Fluid bed gasification – Plasma converter process generating energy from solid waste: Experimental assessment of sulphur species

Often perceived as a Cinderella material, there is growing appreciation for solid waste as a renewable content thermal process feed. Nonetheless, research on solid waste gasification and sulphur mechanisms in particular is lacking. This paper presents results from two related experiments on a novel two stage gasification process, at demonstration scale, using a sulphur-enriched wood pellet feed.Notable SO₂ and relatively low COS levels (before gas cleaning) were interesting features of the trials, and not normally expected under reducing gasification conditions. Analysis suggests that localised oxygen rich regions within the fluid bed played a role in SO₂’s generation. The response of COS to sulphur in the feed was quite prompt, whereas SO₂ was more delayed. It is proposed that the bed material sequestered sulphur from the feed, later aiding SO₂ generation. The more reducing gas phase regions above the bed would have facilitated COS – hence its faster response. These results provide a useful insight, with further analysis on a suite of performed experiments underway, along with thermodynamic modelling.     

Woody biomass and RPF gasification using reforming catalyst and calcium oxide

This study focused on steam gasification and reforming of waste biomass using a reforming catalyst. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the durability of a commercial Ni reforming catalyst and the effect of CaO on the reforming behavior, and to clarify detailed factors of catalytic performance, as well as the effect of operating parameters on the characteristics of produced gas composition. Moreover, catalyst regeneration was carried out and the behavior of catalytic activity based on gas composition was investigated. Using a fluidized bed gasifier and a fixed bed reformer, gasification and reforming of waste biomass were carried out. Commercial Ni-based catalyst and calcined limestone (CaO) were applied to the reforming reaction. Temperature of the gasifier and reformer was almost 1023 K. Ratio of steam to carbon in the feedstock [mol mol⁻¹] and equivalence ratio (i.e., ratio of actual to theoretical amount of oxygen) [-] were set at about 2 and 0.3, respectively. The feed rate of the feedstock into the bench-scale gasifier was almost 15 kg h⁻¹. The results of waste biomass gasification confirmed the improvement in H₂ composition by the CO₂ absorption reaction using the reforming catalyst and CaO. In addition, CaO proved to be especially effective in decreasing the tar concentration in the case of woody biomass gasification. Catalytic activity was maintained by means of catalyst regeneration processing by hydrogen reduction after air oxidation when woody biomass was used as feedstock.     

气化熔融处理生活垃圾时灰渣的熔融特性

弄清垃圾灰渣的熔融特性对于保证生活垃圾的气化熔融与液态出渣具有重要作用。针对重庆生活垃圾灰与无烟煤灰形成的灰渣,实验研究了在不同的燃料添加量及添加剂条件下灰渣的熔点与粘度,并结合炉温的变化,分析了不同条件对灰渣熔融及液态出渣的影响。结果表明,灰渣的熔点与粘度均随燃料添加量的增加而升高;向燃料比为10%的灰渣中加入添加剂后,灰渣的熔点降低幅度较小,其粘度却随碱度的增加而增大以至熔渣流动性变差;燃料比为40%时,灰渣熔点与粘度均随添加剂的加入而显著降低,且向渣中加入CaO使得灰渣碱度为1.2时灰渣熔点较低且粘度较小,有利于其熔融与液态出渣。     

Characteristics of element distributions in an MSW ash melting treatment system

Thermal treatment of municipal solid waste (MSW) has become a common practice in waste volume reduction and resource recovery. For the utilization of molten slag for construction materials and metal recovery, it is important to understand the behavior of heavy metals in the melting process. In this study, the correlation between the contents of elements in feed materials and MSW molten slag and their distributions in the ash melting process, including metal residues, are investigated. The hazardous metal contents in the molten slag were significantly related to the contents of metals in the feed materials. Therefore, the separation of products containing these metals in waste materials could be an effective means of producing environmentally safe molten slag with a low hazardous metals content. The distribution ratios of elements in the ash melting process were also determined. The elements Zn and Pb were found to have a distribution ratio of over 60% in fly ash from the melting furnace and the contents of these metals were also high; therefore, Zn and Pb could be potential target metals for recycling from fly ash from the melting furnace. Meanwhile, Cu, Ni, Mo, Sn, and Sb were found to have distribution ratios of over 60% in the metal residue. Therefore, metal residue could be a good resource for these metals, as the contents of Cu, Ni, Mo, Sn, and Sb in metal residue are higher than those in other output materials.     

医疗垃圾焚烧飞灰的重金属浸出特性及其稳定化处理研究

通过对医疗垃圾飞灰的浸出特性和高温熔融处理实验,研究了浸出时间、液固比、pH值和颗粒尺寸对重金属浸出特性的影响以及飞灰熔融对重金属稳定化处理效果.结果表明,随着浸出时间的增加,飞灰绝大部分重金属的浸出浓度增高,浸出毒性增强;液固比(L/S)增加,大部分重金属的浸出率大大提高,其中重金属Cd的浸出率最大,在液固比为90时,飞灰中的Cd的浸出率达到70%以上;pH为中性左右的时候,医疗垃圾飞灰中的大部分重金属的浸出液浓度最低;颗粒尺寸在较大或者较小时,医疗垃圾飞灰中的大部分重金属浸出浓度较小,大部分重金属在颗粒尺寸250～900μm时,重金属的浸出浓度较高;飞灰高温熔融后,重金属的浸出毒性大大降低,说明熔融对重金属有很好的固化效果.     

双通道气相色谱法观测本底大气中的CH_4、CO、N_2O和SF_6

在商用Agilent6890N气相色谱仪基础上,通过自组装、集成及调试,在青海瓦里关全球大气本底站建立了双通道气相色谱在线观测系统,以实现同时高精度分析本底大气中的CH4、CO、N2O和SF6.同时,利用保留时间定性,用峰高定量CH4、CO和SF6,用峰面积定量N2O,对体积分数分别为2000.3×10-9、199.8×10-9、320.04×10-9和5.9×10-12的CH4、CO、N2O和SF6混合标气重复进样110次,分析时每隔3个未知样品穿插分析1个标气,以保证分析结果的可靠性.该站试运行期间的数据表明,该系统分析CH4、CO和SF6的稳定性较好,能满足清洁本底大气高精度、高准确度分析要求,分析结果的相对标准偏差(RSD)分别为0.04%、0.50%、0.08%和1.80%.     

添加剂对垃圾焚烧飞灰熔融过程二噁分解的影响

为了研究添加剂对垃圾飞灰熔融处理过程中二噁(口英)分解特性的影响,选择碱性氧化物CaO和液体陶瓷(LC)2种添加剂,改变温度、气氛和熔融时间研究2种添加剂对二噁(口英)分解率的影响.研究表明CaO对二噁(口英)分解影响随气氛不同而改变,氧化气氛下,加入CaO使二噁(口英)的分解率略微降低,而在还原气氛下则会使二噁(口英)分解率升高.液体陶瓷添加剂对熔融过程二噁(口英)分解有显著影响.1400℃时,随着LC添加比例由0增加到10%,二噁(口英)分解率则从99.997%升高到100%.同时加入10%的LC可以使二噁(口英)的完全分解温度由无添加剂时的1460℃降低至1100℃.     

抗除草剂转基因作物实时荧光定量PC检测

建立了一种以SYBR Green Ⅰ为结合染料、快速准确检测转抗除草剂基因成分的实时荧光定量PCR方法.以转基因大豆与转基因玉米标准品为材料,通过使用特异性引物和SYBR Green Ⅰ结合染料实时荧光定量PCR技术,对转基因农作物中外源抗除草剂基因进行了定量检测,绘制了两种基因扩增的标准曲线图,根据标准曲线方程计算外源基因含量;并作了溶解曲线、检测方法检测灵敏度和精密度的分析.研究发现,两者标准曲线方程线性关系良好.R~2 值分别达到0.993 9与0.992 4.通过已知标准品进行验证,实测值与真值接近,与实际含量的相埘偏差是6.52%和7.90%.结果表明,SYBR Green Ⅰ结合染料法完全可以用于转基因农作物定量PCR检测.图5表2参11     

矿物演化行为对垃圾焚烧飞灰熔融特性的影响

以焚烧飞灰为主要原料,采用灰熔点测试、差示扫描量热法、X射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜等方法,研究了掺加SiO₂(以w计)对焚烧飞灰熔融特性的影响,并利用CASTEP模块模拟计算生成矿物的反应活性. 结果表明,当w(SiO₂)为29.14%时,焚烧飞灰流动温度为1 355 ℃,比原灰降低了近200 ℃,熔融特征温度随w(SiO₂)增加而上升. 将焚烧飞灰熔融并热处理后得到微晶玻璃,其矿物质组成为硅灰石、假硅灰石、钙铝黄长石、钙铁榴石、硬石膏和三型钾霞石等. 分子模拟计算结果表明,假硅灰石、钙铝黄长石和钙铁榴石形成能高,属耐熔矿物,而硅灰石、硬石膏和三型钾霞石等助熔矿物的低共熔会导致灰熔融温度降低. SiO₂/CaO(质量比,下同)<1时,过量的Ca2+易与活性氧发生集聚反应,形成热稳定性好的假硅灰石;SiO₂/CaO接近于1时,生成以硅灰石为主晶相的助熔矿物,硅灰石形成能为-41.67 eV,低于其他矿物,并且晶体氧原子中活性氧比例达到77.78%;当SiO₂/CaO>1时,大量无定形SiO₂及方石英(非活性氧)的存在致使灰熔融温度升高. 硅酸盐矿物熔体中非活性氧(Si—O—Si)和活性氧(Si—O,自由氧)占氧原子比例的变化是焚烧飞灰熔融特性改变的内因.      

Characterisation of major component leaching and buffering capacity of RDF incineration and gasification bottom ash in relation to reuse or disposal scenarios

Thermal treatment of refuse derived fuel (RDF) in waste-to-energy (WtE) plants is considered a promising solution to reduce waste volumes for disposal, while improving material and energy recovery from waste. Incineration is commonly applied for the energetic valorisation of RDF, although RDF gasification has also gained acceptance in recent years. In this study we focused on the environmental properties of bottom ash (BA) from an RDF incineration (RDF-I, operating temperature 850-1000 °C) and a RDF gasification plant (RDF-G, operating temperature 1200-1400 °C), by evaluating the total composition, mineralogy, buffering capacity, leaching behaviour (both at the material’s own pH and as a function of pH) of both types of slag. In addition, buffering capacity results and pH-dependence leaching concentrations of major components obtained for both types of BA were analysed by geochemical modelling. Experimental results showed that the total content of major components for the two types of BA was fairly similar and possibly related to the characteristics of the RDF feedstock. However, significant differences in the contents of trace metals and salts were observed for the two BA samples as a result of the different operating conditions (i.e. temperature) adopted by the two RDF thermal treatment plants. Mineralogy analysis showed in fact that the RDF-I slag consisted of an assemblage of several crystalline phases while the RDF-G slag was mainly made up by amorphous glassy phases. The leached concentrations of major components (e.g. Ca, Si) at the natural pH of each type of slag did not reflect their total contents as a result of the partial solubility of the minerals in which these components were chemically bound. In addition, comparison of total contents with leached concentrations of minor elements (e.g. Pb, Cu) showed no obvious relationship for the two types of BA. According to the compliance leaching test results, the RDF-G BA would meet the limits of the Italian legislation for reuse and the European acceptance criteria for inert waste landfilling. RDF-I BA instead would meet the European acceptance criteria for non hazardous waste landfilling. A new geochemical modelling approach was followed in order to predict the leaching behaviour of major components and the pH buffering capacity of the two types of slags on the basis of independent mineralogical information obtained by XRD analysis and the bulk composition of the slag. It was found that the combined use of data regarding the mineralogical characterization and the buffering capacity of the slag material can provide an independent estimate of both the identity and the amount of minerals that contribute to the leaching process. This new modelling approach suggests that only a limited amount of the mineral phases that control the pH, buffering capacity and major component leaching from the solid samples is available for leaching, at least on the time scale of the applied standard leaching tests. As such, the presented approach can contribute to gain insights for the identification of the types and amounts of minerals that control the leaching properties and pH buffering capacity of solid residues such as RDF incineration and gasification bottom ash.