Abstract
Chemical looping combustion allows the carbon dioxide capture by using an oxygen carrier, which transports the oxygen required for combustion from the air to the fuel. But complete combustion of a solid fuel is not achieved when low cost materials were used as oxygen carriers. Manganese‑iron mixed oxide doped with titanium has been identified as a promising oxygen carrier to improve combustion efficiency due to its oxygen uncoupling capability. The objective of this work was to assess the potential of this oxygen carrier when burning coal in a chemical looping unit. The coal combustion efficiency and carbon dioxide capture were evaluated as a function of the operating conditions both in the fuel and air reactor. Carbon dioxide capture was affected by the solids residence time in the fuel reactor. Coal combustion efficiency increased as the oxygen uncoupling capability was enhanced by using suitable operating conditions in the air reactor. Almost full coal combustion (99.4%) was achieved by setting an air reactor temperature of 880 °C, an air excess of 1.8, a fuel reactor temperature of 925 °C, and an oxygen carrier to fuel ratio >3. The oxygen carrier showed magnetic properties, allowing its re-use after being separated from ash.
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