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Hwansoo Jung1, Divine Damertey Sewu2, Godfred Ohemeng-Boahen2
1Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, 125 Dongseo-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34158, Republic of Korea; BioGET Inc., Corporate Headquaters, Research Centre, NH05, Pai Chai University Daedeck Vally Campus, 11-3 Techno 1-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34015, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
This study investigated the effect of steam and air flowrate combinations on the syngas efflux, physicochemical properties and adsorption performances (on congo red, CR and crystal violet, CV removal) of waste char by-product from the industrial gasification of solid refuse fuel from municipal solid waste. The BET surface area (11.4 m2/g), porosity (74.7%), fixed carbon content (25.8 wt%) and hydrophilicity (0.09) were enhanced with lower steam rate and higher air supply rate combination (MSWC-L) than for the higher steam rate and lower air supply rate combination (MSWC-H). Adsorption performances were higher for MSWC-L than MSWC-H on both CR (35.7-49.7 mg/g) and CV (235 to 356 mg/g) removal, suggesting that, higher air supply rate (214 Nm3/h; at 0.36 equivalence ratio) with lower steam rate (37 kg/h) were more effective gasification process conditions. Results showed that, syngas efflux was more sensitive to air supply rate than steam supply rate. Reactions in the combustion zone were not only limited to the pyrolysis gas vapours but to the char also. In conclusion, the waste chars from municipal solid waste gasification showed good potential as adsorbents in wastewater treatment.
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