Upgrading woody biomass to biocoal using a novel microwave induced plasma technology

使用新型微波诱导等离子体技术将木质生物质升级为生物煤

• 批准号: EP/P51035X/1
• 负责人: Andrew Shaw
• 金额: $ 6.96万
• 依托单位: Liverpool John Moores University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2016 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FP51035X%2F1
• 关键词: Upgrading; woody; biomass; biocoal; using

Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) is supporting Stopford Projects Ltd. by researching a novel system for the production of biocoal from wood pellets. The biocoal is formed in a process known as torrefaction by removing water and low energy volatiles from the wood by heating in a low oxygen environment. This is achieved in a closed reactor. The heat is provided by a gas which has been energised by microwaves to convert it to plasma. The system will be based on microwave induced plasma torch technology, which LJMU have been developing. LJMU's primary objective in this project will be to investigate the use of different plasma gases to make the torrefaction system as economical as possible, and this may require refinements to the current technology. They will also assess the properties of the plasma produced and the temperatures achieved inside the reactor to maximise its interaction with the wood pellets. The long-term performance of the plasma as part of a continuous industrial process will also be investigated.

利物浦约翰摩尔大学（LJMU）正在支持Stopford项目有限公司研究一种从木屑颗粒生产生物煤的新系统。生物煤是通过在低氧环境中加热从木材中去除水和低能量挥发物而在称为烘焙的过程中形成的。这是在封闭的反应器中实现的。热量由微波激发的气体提供，将其转化为等离子体。该系统将基于LJMU一直在开发的微波诱导等离子体炬技术。LJMU在该项目中的主要目标是研究使用不同的等离子体气体，使烘焙系统尽可能经济，这可能需要对现有技术进行改进。他们还将评估产生的等离子体的性质以及反应器内达到的温度，以最大限度地提高其与木屑颗粒的相互作用。还将研究等离子体作为连续工业过程的一部分的长期性能。