Title:
A Promising New On-Line Method of Tar Quantification by Mass Spectrometry During Steam Gasification of Biomass
Author(s):
Defoort, F., Thiery, S., Ravel, S., Labalette, F., Campargue, M.
Document(s):
Paper
Slide presentation
Abstract:
This paper presents a method of measuring on line ppbv level of BTX and PAH tar for biomass gasification applications. This method is based on the Ion Molecule Reaction (IMR) mass spectrometer principle. Due to the low energy of ionisation of Hg, Xe or Kr almost no overlapping spectra can damage the interpretation of the detected results. IMR-MS results of concentrated and trace tars are presented after a bubbling fluidized bed and a tar cracker respectively. Results are compared with others tar measurement methods such as micro gas chromatography for benzene and toluene or Tar Protocol or Solid Phase Adsorption technique for BTX and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) giving good confidence to the results.
Keywords:
biomass, gasification, measurement, syngas, tar
Topic:
R&D on Biomass Conversion Technologies for Heating, Electricity and Chemicals
Subtopic:
Gasification for synthesis gas production
Event:
21st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
2AO.1.1
Pages:
401 - 406
ISBN:
978-88-89407-53-0
Paper DOI:
10.5071/21stEUBCE2013-2AO.1.1
Price:
FREE
