Characterization of Biomass Used for Fischer-Tropsch Diesel Synthesis

  • Anca Sauciuc
  • Lucia Dumitrescu
  • Ileana Manciulea
  • Reinhard Rauch
  • Hermann Hofbauer
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Abstract

The characteristics of biomass used at Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant Güssing (Austria) were determined over three samples taken from the wood chips, including proximate analysis: moisture, ash, cellulose and lignin content, and ultimate analysis: total organic carbon, concentration of H, S, N, and O, high and low heating value and FT-IR. Based on the characteristics of biomass, investigation of the syngas composition has been performed. The results showed that most of the proximate and ultimate analysis, as well as FT-IR analysis of wood chips were comparable with the standards and with other results found in literature. Extrinsic moisture higher than the standard value was obtained due to high humidity in the atmosphere during harvesting, causing difficulties of the feeding inside the fluidized bed gasifier and affecting the quality of the syngas. Low concentrations of S and N determined low emissions of NH3 and H2S, providing a synthesis gas suitable for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis.

Keywords

Biomass Fischer-Tropsch Gasification Syngas 
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Notes

Acknowledgments

This work has been supported by the CHP plant Güssing by offering the wood chips biomass samples, Bioenergy 2020+ Centre of Güssing and by the Sectoral Operational Programme Human Resources Development (SOP HRD), financed from the European Social Fund and by the Romanian Government under the contract number ID59321.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Anca Sauciuc
    • 1
  • Lucia Dumitrescu
    • 2
  • Ileana Manciulea
    • 2
  • Reinhard Rauch
    • 3
  • Hermann Hofbauer
    • 4
  1. 1.ROCAT Synfuels, Research and DevelopmentBrasovRomania
  2. 2.Department of Product Design, Mechatronics and EnvironmentTransilvania University of BrasovBrasovRomania
  3. 3.Bioenergy 2020+, Research and DevelopmentGüssingAustria
  4. 4.Department of Chemical EngineeringVienna University of TechnologyViennaAustria

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