TY - JOUR
T1 - Calcium Looping: Sorbent and Process Characterization in a 20 kWth Dual Fluidized Bed
AU - Moreno, Joseba
AU - Homsy, Sally Louis
AU - Schmid, Max
AU - Scheffknecht, Günter
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2021-10-05
Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank Tim Seitz for his technical assistance during the completion of the fluidized bed experiments.
PY - 2021/9/30
Y1 - 2021/9/30
N2 - This paper presents an experimental investigation at a 20 kWth calcium looping (CaL) facility with a twofold focus. The first objective is on assessing the multicyclic behavior of limestone under continuous dual fluidized bed (DFB) operation. Different carbonation conditions were employed to derive a mathematical expression that is valid to compare the results from DFB and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) with adequate accuracy. A preliminary screening of three morphologically distinct limestones was conducted by TGA including exposure to SO2 and H2O during carbonation. The second objective is to analyze the influence of multiple process variables (i.e., temperature, CO2 loading, and H2O concentration) on the performance of the 20 kWth CaL facility’s bubbling fluidized bed carbonator. Within the investigated range of operating conditions, the chosen carbonator design allowed for CO2 capture efficiencies as high as 0.99 mol/mol, yielding an apparent carbonation rate (kSφ) of 0.09 s–1. Paving the way to a more flexible usage of CaL systems, the proposed carbonator design could be integrated into the existing load-following power plants, in preference to a conventional circulating fluidized bed carbonator that is heavily penalized when forced to operate under low capacity factors.
AB - This paper presents an experimental investigation at a 20 kWth calcium looping (CaL) facility with a twofold focus. The first objective is on assessing the multicyclic behavior of limestone under continuous dual fluidized bed (DFB) operation. Different carbonation conditions were employed to derive a mathematical expression that is valid to compare the results from DFB and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) with adequate accuracy. A preliminary screening of three morphologically distinct limestones was conducted by TGA including exposure to SO2 and H2O during carbonation. The second objective is to analyze the influence of multiple process variables (i.e., temperature, CO2 loading, and H2O concentration) on the performance of the 20 kWth CaL facility’s bubbling fluidized bed carbonator. Within the investigated range of operating conditions, the chosen carbonator design allowed for CO2 capture efficiencies as high as 0.99 mol/mol, yielding an apparent carbonation rate (kSφ) of 0.09 s–1. Paving the way to a more flexible usage of CaL systems, the proposed carbonator design could be integrated into the existing load-following power plants, in preference to a conventional circulating fluidized bed carbonator that is heavily penalized when forced to operate under low capacity factors.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/672097
UR - https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c01734
U2 - 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c01734
DO - 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c01734
M3 - Article
SN - 0887-0624
JO - Energy & Fuels
JF - Energy & Fuels
ER -