited: 30/08/2019
ISSN (print): 1385-8947
ISSN (electronic): 1873-3212
Publisher: Elsevier BV
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2018.08.090
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2018.08.090
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