Screening acidic zeolites for catalytic fast pyrolysis of biomass and its components

Zeolites have been shown to effectively promote cracking reactions during pyrolysis resulting in highly deoxygenated and hydrocarbon-rich compounds and stable pyrolysis oil product. Py/GC-MS was employed to study the catalytic fast pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass samples comprising oak, corn cob, corn stover, and switchgrass, as well as the fractional components of biomass, i.e., cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. Quantitative values of condensable vapors and relative compositions of the pyrolytic products including non-condensable gases (NCG's) and solid residues are presented to show how reaction products are affected by catalyst choice. While all catalysts decreased the oxygen-containing products in the condensable vapors, H-ZSM-5 was most effective at producing aromatic hydrocarbons from the pyrolytic vapors. We demonstrated how the Si/Al ratio of the catalysts plays a role in the deoxygenation of the vapors towards the pathway to aromatic hydrocarbons.     

Inorganics distribution in bio oils and char produced by biomass fast pyrolysis: The key role of aerosols

Fast pyrolysis of biomass is a promising process for the preparation of bio-oil dedicated to energy production. Inorganic species originally present in biomass are known to induce problems such as bio-oil instability or deposits and fouling. However the mechanisms of inorganic species release during biomass pyrolysis into the raw bio-oils still remain unclear. The present work focuses on the determination of inorganic distribution in the products from wheat straw and beech wood fast pyrolysis performed in a fluidized bed. More specifically, the bio-oils are fractionated by using a series of condensers. The results show that more than 60 wt.% of the inorganic content of the overall bio-oil is contained in the aerosols. Several possible interpretations for this observation are discussed. It is likely that the inorganics are transported within the aerosols droplets and solid particles which are recovered in the bio-oils, either by mechano-chemical processes, or by entrainment of submicron intermediate liquid compound formed in the first steps of biomass fast pyrolysis.     

Real-time method for the identification and quantification of hydrocarbon pyrolysis products: Part II. Application to transient pyrolysis and validation by numerical simulation

A real-time quantification infra red method has been developed with a gas cell to determine the composition of hydrocarbon pyrolysis products. The aim is to chemically characterise the fuel decomposition in case of regenerative cooling. The method can be extended to a large variety of applications. A transient analysis of the method behaviour is conducted to estimate its capacity to be applied to unsteady conditions (one measure per second), which can be encountered in cooling activity and unsteady processes. A numerical tool called RESPIRE (French acronym for Supersonic Combustion Ramjet Cooling with Endothermic Fuel, Transient Reactor Programming) is used to help in understanding the complex phenomena involved in such a chemical reactor. The validation of transient behaviour with respect to the computations shows negligible time delay (lower than few seconds with gasification rate higher than 60 wt.%) due to residence time in the experimental setup. The quantification accuracy is confirmed to be around 2 mol%. The agreement obtained on gas cell measurements is found to be correct over 10-20 wt.% of gasification rate and very satisfactory over 60 wt.% but this depends on the species. An extension of the method has been developed with a dedicated online cell to be specifically applied to supercritical and multiphase flows. The quantification of the gas phase in the pyrolysis mixture in case of biphasic flow is proposed and validated with an uncertainty around 3 wt.%. The coke formation is monitored as a function of time and its quantification is even tested with 50% of uncertainty after a numerical calibration with respect to simulation.     

Microwave pyrolysis of straw bale and energy balance analysis

The compressed wheat and corn straw bale were pyrolyzed on a microwave heating device self-designed and built with respect to the time-resolved temperature distribution, mass loss and product properties. Considering scale up and technology promotion of microwave pyrolysis (MWP), the investigations on electricity consumption and energy balance of MWP were carried out emphatically. The results indicated that MWP had obvious advantages over conventional pyrolysis, such as heating rapid and more valuable products obtained. The distribution of pyrolysis products such as gas, liquid and char was close to 1:1:1 due to the medium pyrolysis temperature and the slow heating rate, which was not favorable for the formation of gas and/or liquid products. The content of H₂ attained the highest value of 35 vol.% and syngas (H₂ and CO) was greater than 50 vol.%. The electricity consumption of MWP was between 0.58 and 0.65 kW h (kg straw)⁻¹ and with the increase of microwave power, the electricity consumption required for pyrolysis of unit mass of straw increased. The minimum microwave power for MWP was about 0.371 kW (kg straw)⁻¹ and the proportion of heat loss and conversion loss of electricity to microwave energy occupied in the total input energy was 42%. Data and information obtained are useful for the design and operation of pyrolysis of large-sized biomass via microwave heating technology.     

棉秆催化热解特性及动力学建模研究

通过不同添加剂处理棉秆的热重实验,分析NaOH、Na₂CO₃、Na₂SiO₃、NaCl、TiO₂、HZSM-5六种添加剂催化棉秆热解动力学特性,结合原料的组分分析,建立三组分独立平行一级反应热解动力学模型对试样热失重行为进行模拟,采用非线性最小平方算法求解热解动力学参数。研究发现,添加剂的加入改变了三组分动力学参数,在碱性添加剂作用下,纤维素和半纤维素热解活化能都有较大程度降低,且碱性越强,纤维素热解活化能越低,而半纤维素热解活化能越高;中性添加剂NaCl对纤维素和半纤维素热解活化能的影响不大;酸性添加剂使纤维素和半纤维素的热解活化能有所增大,但所有添加剂对木质素热解活化能的影响不明显。     

固体热载体热解霍林河褐煤实验研究

在处理量为10kg/h的粉煤-固体热载体移动床实验装置上,以循环灰为热载体对其进行了热解特性评价实验.考察了热解温度(460℃~610℃)、反应时间(6min~8min)及煤粒粒径对热解产物产率和组成的影响.结果表明,随着热解温度的升高,气体产率增大;焦油产率在520℃时达到最大值4.94%.热解煤气的热值为19.80...     

生物质微波干燥及其对热解的影响

通过与常规热风干燥方式比较,研究生物质微波干燥过程及其对热解的影响,以探索在生物质快速热解液化工艺中采用微波干燥技术进行原料预处理的可行性。干燥实验表明,微波炉的干燥速率明显大于烘箱（5倍以上）,同时在微波快速干燥过程中,原料内部的孔隙结构得到了改善。热天平上干燥样品的热解表明,微波干燥处理有利于生物质的热解,特别是纤维素和半纤维素的热解,并且能在一定程度上抑制生物油蒸汽的二次裂解反应,从而使实际流化床热解液化装置中的生物油产率有所提高。研究表明,将微波干燥技术用于生物质热解液化的原料预处理过程在技术上和经济上均具有可行性。     

吡啶型氮快速热解中HCN和NH3生成机理研究

考虑煤中吡啶六元环与其他杂环的结合形式,对四种典型的吡啶型氮杂环结构及其热解中间产物中各键的Mayer键级进行了计算。通过对比Mayer键级的大小判断热解时最易发生断裂的键,进而对吡啶型氮热解时氮的逸出机理进行了分析。计算结果表明,吡啶型氮热解产生的含氮污染物主要是HCN;由于吡啶环与其他环结合方式的不同,氮的逸出过程也有差异。利用高频炉快速热解装置对吡啶和吖啶两种模型化合物进行了快速热解实验以验证计算结果。结果表明,吡啶和吖啶热解时虽有少量NH₃生成,但含氮污染物仍以HCN为主,实验结果可为计算所得的结论提供一定支持。
     

烟草中多酚热裂解产物研究

多酚类化合物对烟草品质、色泽和烟气生理强度等方面有着重要影响,因此是衡量烟草质量的一个重要因素[7],对卷烟的香气品质有很重要的作用.绿原酸、芸香苷和莨菪亭是烟草中最主要的酚类物质[7],有证据表明酚类物质的存在能显著提高多环芳烃的致癌活性[1,6].卷烟主流烟气中酚类物质的含量的多少直接影响到卷烟的安全性.另外某些酚类物质可能是影响卷烟的口感,引起涩味、辣味、余味不干净的一种因素.研究它们的裂解产物对探索降低卷烟烟气有害成分,提高卷烟的吸食品质十分必要[2,5].