100t/a-Scale demonstration of direct dimethyl ether synthesis from corncob-derived syngas

Yuping Li, Tiejun Wang, Xiuli Yin, Chuangzhi Wu, Longlong Ma, Haibin Li, Yongxing Lv and Li Sun

Renewable Energy, 2010, vol. 35, issue 3, 583-587

Abstract: Direct conversion of biomass-derived syngas (bio-syngas) to dimethyl ether (DME) at pilot-scale (100t/a) was carried out via pyrolysis/gasification of corncob. The yield rate of raw bio-syngas was 40–45Nm3/h with less than 20mg/Nm3 of tar content when the feedrate of dried corncob was 45–50kg/h. After absorption of O2, S, Cl by a series of absorbers and partial removal of CO2 by the pressure-swing adsorption (PSA) unit sequentially, the obtained bio-syngas (H2/CO≈1) was directly synthesized to DME over Cu/Zn/Al/HZSM-5 catalyst in the fixed-bed tubular reactor. CO conversion and DME space-time yield (STY) were 67.7% and 281.2kg/mcat3/h respectively at 260°C, 4.3MPa and 3000h−1(GHSV, syngas hourly space velocity). Synthesis performance would be increased if the tail gas (H2/CO>2) was recycled to the reactor when GHSV was 650–3000h−1.

Keywords: DME; Bio-syngas; Synthesis; 100t/a-scale; Corncob (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.08.002

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