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Removal of Tar and Soot in The Syngas Produced from Gasification of Wood Chip by Using Catalytic Reformer

촉매 개질기를 이용한 우드칩 가스화 합성가스 내 타르 및 수트 제거

  • Yoon, Sang-Jun (Clean Fossil Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • Son, Young-Il (Clean Fossil Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Ku (Clean Fossil Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Goo (Clean Fossil Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
  • 윤상준 (한국에너지기술연구원 청정화석연료연구센터) ;
  • 손영일 (한국에너지기술연구원 청정화석연료연구센터) ;
  • 김용구 (한국에너지기술연구원 청정화석연료연구센터) ;
  • 이재구 (한국에너지기술연구원 청정화석연료연구센터)
  • Published : 2009.12.30
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Abstract

The catalytic steam reforming of woody biomass tar and soot to convert a synthetic gas containing hydrogen was investigated by using a bench-scale biomass gasification system. One commercial nickel-based catalyst, Katalco 46-6Q, and two different kinds of natural minerals, dolomite and olivine, were tested as a reforming catalyst at various reforming temperatures. The reaction characteristics of woody biomass tar were also investigated by TGA at a variety of heating rates. With all three catalysts conversion efficiency of tar and soot increased at increasing temperature. The reforming of tar and soot in the synthetic gas induce the increase of combustible gases such as $H_2$, CO and $CH_4$ in the product gas. The nickel-based catalyst showed a higher tar and soot conversion efficiency than mineral catalysts under the same temperature conditions.

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