Behavior of Chlorine and Enrichment of Risky Elements in Bubbling Fluidized Bed Combustion of Biomass and Waste Assisted by Additives

High contents of chlorine and alkalies restrict the use of biomass in energy production. Alkali chlorides vaporize during combustion. Chlorine tends to produce corrosive deposits and unacceptably high emissions of HCl and dioxins. Chlorine recovery and enrichment of Cl, Na, K, Ca, Al, and Si in coarse and fine fly ash were studied experimentally with two electrically stabilized bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) reactors capable of reproducing the particle residence times existing in full-scale BFB plants. Feedstocks were fir (mixture of heartwood and bark), paper sludge, and blends of fir with agricultural waste or plastic waste. Sulfur concentrations of feed components were low (<0.5 wt %), while chlorine and potassium concentrations ranged widely (0.02−3.2 wt % for Cl and 0.07−3.1 wt % for K). Aluminum-containing additives (kaolin, bauxite and fly ash from a pulverized coal plant) and limestone were added to the feedstocks at various dosages to evaluate their influence on Cl behavior and enrichment of the el...

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