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HomeCoal catalytic co-gasification in an innovative rotary kiln gasifier (CO.CA.CO.R.K.)
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The project aimed at developing a new gasification process by the use of an innovative gasifier named DIRK (differentiated injection rotary kiln), based upon CSM technology (patent 0001352001, 19 January 2009), fed by coals and co-fuels (i.e. waste/biomass) in order to produce a syngas suitable for micro gas turbines, internal combustion engines or fuel cells (after the extraction of hydrogen), for distributed power generation. The main activities of this project consisted of : • creation of a data bank in the Internet environment, in which all the data collected regarding the coals and waste/biomass characterised have been classified ; • designing, building and setting up of a pilot-scale innovative DIRK gasifier ; • gasification tests carried out on the DIRK and on traditional reactors (i.e. fluidised bed) to compare their performance ; • analysis of different syngas clean-up options to determine their suitability to treat the syngas produced by the DIRK ; • analysis of the possible markets for the DIRK and investigation of the economic aspects related to the DIRK operation. The results indicate that the DIRK gasifier, in comparison with traditional technologies, is characterised by flexible use with different types of coal and co-fuels feedstocks, without significant preliminary preparation and with easy control of the process, at competitive cost, in terms of syngas clean-up and management of the plant. These characteristics make the DIRK a suitable technology for distributed power generation for local applications that can self-produce energy from their by-products, such as agriculture residues, wood residue and wastes at relatively high calorific values.
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- Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (European Commission)
- Personal author(s): Maggio, Enrico ; Pettinau, Alberto ; Leporati, Claudio ; Gulyurtlu, Ibrahim ; Di Donato, Antonello ; Pinto, Filomena ; Amorino, Carlo
- Themes: Industrial research and development
- Subject: industrial research , iron and steel industry , materials technology , steel
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| ISSN 1831-9424 | ISBN 978-92-79-22150-7 | DOI 10.2777/98191 | Catalogue number KI-NA-25043-EN-N |
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