Limits of performance of chemical looping air separation in packed bed coupled with electricity production
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Authors
Scott, Stuart
Saghafifar, Mohammad
Schnellmann, Matthias
Publication Date
2022Journal Title
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
ISSN
1750-5836
Publisher
Elsevier
Type
Article
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Scott, S., Saghafifar, M., & Schnellmann, M. (2022). Limits of performance of chemical looping air separation in packed bed coupled with electricity production. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2022.103668
Abstract
Oxyfuel combustion, as a carbon capture method, requires oxygen to be separated from nitrogen. Currently, cryogenic air separation is used for this purpose. An alternative is to use chemical looping, where an oxygen carrier is cycled between reducing and oxidising conditions. In this paper, the feasibility of using packed bed reactors in chemical looping air separation is studied. By introducing a compressor and turbine, oxidisers can be operated at an elevated pressure and the proposed scheme can be viewed as a power-station in its own right, in addition to its more recognised application of producing oxygen for a downstream oxy-fuel combustion. A single packed bed reactor is not able to meet the 0.30-0.35 oxygen molar fraction needed for an oxyfuel combustor. Therefore, multiple beds must be used in series or heat must be added radially along the bed length to increase the oxygen molar fraction in the bed.
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EPSRC
Funder references
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/K000446/2)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/P026214/1)
Embargo Lift Date
2023-07-01
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2022.103668
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/336084
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Licence URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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