Influence of the Catalytic Properties of Aluminosilicate Mineral Substances on the Processes of Torrefaction and Gasification of Biofuels in a Superadiabatic Regime
摘要
Results of experimental studies of the processes of torrefaction and gasification of a biofuel in the regime of superadiabatic heating with the use of aluminosilicate mineral substances (bentonite) are presented. During the torrefaction of wood chips with bentonite, a significant effect of self-heating of the wood in a nitrogen atmosphere was recorded, which allows increasing the depth of treatment (carbonization) of the original biofuel and/or reducing the time of the process of torrefaction. In experiments on filtration gasification of torrefied chips, a significant increase was obtained in the generation of synthesis-gas as a consequence of the pretorrefaction of the wood and of the use of bentonite as a mineral addition. Basic advantages of the joint of torrefaction and gasification of biofuel mixtures with mineral substances in a superadiabatic regime as an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly method of processing of solid-fuel mixtures of low calorific value have been formulated. The obtained data can be used to create small-sized mobile and stationary power facilities intended for decentralized power supply and/or recycling of local renewable solid-phase waste.