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Publication date | 1/12/2004 |
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Number of pages | 8 |
Pages | 6179-6186 |
<mark>Original language</mark> | English |
Event | 2004 AIChE Annual Meeting - Austin, TX, United States Duration: 7/11/2004 → 12/11/2004 |
Conference | 2004 AIChE Annual Meeting |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Austin, TX |
Period | 7/11/04 → 12/11/04 |
This work presents the results from biomass gasification tests in a low throughput fluidized bed membrane reactor (FBMR) and compares them with two-phase model predictions. The operating temperature was decreased to 550°C, while an equimolar steam/cellulose ratio was used. The profiles of kinetics limitation and biomass conversion were analysed when a palladium (Pd) membrane for hydrogen separation was used. The produced gases were analysed by gas chromatography, while steam composition and temperature profiles were retrieved by near-infrared imaging (NIRI) technique. As a single membrane tube did not show high permeability rates, the changes in conversions and temperatures profiles were not significant when a Pd membrane was incorporated. The experimental design and procedure allowed us to visualize low radial dispersions in the FBMR.