1MWth叠式-快速双联流化床钙循环生物质吸附增强气化研究

Study on calcium looping biomass sorption enhanced gasification in 1 MWth compact-fast dual fluidized bed pilot plant

  • 摘要: 本研究在一套新型1 MWth叠式-快速双流化床中试系统上,开展了基于钙循环吸附增强的生物质气化制氢与CO2捕集实验。该系统集成下置鼓泡流化床气化炉与上置提升管反应器,以白云石为钙基吸附剂,具备双床耦合、多流态化状态和反应温度协同可调的优点,在工业应用中表现出良好的通用性与灵活性。实验重点考察了提升管温度与固体循环通量对气体产物组成、氢气产率、冷煤气效率、碳转化率及CO2捕集率的影响。热态实验表明,该系统可实现稳定运行,鼓泡床内堆积床高所形成的压差是实现床料循环的主要驱动机制。提升管温度对氢气产出具有显著影响:在850 ℃条件下,氢气产率最高达到0.38 Nm3·kg-1(生物质),气体中氢气体积分数为59.14%,冷煤气效率为50.03%,碳转化率为60.75%,CO2捕集效率达78.84%。该结果表明提升管高温有利于促进甲烷重整、焦油裂解及CO2吸附。此外,提高固体循环通量可进一步增加氢气浓度与产率,并提升CO2捕集效率。反应器结构约束、操作参数与吸附剂性能对捕获效率与活性空间时间均有重要影响。本研究为钙基吸附增强气化与焦油裂解强化技术的工业化推广提供了扎实的实验依据与理论基础。

     

    Abstract: Biomass gasification, particularly when integrated with calcium looping sorption-enhanced hydrogen production technology, offers a promising pathway to convert biomass into high-value syngas while significantly enhancing hydrogen yield and enabling in-situ CO2 capture, thereby delivering substantial environmental and economic benefits. This study presents an experimental investigation into hydrogen production and CO2 capture via calcium-looping sorption-enhanced biomass gasification, conducted in a novel 1 MWth compact-fast dual fluidized bed pilot system. The reactor configuration comprises a lower bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) gasifier coupled with an upper riser reactor, utilizing dolomite as a calcium-based CO2 sorbent. This stacked design enables effective integration of two distinct fluidization regimes—bubbling and fast fluidization—under individually adjustable temperature zones, thereby offering remarkable operational flexibility and strong potential for industrial scalability. The system's ability to decouple gasification and regeneration processes, while maintaining continuous solids circulation, represents a significant advancement in reactor design for sorption-enhanced gasification (SEG). The experimental campaign focused particularly on the impacts of two critical operational parameters—riser temperature and solid circulation flux—on key performance indicators including product gas composition, hydrogen yield, cold gas efficiency, carbon conversion efficiency, and CO2 capture rate. Under thermal operation, the system demonstrated notable stability, with the pressure differential established by the static bed height in the BFB serving as the primary driving mechanism for solid circulation between the two reactors. This auto-generated pressure balance effectively sustained the solid transfer without requiring additional mechanical assistance. The results indicated that riser temperature exerted a profound influence on hydrogen production. Operating at an elevated temperature of 850 °C resulted in a peak hydrogen yield of 0.38 Nm3·kg-1 (on a biomass basis), with a hydrogen volume fraction of 59.14% in the product gas. Under these conditions, the cold gas efficiency reached 50.03%, the carbon conversion efficiency was 60.75%, and the CO2 capture efficiency attained 78.84%. These findings clearly demonstrate that higher riser temperatures significantly promote endothermic reforming reactions, notably methane reforming and tar cracking, while simultaneously enhancing the in-situ CO2 adsorption capacity of dolomite. The elevated temperature also improves kinetics of heterogeneous reactions, contributing to increased gas quality and overall process efficiency. Furthermore, increasing the solid circulation flux was found to positively affect both hydrogen concentration and total yield, as well as the CO2 capture performance. Higher circulation rates facilitate greater transport of active CaO-based sorbent between the gasifier and the regenerator, thereby increasing the availability of adsorption sites and improving the efficiency of the calcium looping cycle. However, it was also observed that reactor geometry constraints, operating conditions, and sorbent characteristics collectively impose significant influences on the overall capture efficiency and active space-time utilization. In particular, the interaction between solid circulation rate, reaction temperature, and sorbent activity dictates the system’s ability to maintain high purity hydrogen production over extended durations. This research provides comprehensive experimental insights and a solid theoretical foundation for the scale-up and industrial implementation of calcium-based sorption-enhanced gasification coupled with efficient tar cracking. The findings affirm the viability of the proposed stacked dual fluidized bed system as a sustainable and efficient route for high-purity hydrogen generation from biomass with inherent carbon capture, thereby supporting the transition toward advanced bioenergy systems with negative emissions potential.

     

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