Article
Energy & Fuels
Barnali Bhui, Banabir Das, V Prabu
Summary: Electronic waste poses a serious threat to the environment, but the metals and polymers in PCB boards can be used as potential oxygen carriers in the chemical looping combustion process. Experimental studies demonstrate the feasibility of utilizing PCB based oxygen carriers in CLC for environmental sustainability.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Ewelina Ksepko, Rafal Lysowski
Summary: In this study, the applicability of five bimetallic Fe2O3-MnO2 oxygen carriers supported on TiO2 for direct hard coal combustion via chemical looping path was evaluated. The oxygen carriers were prepared by mechanical mixing and high-temperature calcination. The composition of the carriers and the process temperature were found to impact their reactivity with hard coal. The amount of manganese in the carriers positively correlated with their reactivity towards the fuel. It was concluded that the presented oxygen carriers exhibited good physicochemical stability after eight reaction cycles.
GREENHOUSE GASES-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Yunchang Dong, Yanan Wang, Jinchen Ma, Hengfeng Bu, Chuanbao Zheng, Haibo Zhao
Summary: In this study, composite oxygen carriers were prepared using extrusion-spheronization method with fine iron and copper ores as raw materials and inert aluminosilicates as binders. After optimization, the oxygen carriers showed good performance in terms of reactivity and stability, indicating the suitability of the method for large-scale preparation of oxygen carrier particles.
FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Thermodynamics
Haodong Huang, Jinchen Ma, Haibo Zhao, Chuguang Zheng
Summary: This work investigates the behavior of coal-derived chlorine in chemical looping combustion (CLC) and the potential adverse impacts of primary gaseous chlorine (HCl) on a Cu-based oxygen carrier (OC). The inactivation mechanism of the sol-gel-derived CuO/Al2O3 OC is studied. It is found that HCl is the main gaseous chlorine in coal CLC and shows high reactivity towards CuO. The presence of HCl can result in corrosion and degradation of the OC.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE
(2023)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Dunyu Liu, Chaoran Wang, Yunpei Fan, Qiuqi Liu, Xudong Wang, Kailong Xu, Jing Jin, Jingjing Ma, Jinchen Ma
Summary: Chemical looping combustion (CLC) of coal for carbon capture utilization and storage is an effective technology to reduce carbon emission. However, there is uncertainty in mercury emission from both air and fuel reactor. This paper aims to reveal the mechanisms for the transformation of mercury-related species.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Shouxi Jiang, Laihong Shen, Jingchun Yan, Xin Niu, Bin Hu
Summary: The study investigated Cu-Fe bimetallic oxygen carriers (OCs) supported by SiO2, Al2O3, or hematite in a fluidized-bed reactor. It was found that CuFe-He and CuFe-Al OCs performed better than CuFe-Si OC, with the latter leading to deactivation due to irreversible interaction. Hematite was identified as an excellent support candidate for manufacturing Cu-Fe OCs. Additionally, maintaining a high O/C ratio and increasing reaction temperature above 850 degrees C promoted coal conversion efficiency in chemical looping combustion.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Shuoxin Zhang, Xin Guo
Summary: This study applied a novel iron-based oxygen carrier based on natural mineral attapulgite (ATP) to chemical looping hydrogen production (CLH) technology, and investigated the effects of support on the performance of the oxygen carrier as well as its mechanism in the CLH process. The results showed that Fe2O3 supported by ATP had superior activity and stability compared to those supported by expanded perlite, kaolin or Al2O3. In particular, Fe6ATP4 exhibited a high hydrogen yield at 850 degrees C which was twice as high as that of Fe2O3/Al2O3. Experimental and theoretical methods validated the excellent reaction performance of Fe2O3/ATP. DFT calculations revealed stronger delocalization of electrons in the Fe2O3/ATP system compared to Fe2O3/Al2O3. XPS analysis showed more defect oxides or hydroxyl groups on the surface of ATP-supported Fe2O3, which further facilitated the reduction reaction.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Fang Liu, Weiliao Kang, Chen Song, Zhixuan Jia, Wenbin Chen, Li Yang
Summary: This study conducted experiments to investigate the attrition behavior of an iron-based oxygen carrier under different conditions in chemical looping combustion, revealing the importance of chemical stress on attrition and proposing the attrition mechanism of the oxygen carrier. The results show a dynamic increase process of contribution of chemical stress to attrition and a dominance of chemical stress after a certain number of cycles, indicating the significance of understanding and managing chemical stress in optimizing the performance of chemical looping combustion systems.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Li Yang, Wenbin Chen, Chen Song, Caifu Li, Jinlong Chen, Xi Zhang, Fang Liu
Summary: Chemical looping combustion (CLC) is a technique that utilizes oxygen carriers (OCs) to transfer oxygen and heat between fuel reactor and air reactor. The attrition of OCs is a major impediment to the large-scale application of CLC technology. In this study, the effects of different biomass ashes on the reactivity and attrition resistance of red mud OCs were investigated. The results showed that the rape straw ash promoted the reactivity of OCs, while the bagasse ash improved the attrition resistance. The corn straw ash was found to be an effective material for strengthening the skeleton structure of OCs, enhancing both reactivity and attrition resistance.
Article
Thermodynamics
Li Yang, Caifu Li, Chen Song, Dan Zhu, Jiangyuan Zhao, Fang Liu, Xiaorui Liu
Summary: The migration path of the oxygen carrier plays a crucial role in the reaction rate of chemical looping combustion technology. In this study, the oxygen migration paths of different lattice structures were studied using density functional theory, and their kinetic parameters and activation energy changes were explored.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Ming Luo, Yanjun Qin, Jianjun Cai, Lili Qian, Shuxiang Wang, Haiyan Zhang, Lunzheng Zhou, Peng Liu
Summary: This study investigated the release and migration characteristics of sulfur in the chemical looping combustion of coal with two different synthetic oxygen carriers. The results showed that sulfur behavior varied under different conditions, with sulfur mainly migrating to metal sulfides at lower temperatures and peroxide coefficients.
PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yanan Wang, Hengfeng Bu, Haibo Zhao, Kunlei Liu
Summary: Solid fuel chemical looping gasification technology requires the development of low-cost, easily available oxygen carrier particles, with Cu/Fe-based OCs from waste ore particles and bauxite residues showing promise for coal gasification. Among these OCs, red mud and Cu20Fe80@C exhibit better gasification performance and potential for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and H-2-rich chemical synthesis. The study also reveals the importance of lattice oxygen donation capacity and alkali metal content in determining coal and char gasification rates.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Xintong Guo, Yankun Li, Qingjiao Zhu, Xiude Hu, Jingjing Ma, Qingjie Guo
Summary: Coal ash significantly affects the operating efficiency of pressurized coal chemical looping gasification (CLG), mainly by inhibiting the reduction performance of the oxygen carrier (OC). The deposition inhibition is due to the internal diffusion resistance generated by coal ash coating the surface of OC particles and blocking pores. The inhibitory mechanism of coal ash deposition varies under different pressure conditions.
FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Muhammad Qasim, Muhammad Ayoub, Aqsha Aqsha, Muhammad Zulfiqar
Summary: Efficient oxygen carriers in chemical looping combustion have achieved significant progress in CO2 capture. Various types of oxygen carriers were prepared and characterized using different techniques. The Pr/Ce/gamma-Al2O3-based oxygen carriers showed higher thermal stability and excellent oxygen capacity.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Chunqiang Lu, Rongrong Deng, Ruidong Xu, Yannan Zhao, Xing Zhu, Yonggang Wei, Kongzhai Li
Summary: The CeO2/MnCo2O4 oxygen carrier significantly improves the redox stability for methane combustion in Chemical Looping Combustion (CLC). Among different compositions, the 10% CeO2/MnCo2O4 sample shows the highest stability during successive CLC testing, with a methane combustion capacity of 2.22 mmol/g and average methane conversion rate of over 90%.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2021)