Biomass gasification process with the tar removal technologies utilizing bio-oil scrubber and char bed

Shunsuke Nakamura, Shigeru Kitano and Kunio Yoshikawa

Applied Energy, 2016, vol. 170, issue C, 186-192

Abstract: We develop tar removal technologies by using byproducts (bio-oil and char) in order to achieve low-cost and highly effective tar removal using only secondary removal methods in a pilot-scale gasification facility. The tar removal performance of a 100-L bio-oil scrubber and a 13-kg char filter is investigated with an up-draft gasifier. The tar removal rate of the bio-oil scrubber at 40, 50, and 60°C is measured; the highest removal rate is 64.5% at 50°C. Furthermore, even though the tar removal performance of water/oily scrubber generally degrades, that of the bio-oil scrubber does not decrease even after use for 22.5h. The char can also be used as a tar adsorbent, like activated carbon, because of its high porosity. The char bed filter removes 81.5% of the tar from the producer gas at the beginning of the operation. The entire tar removal system, including the bio-oil scrubber and the char bed filter, exhibits a 98% tar removal rate.

Keywords: Biomass gasification; Tar removal; Secondary methods; Bio-oil scrubber; Char bed filter (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.02.113

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