Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Vedant Shah, Zhuo Cheng, Pinak Mohapatra, Liang-Shih Fan
Summary: The study investigates the impact of Ni doping on calcium ferrite-based oxygen carriers for chemical looping partial oxidation of methane. It was found that Ni doping at 5% and above led to the formation of an unwanted phase NiFe2O4, which hindered CO2 regeneration. Doping Ni at 0-5% significantly increased reactivity compared to undoped samples, with the 5% Ni doped sample showing a substantial improvement of 1149% at 750 degrees C.
REACTION CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Amr Abdalla, Mohanned Mohamedali, Nader Mahinpey
Summary: Modifying CuO/ZrO2 oxygen carriers by adding WO3 can significantly increase the oxygen capacity, promote the formation of Cu-W intermediate phases, and enhance the redox characteristics of the oxygen carriers. Samples synthesized via coimpregnation method show higher oxygen release capacity, with higher Cu/W ratio and larger crystallite structure.
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Ming Tian, Chaojie Wang, Yujia Han, Xiaodong Wang
Summary: This review discusses recent advances in oxygen carriers for chemical looping reforming of CH4. The focus is on metal-based OCs, composite OCs, and catalytic OCs, with specific discussions on the influence of OC structure on reaction and design strategies for tailored OCs. Challenges and suggestions for future research on outstanding OCs for CLR of CH4 are also provided.
Article
Thermodynamics
Qian Yang, Ming Yan, Leiyu Zhang, Xue Xia, Yanyan Zhu, Chundong Zhang, Binran Zhao, Xiaoxun Ma, Xiaodong Wang
Summary: The study proposed a novel chemical looping coupling system for coproducing syngas and hydrogen with in situ CO2 utilization. By adjusting key parameters, high-efficiency production of hydrogen and syngas can be achieved while reducing pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions through in situ CO2 utilization.
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Nhut M. Nguyen, Falah Alobaid, Bernd Epple
Summary: Iron-based oxygen carriers are a promising option for chemical looping gasification to produce syngas. Increasing operating parameters can enhance process performance, and there are differences in performance between iron ore and ilmenite under different conditions.
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Weijie Li, Changxin Li, Yanfen Liao, Shuang Liang, Xiaoqian Ma
Summary: NiO-LaFeO3 synergistic oxygen carriers were synthesized in one-step by sol-gel method and showed high reactivity and stability in biomass chemical looping gasification. The Ni-Fe synergistic effect contributed to the lattice oxygen mobility and powerful oxidation capacity, leading to consistent gas yield, carbon conversion, syngas selectivity and H2/CO ratio.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yunlei Zhao, Bo Jin, Lin Zhang, Wenhao Ji, Zhiwu Liang
Summary: In this study, a series of microstructured iron-based spinel oxygen carriers were synthesized by thermal transformation of Prussian blue analogues using other active metals. The structure, cyclic stability, and CO yield of the oxygen carriers were extensively characterized. It was found that all the spinel oxygen carriers showed special morphologies and good reactivity. NiFe-Zr material exhibited the highest CO2 conversion rate without deactivation, attributed to the catalytic role of Ni and the formation of Fe3O4 during redox cycles. This work provides a new approach for the design of efficient spinel oxygen carriers for chemical looping CO2 conversion.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Vedant Shah, Zhuo Cheng, Deven S. Baser, Jonathan A. Fan, Liang-Shih Fan
Summary: Chemical looping reforming with CO2 splitting using MgO-supported Ca2Fe2O5 as the oxygen carriers achieves high CH4 conversion and syngas selectivity, paving the way for synthesis gas production with CO2 utilization.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Zibiao Liu, Jian Wang, Yan Cao, Junyu Tao, Beibei Yan, Guanyi Chen
Summary: The disposal of solid residues from anaerobic digestion to generate biogas can be solved by using gasification technologies. Chemical looping gasification (CLG) of biogas residues using oxygen carriers (OCs) achieves high-quality syngas production. This study introduces the preparation, characterizations, and performance evaluation of bi-functional Mn/Ca2Fe2O5 OCs that achieve oxygen-uncoupling and catalytic CO2 conversion to CO. The Mn-doping Ca2Fe2O5-based OCs with Mn in 20 mol.% achieve optimal gasification and carbon conversion efficiency with lower CO2 yield.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Zibiao Liu, Jian Wang, Yan Cao, Junyu Tao, Beibei Yan, Guanyi Chen
Summary: This study developed a bi-functional Mn/Ca2Fe2O5 oxygen carrier (OC) achieving oxygen-uncoupling and catalytic CO2 conversion to CO, thereby improving the quality of syngas. Intensive characterization of the OC revealed that proper Mn-doping increased the d-spacing, resulting in improved oxygen-ion migration and oxygen activation, as well as enhanced oxygen evolution reaction performance and oxycarbide adsorption ability. The 20MnCaFe OC demonstrated optimal oxygen uncoupling, catalytic conversion of CO2 to CO, and coordinated oxidability, leading to improved syngas quality.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Atif Abdalazeez, Tianle Li, Yongan Cao, Wenju Wang, Siddig Abuelgasim, Chenlong Liu
Summary: This study compares the performance of alkaline earth metals (AEMs: Ca, Ba, and Mg) ferrites and iron oxide oxygen carriers (OCs) in enhancing syngas production from chemical looping gasification (CLG) of biochar. The results demonstrate that AEMs ferrites exhibit good gasification performance, with BaFe2O4 showing the highest syngas yield through solid-solid reaction.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2022)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Guicai Liu, Grzegorz Lisak
Summary: This review summarizes the basic properties and opportunities of Cu-based OCs in various chemical looping processes. It covers the applications of Cu-based OCs in chemical looping combustion (CLC), chemical looping oxygen uncoupling (CLOU), chemical looping air separation (CLAS), chemical looping for syngas/H2 production, integrated CaO/CuO looping process, and thermochemical energy storage (TCES). The review also discusses the technical challenges and current strategies related to agglomeration, attrition, and ash accumulation. It provides insights and guidance for the design and development of Cu-based OCs and their applications in chemical looping processes.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Binlin Dou, Kai Wu, Hua Zhang, Bingbing Chen, Haisheng Chen, Yujie Xu
Summary: In this study, a sorption-enhanced chemical looping steam reforming process for glycerol was proposed to achieve simultaneous CO2 capture and conversion, resulting in the generation of high purity hydrogen and syngas. The results demonstrated that the use of appropriate catalysts and sorbents can effectively generate hydrogen and reduce CO2 emissions in an integrated process.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Guicai Liu, Chia Chyi Chang, Ya Zhao, Andrei Veksha, Apostolos Giannis, Teik Thye Lim, Grzegorz Lisak
Summary: The influence of alkali earth metals (AEMs) doping on CuO/Al2O3 oxygen carrier in chemical looping combustion (CLC) was investigated. The doping of AEMs enhanced the performance and stability of the oxygen carrier, and deferred the agglomeration. The improved performance was attributed to the enhanced redox kinetics and the migration of AEM species during the synthesis process.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Zhen Fan, Neng Huang, Kunlei Liu
Summary: Chemical looping combustion (CLC) is a fuel combustion technology that has less energy penalty for CO2 removal. This study systematically analyzes the feasibility of autothermal operation in CLC and discusses the selection of oxygen carrier, capacity and impact of support materials, circulation rate, heat-up feeds, aeration gas, reaction kinetics, and CLC operation, aiming to provide insights and approaches for the development of oxygen carriers.
CURRENT OPINION IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)