Chemical looping combustion of polyurethane and polypropylene in an annular dual-tube moving bed reactor with iron-based oxygen carrier

•Annular duel-tube moving bed reactor was designed for plastics combustion in CLC.•PU and PP particles demonstrated similar heat values with traditional solid fuels.•CO and H2 were the fuel gases decomposed from plastics for combustion.•100% of PU and PP conversion was reached through moving bed ope...

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Published in:Fuel (Guildford) 2014-11, Vol.135, p.146-152
Main Authors: Chiu, Ping-Chin, Ku, Young, Wu, Hsuan-Chih, Kuo, Yu-Lin, Tseng, Yao-Hsuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Chemical looping
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
Fuels
Moving bed reactor
Oxygen carrier
Polypropylene
Polyurethane
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Summary:•Annular duel-tube moving bed reactor was designed for plastics combustion in CLC.•PU and PP particles demonstrated similar heat values with traditional solid fuels.•CO and H2 were the fuel gases decomposed from plastics for combustion.•100% of PU and PP conversion was reached through moving bed operation.•Heat generated by CLC were higher than the heat demand for plastic gasification. Polyurethane (PU) and polypropylene (PP) particles were evaluated as solid fuels in chemical looping combustion (CLC) for treatment of waste plastics as well as power generation. An annular duel-tube moving bed reactor (ADMBR) was used as fuel reactor for decomposition and combustion of PU and PP particles. CO and H2 were the major components of fuel gas generated by decomposition of PU and PP particles in the ADMBR. Complete conversion of plastic particles and 100% CO2 yield of fuel gas were achieved as oxygen carrier-to-fuel ratio of PU and PP particles reached 1.86 and 6.56, respectively. The heat demands for ADMBR were calculated to be 21% and 52% of output processing capacity by heat consumptions of fuel decomposition in the fuel reactor of CLC system, respectively. ADMBR is technically feasible as fuel reactor for PU and PP combustion to achieve high conversion efficiency without auxiliary fuel by CLC.
ISSN:0016-2361
1873-7153
DOI:10.1016/j.fuel.2014.06.040