城市固体废物的混合多孔介质气化,先通过水热碳化进行预处理
Fidel Vallejo1, Luis Díaz-Robles2, Valentina Carné-Seco2
1Industrial Engineering, ModSim Research Group, National University of Chimborazo, Riobamba, Ecuador.
PloS one
|September 20, 2023
概括
整合水热碳化 (HTC) 和气化优化城市固体废物 (MSW) 生物质. 35厘米/秒的过速度产生了最大的燃烧温度,增强了可持续的废物管理和可再生能源生产.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 化学工程是化学工程的重要组成部分.
- 能源科学 能源科学
背景情况:
- 全球人口和消费的增加增加了资源使用,能源需求和废物产量.
- 可持续的城市固体废物 (MSW) 管理需要创新的处理方法.
- 整合先进技术可以减轻与废物相关的环境影响和成本.
研究的目的:
- 评估将水热碳化 (HTC) 与MSW生物质气化相结合的效率.
- 为了研究过速度对燃烧温度和气化过程中的度的影响.
- 优化MSW生物质处理以提高可再生能源生产.
主要方法:
- 在一个小时内在220°C的MSW生物质中进行水热碳化 (HTC).
- 在混合多孔介质气化器中对HTC处理的生物质进行气化.
- 在不同的过速度下分析燃烧温度和度.
主要成果:
- 35厘米/秒的过速度实现了1035.7°C的最大燃烧温度.
- 更高的过速度增加了合成气中的气度.
- 增加过速度提高了混合床温度,而更高的生物质分数降低了最高温度.
结论:
- 整合HTC和气化为MSW生物质处理提供了一个有效的途径.
- 优化过速度对于最大限度地提高燃烧温度和产量至关重要.
- 这种综合方法支持可持续的废物管理,减少环境影响,并促进可再生能源.
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