A Modified Gibbs Free Energy Minimisation Model for Fluid Bed Coal Gasification

A modified approach to equilibrium modelling of coal gasification is presented, based on global thermodynamic analysis of both homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions occurring during a gasification process conducted in a circulating fluid bed reactor. The model is based on large-scale experiments (...

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Main Authors: Ściążko Marek, Stępień Leszek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Chemical and Process Engineering 2015-03-01
Series:Chemical and Process Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/cpe.2015.36.issue-1/cpe-2015-0006/cpe-2015-0006.xml?format=INT
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Summary:A modified approach to equilibrium modelling of coal gasification is presented, based on global thermodynamic analysis of both homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions occurring during a gasification process conducted in a circulating fluid bed reactor. The model is based on large-scale experiments (ca. 200 kg/h) with air used as a gasification agent and introduces empirical modifications governing the quasi-equilibrium state of two reactions: water-gas shift and Boudouard reaction. The model predicts the formation of the eight key gaseous species: CO, CO2, H2O, H2, H2S, N2, COS and CH4, volatile hydrocarbons represented by propane and benzene, tar represented by naphthalene, and char containing the five elements C, H, O, N, S and inorganic matter.
ISSN:2300-1925