Abstract
The ash deposition behaviors in air-blown gasification of a woody biomass and a Canadian peat were studied using a pilot-scale bubbling fluidized bed gasifier operating at an equivalence ratio (ER) of 0.2 to 0.35. An air-cooled probe was installed in the furnace of the gasifier to collect ash deposits on its surface. Four different bed materials including olivine, dolomite, limestone, and iron ore were used in this study to compare their effects on ash deposition rate during the gasification. The experimental results demonstrated that among the four bed materials, the use of olivine resulted in the lowest ash deposition rate <1.0 g–2 h–1, compared with ∼16 g–2 h–1 for limestone in the gasification of pine sawdust at an ER of 0.35. The superb performance of olivine in retarding ash deposition could be accounted for by its outstanding thermal stability and mechanical strength. The other three bed materials, in particular, limestone, were fragile during the fluidized bed gasification, and the fractured fines...
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