Catalysts For Syngas Production Research Articles

Municipal solid waste air gasification using waste marble powder as a catalyst for syngas production

Waste marble powder (WMP), the main pollutant in the marble processing industry, is predominantly composed of calcite. Its rich calcium-based nature, derived from calcite, positions it as an excellent source for a CO2 sorbent, making it highly conducive to serving as a catalyst. Also, extraction of energy from MSW is the best option to discard solid waste along with protection from global warming and landfill burden. The present study aims to investigate MSW potential as feedstock with WMP as a CO2 sorbent for syngas in air gasification lab-scale fixed-bed gasifier. The system was initially tested on different equivalence ratios (ER) (0.25, 0.30, and 0.35) to search for an optimum value. The optimum value of ER for this study was found to be 0.30 with the composition of CO, CO2, CH4, and H2 were 10, 8.97, 1.67, and 6.65 vol%, respectively. The main study investigated the influence of different weight ratios of WMP to MSW (0.05, 0.1, 0.15, and 0.2) on the gas composition, carbon conversion efficiency, and carbon gasification efficiency, and higher heating values. The results indicated that the presence of WMP promotes H2 and CO significantly, whereas CO2 content was reduced to 0.20 vol% when compared to runs without utilizing WMP (9 vol%). For this study, loading the WMP catalyst exhibits a remarkable effect on syngas composition with the optimum ratio of 0.1–0.15.

Development of Ni–Mo carbide catalyst for production of syngas and CNTs by dry reforming of biogas

Biogas has been widely regarded as a promising source of renewable energy. Recently, the direct conversion of biogas over heterogeneous catalysts for the simultaneous production of syngas and carbon nanotubes exhibits a high potential for full utilization of biogas with great benefits. Involving the combined dry reforming of methane and catalytic decomposition of methane, the efficiency of process is strongly depended on the catalyst activity/stability, mainly caused by carbon deposition. In this study, Ni–Mo catalyst is engineered to provide a life-long performance and perform high activity in the combined process. The surface modification of catalysts by a controlled carburization pretreatment is proposed for the first time to produce a carbide catalyst along with improving the catalyst stability as well as the reactivity for direct conversion of biogas. The performance of as-prepared carbide catalysts is investigated with comparison to the oxide and metallic ones. As a result, the Ni–Mo2C catalyst exhibited superior activity and stability over its counterparts, even though the condensed nanocarbon was largely grown and covered on the surface. In addition, up to 82% of CH4 conversion and 93% of CO2 conversion could remain almost constant at 800 °C throughout the entire test period of 3 h under a high flowrate inlet stream of pure biogas at 48,000 cm3 g−1 h−1. The XPS spectra of catalysts confirmed that the presence of Mo2C species on the catalyst surface could promote the stability and reactivity of the catalyst, resulting in higher productivity of carbon nanotubes over a longer time.

Magnetic Nanomaterials as Catalysts for Syngas Production and Conversion

The conversion of diverse non-petroleum carbon elements, such as coal, biomass, natural/shale gas, and even CO2, into cleaner hydrocarbon fuels and useful chemicals relies heavily on syngas, which is a combination of CO and H2. Syngas conversions, which have been around for almost a century, will probably become even more important in the production of energy and chemicals due to the rising need for liquid fuels and chemical components derived from sources of carbon other than crude oil. Although a number of syngas-based technologies, including the production of methanol, Fischer–Tropsch (FT) synthesis, and carbonylation, have been industrialized, there is still a great need for new catalysts with enhanced activity and adjustable product selectivity. New novel materials or different combinations of materials have been investigated to utilize the synergistic effect of these materials in an effective way. Magnetic materials are among the materials with magnetic properties, which provide them with extra physical characteristics compared to other carbon-based or conventional materials. Moreover, the separation of magnetic materials after the completion of a specific application could be easily performed with a magnetic separation process. In this review, we discuss the synthesis processes of various magnetic nanomaterials and their composites, which could be utilized as catalysts for syngas production and conversion. It is reported that applying an external magnetic field could influence the outcomes of any applications of magnetic nanomaterials. Here, the possible influence of the magnetic characteristics of magnetic nanomaterials with an external magnetic field is also discussed.

Pr-promoted Ni exsolution from Ni–Mg–Al (O) as catalysts for syngas production by dry reforming of methane

We report the preparation by three methods (coprecipitation, self-combustion, and microwave-assisted self-combustion) of Pr-promoted Ni-catalysts for H2/CO>1 syngas production by dry reforming of methane (DRM). The catalysts were characterized by a package of techniques to describe their physicochemical properties including several techniques using CO2 as a probe molecule. The catalysts were tested at 600 °C (10 h) and 120 L∙g−1 h−1, without previous H2-reduction. The coprecipitation method allowed obtaining a catalyst with a higher surface area and CO2 capture capacity (3.1 mg∙gcat−1), a higher number of basic sites, lower average Ni0 particle size (5.5 nm), higher catalytic conversions (48–65% of CH4 and 39–42% of CO2) and H2 (H2/CO = 1.15–1.75) yield but higher C formation. In addition, the catalyst obtained by microwave-assisted self-combustion presented better performance (45–51% of CH4 and 35–38% of CO2) than traditional self-combustion (40–45% of CH4 and 33–35% of CO2). The results showed that not only Ni0 particle size but also the presence of basic sites with high thermal stability and grain morphology affect the catalytic activity and coke formation.

Synthesis of NiO/MgO/ZrO2 catalyst for syngas production from partial oxidation and dry reforming of biogas

This work focuses on a facile NiO/MgO/ZrO2 synthesis protocol for syngas production via partial oxidation and dry reforming of biogas. Herein, performance of the developed catalysts with different amounts of MgO (0–40 %wt. of support) and NiO (10–50 %wt.) on %CH4 conversion, %CO2 conversion, H2/CO ratio, and carbon formation are studied. The results reveal the presence of monoclinic ZrO2 and tetragonal ZrO2 phases with 50%NiO/ZrO2 catalyst synthesized by surface modification technique using carbon derived from urea. Addition of MgO in the catalyst shows ability to stabilize tetragonal ZrO2 phase as well as enhance basic surface of the catalyst. These properties render the adsorption of CO2 molecules on the surface, which subsequently are reduced by carbon, leading to CO production. Appropriated amount of NiO and MgO, which is 30 %wt. NiO and 20 %wt. MgO (relative to ZrO2) can produce syngas having quality (H2/CO molar ratio) of ca. 2.

Biogas reforming over La-promoted Ni/SBA-16 catalyst for syngas production: Catalytic structure and process activity investigation

Biogas, a mixture of CO2/CH4, is reasonable for conversion to syngas (H2/CO) by dry methane reforming (DMR) reaction. The modification of Ni/SBA-16 with a lanthanum promoter using the co-impregnation technique is investigated in this study. The temperature of reaction (600–750 °C), La loading (3.85–11.56 wt%), and Ni loading (10–30 wt%) are the parameters that are varied for maximizing reaction conversions. The synthesized catalysts and SBA-16 supporting material were characterized by several methods before and after reaction. According to the analysis, the existence of La2O3 particles on the catalyst's surface has decreased the particle sizes, as well as enhanced their dispersion. Therefore, the maximum CH4 conversion of 94.21%, CO2 conversion of 90.12%, H2 yield of 90.53%, and H2/CO molar ratio of 2.03 are achieved using 20Ni-5.78La/SBA16 at 700 °C. Besides, this catalyst showed lower deposited coke and higher stability compared with other synthesized catalysts.

Electrospun nanofibrous Ni/LaAlO3 catalysts for syngas production by high temperature methane partial oxidation

Ni/Al2O3 catalysts have been widely used for methane reforming while the formation of NiAl2O4 with low reducibility reduces catalyst efficiency. La2O3 was used to promote the catalytic activity of Ni/Al2O3 catalysts through improving Ni dispersion. LaAlO3 perovskite showed catalytic activity in methane coupling and also used as a catalyst support for methane reforming. This study systematically investigated the effect of La2O3 addition into Ni/Al2O3 catalysts and found the formation of LaAlO3 perovskite played an important role, which requires high crystallization temperatures. The thermally-stable structure of nanofibrous catalysts was employed to develop high-performance Ni/LaAlO3 catalysts. High calcination temperature resulted in the enhanced crystallinity of LaAlO3 perovskite, improved Ni reducibility and strengthened catalyst/support interaction, which contributed to high catalytic performance during methane partial oxidation. The Ni/LaAlO3 catalyst calcined at 1100 °C generated a CH4 conversion of 91.2% during methane partial oxidation with H2 and CO selectivities of 95.5% and 92.4%, respectively. It is because La2O3 addition into Ni/Al2O3 promoted Ni reduction via forming LaAlO3. Therefore, an efficient and thermally-stable fibrous Ni/LaAlO3 catalyst has been developed for high temperature methane partial oxidation.

A Dual Reactor for Isothermal Thermochemical Cycles of H2O/CO2 Co-Splitting Using La0.3Sr0.7Co0.7Fe0.3O3 as an Oxygen Carrier

Catalytic performance of La0.3Sr0.7Co0.7Fe0.3O3 (LSCF3773 or LSCF) catalyst for syngas production via two step thermochemical cycles of H2O and CO2 co-splitting was investigated. Oxygen storage capacity (OSC) was found to depend on reduction temperature, rather than the oxidation temperature. The highest oxygen vacancy (Δδ) was achieved when the reduction and oxidation temperature were both fixed at 900 °C with the feed ratio (H2O to CO2) of 3 to 1, with an increasing amount of CO2 in the feed mixture. CO productivity reached its plateau at high ratios of H2O to CO2 (1:1, 1:2, and 1:2.5), while the total productivities were reduced with the same ratios. This indicated the existence of a CO2 blockage, which was the result of either high Ea of CO2 dissociation or high Ea of CO desorption, resulting in the loss in active species. From the results, it can be concluded that H2O and CO2 splitting reactions were competitive reactions. Ea of H2O and CO2 splitting was estimated at 31.01 kJ/mol and 48.05 kJ/mol, respectively, which agreed with the results obtained from the experimentation of the effect of the oxidation temperature. A dual-reactors system was applied to provide a continuous product stream, where the operation mode was switched between the reduction and oxidation step. The isothermal thermochemical cycles process, where the reduction and oxidation were performed at the same temperature, was also carried out in order to increase the overall efficiency of the process. The optimal time for the reduction and oxidation step was found to be 30 min for each step, giving total productivity of the syngas mixture at 28,000 μmol/g, approximately.

Spherical Porous Nanoclusters of NiO and CeO2 Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Syngas Production

Spherical porous nanoclusters composed of NiO and CeO2 nanoparticles were successfully developed by a refined gas-phase controlled synthesis method, which were shown to be useful for syngas product...

Insight into the Ex Situ Catalytic Pyrolysis of Biomass over Char Supported Metals Catalyst: Syngas Production and Tar Decomposition.

Ex situ catalytic pyrolysis of biomass using char-supported nanoparticles metals (Fe and Ni) catalyst for syngas production and tar decomposition was investigated. The characterizations of fresh Fe-Ni/char catalysts were determined by TGA, SEM–EDS, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), and XPS. The results indicated that nanoparticles metal substances (Fe and Ni) successfully impregnated into the char support and increased the thermal stability of Fe-Ni/char. Fe-Ni/char catalyst exhibited relatively superior catalytic performance, where the syngas yield and the molar ratio of H2/CO were 0.91 Nm3/kg biomass and 1.64, respectively. Moreover, the lowest tar yield (43.21 g/kg biomass) and the highest tar catalytic conversion efficiency (84.97 wt.%) were also obtained under the condition of Ni/char. Ultimate analysis and GC–MS were employed to analyze the characterization of tar, and the results indicated that the percentage of aromatic hydrocarbons appreciably increased with the significantly decrease in oxygenated compounds and nitrogenous compounds, especially in Fe-Ni/char catalyst, when compared with no catalyst pyrolysis. After catalytic pyrolysis, XPS was employed to investigate the surface valence states of the characteristic elements in the catalysts. The results indicated that the metallic oxides (MexOy) were reduced to metallic Me0 as active sites for tar catalytic pyrolysis. The main reactions pathway involved during ex situ catalytic pyrolysis of biomass based on char-supported catalyst was proposed. These findings indicate that char has the potential to be used as an efficient and low-cost catalyst toward biomass pyrolysis for syngas production and tar decomposition.

Tuning single atom-nanoparticle ratios of Ni-based catalysts for synthesis gas production from CO2

Converting CO2 into hydrocarbons is one of the preferred solutions to global energy and environmental emergency. Compared with directly reducing CO2, co-electroreduction of CO2 and water into synthesis gas (syngas) is more efficient and practical due to the extensive usage of syngas for industrial hydrocarbons mass-production. Recently, single atomic catalysts have shown exciting properties in CO2 reduction due to unique atomic metal-nitrogen coordination structure. Here, we developed a facile method to synthesize a series of single atomic Ni and 4.1 nm Ni nanoparticles (Ni NPs) co-doped 100 nm mesoporous nitrogen doped carbon nanorods for controlled syngas producing from CO2. The ratio of single atomic Ni and Ni NPs can be tuned from 1:0 to 1:5, which generate syngas with tunable proportions from 1:9 to 19:1, respectively. High current density (>15 mA·cm−2) and long-term stability (>8 h) catalysts for syngas production were also achieved at -0.65V vs. RHE.

CO2 Reforming of Methane over Fe‐Modified Ni‐Based Catalyst for Syngas Production

Fe‐modified Ni‐based catalysts are synthesized using a microwave‐assisted synthesis method and are used for CO2 reforming of methane (CRM) with a small amount of oxygen to produce syngas. The effect of Fe loading, impregnation temperature, and microwave power on the structural feature and catalytic performance of prepared catalysts is examined. The results show that the addition of slight oxygen increases CH4 conversion and decreases coke deposit. The Fe loading has a remarkable influence on the structure and catalytic performance of the catalysts. The introduction of Fe into the Ni‐based catalyst improves the specific surface area and decreases the Ni particle size, which promotes the formation of the Fe–Ni alloy, resulting in the enhancement of catalytic activity, stability, and H2/CO ratio compared with an unmodified catalyst. However, higher Fe loading decreases the catalytic performance. The impregnation temperature and microwave power influence the catalytic activities remarkably. When Fe loading is 1 wt%, the impregnation temperature and microwave power are 60 °C and 600 W, respectively, the resultant catalyst shows the highest catalytic activity and maintains its activity for 80 h during CRM reaction. The research work provides a route to improve the catalytic performance of Ni‐based catalysts.

Ordered mesoporous Fe-Al2O3 based-catalysts synthesized via a direct "one-pot" method for the dry reforming of a model biogas mixture

Biogas plays a vital role in the emerging renewable energy sector and its efficient utilization is attracting significant attention as an alternative energy carrier to non-renewable fossil fuel resources. Since biogas consists mainly of CH4 and CO2, dry reforming of methane arises as an appropriate process enabling its chemical conversion to high-quality synthesis gas (syngas: H2 and CO mixtures). In this study, we synthesized via a direct "one-pot" method following an evaporation-induced self-assembly approach, ordered mesoporous Fe10%, Ni5% and Fex%Ni(1-x) (x: 2.5, 5 or 7.5%) in Al2O3 as catalysts for syngas production via dry reforming of a model biogas mixture (CH4/CO2 = 1.8, at a temperature of 700 °C). Monometallic Fe10%Al2O3 catalyst presented lower reactivity levels and slightly deactivated during catalysis compared to stable Ni5%Al2O3. According to physico-chemical characterization techniques, the incomplete reduction of Fe2O3 into Fe3O4 rather than Fe0 nanoparticles (catalytically active) coupled with the segregation of Fe3O4 oxides were the main factors leading to the low performance of mesoporous Fe10%Al2O3. These drawbacks were overcome upon the partial substitution of Fe by Ni (another transition metal) forming specifically bimetallic Fe5%Ni5%Al2O3 displaying reactivity levels close to thermodynamic expected ones. The formation of Fe-Ni alloys stabilized iron inside alumina matrix and protected it from segregation. Along with the confinement effect, spent catalyst characterizations showed high resistance towards coke deposition.

Catalytic characteristics of innovative Ni/slag catalysts for syngas production and tar removal from biomass pyrolysis

In this study, innovative Ni-based catalysts supported by five typical slag carriers (magnesium slag (MS), steel slag (SS), blast furnace slag (BFS), pyrite cinder (PyC) and calcium silicate slag (CSS)) were prepared by wet impregnation. With the prepared catalysts and Ni/γ-Al2O3 catalyst, catalytic reforming of pyrolysis volatiles from pine sawdust for syngas production and tar removal was investigated. The catalysts were characterized by BET, XRD, SEM, TEM and Raman. The catalytic performances of the six catalysts were decreasing in the following order: Ni/MS > Ni/γ-Al2O3 > Ni/SS > Ni/BFS > Ni/CSS > Ni/PyC. Ni/MS catalyst exhibited excellent catalytic reactivity as well as thermal stability in terms of tar conversion (95.19%), gas yield (1.46 Nm3/kg) and CO2 capture ability (CO2 yield of 0.5%). Both amorphous carbon and graphite-type carbon were formed on the catalysts after catalytic reforming and the D/G ratio (the relative intensity ratio of the D-band to the G-band) was positively correlated to the catalytic activity.

Graphene-supported metal nanoparticles as novel catalysts for syngas production using supercritical water gasification of microalgae

In this study, biomass conversion of chlorella sp. microalgae was investigated in the catalytic supercritical water gasification (SCWG) process. The catalytic effect of five different graphene-supported metal nanoparticle catalysts (Ni/rGO, Cu/rGO, Co/rGO, Mn/rGO and Cr/rGO) were evaluated on the composition of syngas. The impact of main process factors including catalyst loading (40, 70, and 100wt%), and temperature (355–405 °C) was studied on the SCWG process over Ni/rGO catalyst as the most efficient catalyst among the selected metal nanoparticles. The findings showed that at the optimum Ni/rGO loading of 70wt% (at temperature of 380 °C), the hydrogen yield increased by a factor of 5.8 in comparison to absence of Ni/rGO catalyst. At the optimum temperature of 405 °C (Ni/rGO loading of 40wt%), hydrogen selectivity of 31.9% was obtained. The results revealed that increment of Ni/rGO catalyst loading extremely reduced the solid residue and tar formation, which is desired in the SCWG process. Moreover, Characterizations proved the stability of prepared catalysts at supercritical condition.

Dry reforming of methane for syngas production over Ni\u2013Co-supported Al2O3\u2013MgO catalysts

This research project focuses on the development of catalysts for syngas production by synthesizing Ni–Co bimetallic catalyst using aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and magnesium oxide (MgO) as the catalyst support. Ni/Al2O3 (CAT-1), Ni–Co/Al2O3 (CAT-2) and Ni–Co/Al2O3–MgO (CAT-3) nanocatalysts were synthesized by sol–gel method with citric acid as the gelling agent, and used in the dry reforming of methane (DRM). The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of Al2O3 and MgO addition on the catalytic properties and the reaction performance of synthesized catalysts in the DRM reactions. The characteristics of the catalyst are studied using field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy, H2-temperature programmed reduction, CO2-temperature programmed desorption and temperature programmed oxidation analysis. The characteristics of the catalyst are dependent on the type of support, which influences the catalytic performances. FESEM analysis showed that CAT-3 has irregular shape morphology, and is well dispersed onto the catalyst support. BET results demonstrate high surface area of the synthesized catalyst due to high calcination temperature during catalysts preparation. Moreover, the formation of MgAl2O4 spinel-type solution in CAT-3 is proved by XRD analysis due to the interaction between alumina lattice and magnesium metal which has high resistance to coke formation, leading to stronger metal surface interaction within the catalyst. The CO2 methane dry reforming is executed in the tubular furnace reactor at 1073.15 K, 1 atm and CH4/CO2 ratio of unity to investigate the effect of the mentioned catalysts. Ni–Co/Al2O3–MgO gave the highest catalyst performance compared to the other synthesized catalysts owning to the strong metal–support interaction, high stability and significant resistance to carbon deposition during the DRM reaction.

Bi-reforming of methane on Ni/SBA-15 catalyst for syngas production: Influence of feed composition

Bi-reforming of methane (BRM) was evaluated for Ni catalyst dispersed on SBA-15 support prepared by hydrothermal technique. BRM reactions were conducted under atmospheric condition with varying reactant partial pressure in the range of 10–45 kPa and 1073 K in fixed-bed reactor. The ordered hexagonal mesoporous SBA-15 support possessing large specific surface area of 669.5 m2 g−1 was well preserved with NiO addition during incipient wetness impregnation. Additionally, NiO species with mean crystallite dimension of 14.5 nm were randomly distributed over SBA-15 support surface and inside its mesoporous channels. Thus, these particles were reduced at various temperatures depending on different degrees of metal-support interaction. At stoichiometric condition and 1073 K, CH4 and CO2 conversions were about 61.6% and 58.9%, respectively whilst H2/CO ratio of 2.14 slightly superior to theoretical value for BRM would suggest the predominance of methane steam reforming. H2 and CO yields were significantly enhanced with increasing CO2/(CH4 + H2O) ratio due to growing CO2 gasification rate of partially dehydrogenated species from CH4 decomposition. Additionally, a considerable decline of H2 to CO ratio from 2.14 to 1.83 was detected with reducing H2O/(CH4 + CO2) ratio due to dominant reverse water-gas shift side reaction at H2O-deficient feedstock. Interestingly, 10%Ni/SBA-15 catalyst was resistant to graphitic carbon formation in the co-occurrence of H2O and CO2 oxidizing agents and the mesoporous catalyst structure was still maintained after BRM. A strong correlation between formation of carbonaceous species and catalytic activity was observed.

Effects of Nickel Precursor and Calcination Temperature on the Performance of Ni/MgAl2O4 Catalysts for Syngas Production by CO2 Reforming of Coke Oven Gas

The CO2 reforming of coke oven gas (COG) to product syngas at 750°C over 10 wt% Ni loaded on spinel MgAl2O4 (10Ni/MA) catalyst supported different nickel precursors was researched, including nickel nitrate, nickel acetate, nickel chloride and nickel acetylacetonate. Moreover, the calcination temperature of catalysts was also studied to investigate the activity and stability. The catalysts were analyzed by XRD, BET, CO2-TPD, H2-TPH and TEM. It was observed that MA (calcined at 800°C) supported nickel nitrate has the largest surface area, the most uniform pore diameter and the ratio nickel species owned higher bounding strength with support was the best. In addition, the results showed that catalysts supported nickel nitrate demonstrated the highest catalytic activity in which the conversion of CH4 and CO2 were up to 81.4% and 94.5%, respectively, and the selectivity of H2 and CO were 71.3% and 88.8%, respectively.

Catalytic performance of Ni-Cu/Al2O3 for effective syngas production by methanol steam reforming

This work investigates the catalytic performance of bimetallic Ni-Cu/Al2O3 catalysts for syngas production by methanol steam reforming. The synthesis and characterization of a series of Nix-Cuy/Al2O3 catalysts with various stoichiometric fractions (x = 10, 7, 5, 3 and 0 wt% and y = 0, 3, 5, 7 and 10 wt% to Al2O3 support, respectively) are investigated and discussed. The catalytic performance is evaluated experimentally at temperature range of 225–325 °C. Both mono-metallic catalyst (10wt%Cu/Al2O3 and 10wt%Ni/Al2O3) and bi-metallic catalysts (7wt%Cu-3wt%Ni/Al2O3, 5wt%Cu-5wt%Ni/Al2O3 and 3wt%Cu-7wt%Ni/Al2O3) are synthesized using an impregnation method and characterized by means of SEM, temperature programmed reduction (TPR), BET analysis, XRD and TGA. It is found that the bimetallic Ni-Cu catalyst had a strong influence on the amount of CO2 and CO produced due to the different selectivity towards the water gas shift reaction and methanol decomposition reaction. The increase of the Ni content leads to an increase in CO and decrease in CO2 yields. The bimetallic catalyst did not produce CH4, revealing that Cu alloying in Ni catalyst had an inhibiting effect for CO and/or CO2 hydrogenation.

Characterization of combined Fe-Cu oxides as oxygen carrier in chemical looping gasification of biomass

Chemical looping gasification (CLG) of biomass is an innovative biomass gasification technology, where oxygen carrier (OC) has the effects of oxygen supply, heat transfer and catalyst for syngas production. In order to integrate the synergistic effect between Fe and Cu oxides, a novel combined OC containing Fe2O3 and CuO was produced for biomass gasification and investigated in a batch fluidized bed reactor in this work. At first, an OC with 50 wt.% Fe2O3 and 10 wt.% CuO (Fe50Cu10) was selected as the representative OC to evaluate the superiority of combined OC. The mono-metallic OC of CuO is unsuitable as oxygen carrier in the CLG of biomass due to its too low syngas yield, although CuO can greatly accelerate biomass gasification process. In addition, combined Fe-Cu oxides OC is also superior to mono-metallic OC of Fe2O3 at enhancing carbon conversion efficiency on the premise that syngas yield tended to be close. Then the blending ratio of Fe/Cu was optimized and Fe50Cu10 had been proven to be the optimal combined Fe-Cu oxides OC in CLG. Next, the influences of the factors including gasification temperature, steam mole fraction and O/C ratio on the performance of Fe50Cu10 were investigated. 900 °C is the best temperature for gasification and higher team mole fraction gave rise to higher carbon conversion efficiency and syngas yield, while O/C ratio was somewhat different. The optimal O/C ratio was deemed to be 0.78. Besides, 10 redox cycles were conducted to investigate the stability of combined OC reactivity. The combined OC after 3 cycles performed worst reactivity, while better performance was demonstrated after 7–10 cycles. Based on the analysis of SEM-EDX, it was found that sintering caused by Cu atomic was the main cause of the reactivity decline. In addition, it was inferred that the distribution of Cu atomic in the combined OC was more uniform with the cycle number.