Use of CO2 in Pressurized, Fluidized Bed Gasification of Waste Biomasses
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This research discusses the results of experiments performed on a large‐scale gasification
installation to determine the influence of total system pressure and partial pressure of CO 2 on the
efficiency of conversion and the quality of the produced gas. The three tested feedstocks were bark,
lignin and a blend of bark and wheat straw, while softwood pellet (SWP) was used as a reference
fuel. A mixture of O 2 /CO 2 /H 2 O was used as a gasification agent. The tests were devised to validate
the previously proposed process parameters, verify whether similar ash agglomeration problems
would occur and compare the thermal behaviour of the feedstocks converted in close‐to‐industrial
process conditions. An understanding of the effect of using CO 2 for gasification was further deep‐
ened, especially regarding its influence on the yield of H 2 and temperature profiles of the fluidized
bed. The influence of gasification pressure was predominantly visible in higher yields of all hydro‐
carbons (including CH 4 ) and lower overall production of producer gas. At the process development
unit (PDU), all tested feedstocks were converted at similar process conditions and no signs of po‐
tential bed agglomeration could be noticed. This opposes the findings observed in smaller‐scale
bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) tests. The discussion behind these discrepancies is also presented.
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