Slagging Behavior of Wood Ash under Entrained-Flow Gasification Conditions

Autor: Paul J. de Wild, Jacob H. A. Kiel, B. Coda, Mariusz K. Cieplik
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Energy & Fuels. 21:3644-3652
ISSN: 1520-5029
0887-0624
DOI: 10.1021/ef700247t
Popis: The overall objective of the work described in this paper was to determine the behavior of wood ash under entrained-flow gasification conditions. Experimental work in atmospheric and pressurized entrained-flow gasification simulators, combined with thermodynamic equilibrium calculations, has shown that wood ash is not prone to form a molten slag at typical operating conditions of (pressurized, dry-feed, oxygen-blown) entrained-flow gasifiers, in spite of the presence of a relatively high amount of low-melting alkaline elements. This appears mostly due to the formation of mainly high-temperature-melting compounds (e.g., CaO) and only a small fraction of Ca silicates, which are characterized by a lower melting temperature. Phosphor and silicon may contribute to creating a higher melt amount, whereas low-melting alkali metal compounds are mostly partitioned into the vapor phase. Experiments, as well as modeling work performed for three types of wood, have shown consistent results. Addition of a fluxing agent...
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