Development of a Fluidized-Bed Reactor for Oxidative Torrefaction of Biowastes
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Development of a Fluidized-Bed Reactor for Oxidative Torrefaction of Biowastes R. L. Isemina, *, S. N. Kuzmina, V. V. Konyakhina, O. Y. Milovanova, A. V. Mikhaleva, N. S. Muratovaa, A. V. Nebyvayeva, and V. S. Kokh-Tatarenkoa aTambov
State Technical University, Tambov, 392000 Russia *e-mail: [email protected]
Received January 15, 2020; revised February 2, 2020; accepted February 19, 2020
Abstract—Torrefaction is considered as a method for producing biofuels with improved characteristics compared to those of the “raw” biomass (higher calorific value, moisture resistance, better grindability). The torrefaction process is an endothermic process that is usually carried out in a gaseous atmosphere in the absence of oxygen. To reduce the required heat input, it is proposed to employ the oxidative torrefaction and conduct the process in a fluidized bed agitated with flue gases containing less than 6% oxygen. Preliminary studies of the oxidative torrefaction of sunflower husks, including thermogravimetric analysis of the treated material, have shown that the heat treatment time for the biomass should be at least 5 min. A fluidized bed is a reactor with ideal mixing of the treated material where uniform treatment of raw material particles cannot generally be attained. To overcome this disadvantage of the fluidization technique and achieve the required residence time for biomass in a fluidized bed during a continuous torrefaction process, it was proposed to equip a torrefaction reactor with a series of vertical baffles spaced at 50 mm. These baffles induce a loop-like flow of the processed biomass from the inlet to the outlet of the reactor. To investigate the residence time for husk particles in the reactor, a tracer, which was colored to husk particles' color with a water-soluble dye which did not change the weight and size of the particles, was injected into the bed of uncolored particles. Tracer samples were taken every 30 s at the outlet of the reactor and were analyzed using a special procedure to determine the fraction of colored particles in each sample. This enabled us to gauge the time during which the colored particles injected into the fluidized bed reached the point of their discharge from the bed. Studies performed in a “cold” model of the reactor showed that a series of vertical baffles in the bed can provide the required residence time for biomass in a reactor including commercial reactors. Plates can provide the necessary biomass residence time in the reactor. Keywords: torrefaction, torrefaction reactor, oxidative torrefaction, biomass, fluidized bed, sunflower husk, biomass thermogravimetric, residence time for particles in fluidized bed DOI: 10.1134/S0040601520090037
Biomass combustion is considered to release the same amount of СО2 as the plant absorbed during its growth, i.e., biomass combustion does not increase the content of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere [1, 2]. In addition, biomass is abundant since it is formed in a
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