Woody waste air gasification in fluidized bed with Ca- and Mg-modified bed materials and additives

This study focuses on the promotion of biomass gasification for hydrogen production in a fluidized bed reactor with the bed additives zeolite, CaO, and Ca- and Mg-based silica sands. The results show that zeolite has higher capacity for enhancing hydrogen promotion abilities than CaO with the amount was 200 g in tests. Regarding the Ca- and Mg-based silica sands, Ca/SiO2 decreases the CO2 selectivity and Mg/SiO2 enhances the H-2 selectivity owing to CO2 adsorption via the formation of CaO and the promotion of the water gas shift reaction, respectively. The optimal concentration of Mg-based bed materials corresponds to a Mg concentration of 0.5 wt.%. The additives play important roles in increasing the reaction rate, enhancing the biomass gasification, and promoting carbon transformation. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.