The influence of additives on the steam gasification of PVC waste

This study is concerned with the influence of additives on the steam gasification of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) waste. Three types of PVC waste, namely pipe waste, cable waste, and flooring, were tested. The presence of additives proved to have a profound effect on the carbon-to-gas conversion. Plasticizers and other organic additives caused an increase in carbon-to-gas conversion. Inorganic additives, especially calcium, caused a decrease in carbon-to-gas conversion, resulting in an overall decrease in the yield of syngas for all three types of waste. This decrease is probably caused by the deposition of Ca on the surface of the alumina bed material. In addition, calcium reacts with the HCl formed to give CaCl₂. This results in a decrease in the recovery of hydrochloric acid. Received: July 19, 2000 / Accepted: October 9, 2000     

电炉铁合金飞灰中金属和二噁英分布特性研究

分别利用高分辨气相色谱-低分辨质谱(HRGC-LRMS)联用仪、原子吸收分光光度计对4个电炉铁合金飞灰中4-8氯取代PCDD/Fs和12种金属进行检测,结果表明,飞灰中金属元素浓度高,其中重金属以Zn浓度最高,为19835.918~36729.200mg/kg;Ni浓度最低,为9.000~43.627mg/kg.4个灰样中PCDD/Fs的浓度差别较大,总量在33.792~88.125ng/g范围内,该浓度水平与生活垃圾焚烧飞灰相当.4个灰样中PCDD/Fs的分布特征不尽相同,但是均以OCDD/F的浓度最高.飞灰中较高的二噁英浓度水平与高浓度的Fe、Cu、Ca和Ni等金属存在一定的相关性.     

Process and technological aspects of municipal solid waste gasification. A review

The paper proposes a critical assessment of municipal solid waste gasification today, starting from basic aspects of the process (process types and steps, operating and performance parameters) and arriving to a comparative analysis of the reactors (fixed bed, fluidized bed, entrained bed, vertical shaft, moving grate furnace, rotary kiln, plasma reactor) as well as of the possible plant configurations (heat gasifier and power gasifier) and the environmental performances of the main commercially available gasifiers for municipal solid wastes. The analysis indicates that gasification is a technically viable option for the solid waste conversion, including residual waste from separate collection of municipal solid waste. It is able to meet existing emission limits and can have a remarkable effect on reduction of landfill disposal option.     

Gasification of the char derived from distillation of granulated scrap tyres

This work reports the effect of pressure on the steam/oxygen gasification at 1000 °C of the char derived from low temperature-pressure distillation of granulated scrap tyres (GST). The study was based on the analysis of gas production, carbon conversion, cold gas efficiency and the high heating value (HHV) of the product. For comparison, similar analyses were carried out for the gasification of coals with different rank.In spite of the relatively high ash (≈12 wt.%) and sulphur (≈3 wt.%) contents, the char produced in GST distillation can be regarded as a reasonable solid fuel with a calorific value of 34 MJ kg⁻¹. The combustion properties of the char (E_A ≈ 50 kJ mol⁻¹), its temperature of self-heating (≈264 °C), ignition temperature (≈459 °C) and burn-out temperature (≈676 °C) were found to be similar to those of a semi-anthracite.It is observed that the yield, H₂ and CO contents and HHV of the syngas produced from char gasification increase with pressure. At 0.1 MPa, 4.6 Nm³ kg_char⁻¹ of syngas was produced, containing 28% v/v of H₂ and CO and with a HHV around 3.7 MJ Nm⁻³. At 1.5 MPa, the syngas yield achieved 4.9 Nm³ kg_char⁻¹ with 30% v/v of H₂-CO and HHV of 4.1 MJ Nm⁻³. Carbon conversion significantly increased from 87% at 0.1 MPa to 98% at 1.5 MPa.It is shown that the char derived from distillation of granulated scrap tyres can be further gasified to render a gas of considerable heating value, especially when gasification proceeds at high pressure.     

Co-gasification of municipal solid waste and material recovery in a large-scale gasification and melting system

This study evaluates the effects of co-gasification of municipal solid waste with and without the municipal solid waste bottom ash using two large-scale commercial operation plants. From the viewpoint of operation data, there is no significant difference between municipal solid waste treatment with and without the bottom ash. The carbon conversion ratios are as high as 91.7% and 95.3%, respectively and this leads to significantly low PCDD/DFs yields via complete syngas combustion. The gross power generation efficiencies are 18.9% with the bottom ash and 23.0% without municipal solid waste bottom ash, respectively. The effects of the equivalence ratio are also evaluated. With the equivalence ratio increasing, carbon monoxide concentration is decreased, and carbon dioxide and the syngas temperature (top gas temperature) are increased. The carbon conversion ratio is also increased. These tendencies are seen in both modes.Co-gasification using the gasification and melting system (Direct Melting System) has a possibility to recover materials effectively. More than 90% of chlorine is distributed in fly ash. Low-boiling-point heavy metals, such as lead and zinc, are distributed in fly ash at rates of 95.2% and 92.0%, respectively. Most of high-boiling-point heavy metals, such as iron and copper, are distributed in metal. It is also clarified that slag is stable and contains few harmful heavy metals such as lead. Compared with the conventional waste management framework, 85% of the final landfill amount reduction is achieved by co-gasification of municipal solid waste with bottom ash and incombustible residues. These results indicate that the combined production of slag with co-gasification of municipal solid waste with the bottom ash constitutes an ideal approach to environmental conservation and resource recycling.     

荒漠能源植物气化发电的环境影响评价

对荒漠生物质气化发电进行LCA评价,建立评价模型,在评价过程中选用了燃煤发电系统为参照.研究结果表明,生物质利用过程没有CO2的排放,整个发电周期中仅原料的生产、运输以及预处理过程消耗能量导致CO2排放,因此生物质气化发电方案的排放量远远小于燃煤方案,减排量达到了87%-94%.生物质发电与燃煤发电相比,对环境污染降低程度的总指数为3.68.生物质能源的开发大大削减了化石能源利用带来的环境污染问题,同时也能够缓解能源危机.     

Improving the Synthesis Gas Quality in Catalytic Gasification of Rice Straw by an Integrated Hot-Gas Cleaning System

This research investigates an enhanced removal rate of tar and trace pollutants (e.g. hydrogen chloride and hydrogen sulfide, H₂S) in the gasification of rice straw, using an integrated in situ tar reduction and hot-gas cleaning technique. The gasification temperature was set at 900°C and equilibrium ratio (ER) was 0.30 in the gasifier. In the in situ tar reduction method, the catalyst, dolomite with an amended ratio of 0–15% was introduced to the gasifier. The integrated hot-gas cleaning system applied a multi-packed tower to remove the tar, sulfur and/or chlorine byproduct in syngas at 250°C. The packed materials composed of zeolite, calcined dolomite and activated carbon. The experimental results indicated that the tar concentration of syngas was approximately 20 g/kg. However, in catalytic gasification with 5% dolomite addition, the tar concentration reduced to 17 g/kg. The tar reduction efficiency was approximately 15% by an in situ dolomite addition. When applying the integrated hot-gas cleanup system, the tar was virtually eliminated. The total tar elimination rate was almost 100% and the cleaned syngas could be applied in other energy utilization equipment. On the other hand, the H₂S and HCl concentration were 101 ppmv and 991 ppmv, respectively. After the integrated syngas cleaning system, the H₂S and HCl were decreased to 7.9 ppmv and 410 ppmv with a removal efficiency of 92.1% and 58.6%, respectively. It can be concluded that combining the in situ method with the integrated syngas cleaning system can effectively reduce the amount of byproduct and enhance the syngas quality in the gasification of rice straw.     

城市生活垃圾低污染气化熔融系统研究

为彻底消除城市生活垃圾焚烧过程中的二次污染,对流化床气化与旋风燃烧熔融系统进行了研究.我国典型城市生活垃圾流化床气化试验表明,最佳气化温度为600℃左右;对垃圾焚烧飞灰进行熔融特性试验表明,垃圾焚烧飞灰在1 300℃左右、垃圾掺煤焚烧飞灰在1 400℃左右时,能顺利熔融,二分解率99.99%以上,重金属有效固化.结合我国实际,提出了2种气化熔融系统方案:①基于垃圾综合处理的筛上物气化熔融技术方案;②原生垃圾+辅助燃料气化熔融技术方案;并进行相应的热力性能分析,研究表明2种方案都能较好满足气化熔融要求.     

碱熔-氟离子选择性电极法测定土壤氟含量

用碱熔法处理3个土壤样品,采取不同澄清时间的上清液及过滤后的沉淀物分析土壤氟含量。结果表明,上清液中氟含量测值随着澄清时间的延长而增加,24 h内增加迅速,而后增速趋缓,58 h后基本达到平衡。3个样品澄清平衡后的测值比澄清10 h的测值分别增加了39.4%、21.8%和27.8%。综合澄清平衡后的上清液及沉淀物得到的土壤氟含量测值比高温热水解法的测值仍然分别偏低0.48%、6.17%和11.88%,这是由于溶液中阳离子的存在使氟离子活度降低造成的。采用传统的碱熔法和高温热水解法分别研究了27个土壤样品的氟含量,碱熔法测值与高温热水解法测值相比普遍偏低,相对偏低在4.23%~34.82%之间,平均相对偏低19.12%。     

碱熔融活化固硫灰制备地聚合物

采用碱熔融活化法,由固硫灰制备地聚合物。在前期开展的单因素实验的基础上,采用正交实验,考察了NaOH和固硫灰的质量比、煅烧温度、煅烧时间3个因素对固硫灰基地聚合物的抗压强度的影响。采用XRD,SEM,IR等手段分析固硫灰碱熔融活化前后的物相、微观形貌以及硅铝化学键的变化。实验结果表明,以在NaOH与固硫灰的质量比为0.60、煅烧温度为550 ℃、煅烧时间为60 min的条件下制备的碱熔融固硫灰为原料,制备的固硫灰基地聚合物的抗压强度为38.00 MPa。表征结果显示：通过碱熔融活化固硫灰制备的地聚合物的XRD谱图中出现了地聚合物的特征衍射峰;碱熔融固硫灰的结构松散,在颗粒表面及内部存在大量孔隙;经碱熔融处理后固硫灰的硅酸盐和铝酸盐发生了解聚。