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Design concept to reduce fuel NO X in catalytic combustion of gasified biomass
Author(s) -
Andrae Johan C. G.,
Björnbom Pehr H.,
Glarborg Peter
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690490822
Subject(s) - nox , combustion , homogeneous , catalysis , ammonia , chemistry , monolith , biomass (ecology) , selective catalytic reduction , waste management , nitrogen , fuel mass fraction , chemical engineering , nitrogen oxides , environmental science , combustion chamber , vapor lock , organic chemistry , engineering , thermodynamics , geology , physics , oceanography
A reactor concept was studied to reduce the fuel NO x at conditions relevant to catalytic combustion of gasified biomass containing ammonia. A hybrid reactor is modeled with passive and active channels, where only part of the fuel is combusted catalytically in the active channels. The completion of the reactions is carried out in the subsequent homogeneous zone. The air–fuel ratio is found to be the most important parameter for the NO x emission level. When the primary zone is operated fuel‐lean, no favorable conditions are established for selective noncatalytic reduction reactions in the homogeneous zone, and the fuel nitrogen is largely oxidized to NO. However, if the air supply to the monolith is staged rich‐lean, a 95% reduction in NO is possible. The NO reduction is facilitated by the remaining fuel components, CO and H 2 .