1. H2-Rich and Tar-Free Downstream Gasification Reaction of EFB by Using the Malaysian Dolomite as a Secondary Catalyst
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Mohammed Mahmoud Ahmad Al-Obaidi, Nor Shafizah Ishak, Salmiaton Ali, Nor Anisa Arifin, Raja Mohamad Hafriz Raja Shahruzzaman, Wan Azlina Wan Abdul Karim Ghani, Taufiq-Yap Yun Hin, and Abdul Halim Shamsuddin
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empty fruit bunch ,gasification ,dolomite ,hydrogen fuel ,tar cracking ,Chemical technology ,TP1-1185 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
In this study, Malaysian dolomites as secondary catalysts are placed at the downstream of the fluidized-bed gasifier. Three types of Malaysian dolomites with different elemental ratios of CaO-MgO content denoted as P1, P2, and P3 are investigated with EFB gasification reaction at different cracking temperatures (700–900 °C). The performance of the catalysts with a variation of catalyst to biomass weight ratio (C/B) (0.05 to 0.30 w/w) is evaluated. The findings showed that the total gas yield increased by 20%, hydrogen increased by 66%, along with an almost 99% reduction in tar content with P1 catalyst with the following reaction conditions: gasification temperature of 850 °C, equivalence ratio (ER) of 0.25, and cracking temperature of 900 °C. Malaysia dolomite could be a secondary catalyst to provide a better alternative, tar-free hydrogen-rich gas with the possibility of regeneration and re-use.
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- 2021
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