ICES Black Liquor Gasification Research

Fluidized Bed Black Liquor Steam Reforming Research

The ICES research project "Investigation of Fuel Chemistry and Bed Performance in a Fluidized Bed Black Liquor Steam Reformer" (U.S. DOE award DE-FC26-02NT41490) is a 3.5-year program whose main objective is to provide technical support for a DOE-sponsored demonstration of MTCI/ThermoChem's flluidized bed black liqour steam reforming technology located at Georgia-Pacific's Big Island, Virginia paper mill. Five organizations are collaborating on five technical tasks involving a combination of experimental research and modeling studies to identify and describe fundamental conversion mechanisms that occur during black liquor steam reforming.

Project participants:

• Brigham Young University
• University of Maine
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Reaction Engineering International

Technical tasks:

1. Construction of a fluidized bed gasification research rig
2. Investigation of bed performance
2a. Mapping of bed properties and chemistry
2b. Evaluation of bed agglomeration propsensity
2c. Evaluation of titanate addition
3. Evaluation of product gas quality
3a. Speciation of gaseous products
3b. Characterization and destruction of tars
4. Liquor conversion analysis and modeling
5. Modeling the MTCI steam reforming process

Detailed information and updates on the project are available in various reports available for download.




Black Liquor Gasification Primer ICES Gasification Research • Gasification Research Facility • Fluidized Bed Steam Reforming - Experimental Research - Modeling Activities - Reports • Entrained-flow Gasification - Experimental Research - Reports Contact Information	Fluidized Bed Black Liquor Steam Reforming Research The ICES research project "Investigation of Fuel Chemistry and Bed Performance in a Fluidized Bed Black Liquor Steam Reformer" (U.S. DOE award DE-FC26-02NT41490) is a 3.5-year program whose main objective is to provide technical support for a DOE-sponsored demonstration of MTCI/ThermoChem's flluidized bed black liqour steam reforming technology located at Georgia-Pacific's Big Island, Virginia paper mill. Five organizations are collaborating on five technical tasks involving a combination of experimental research and modeling studies to identify and describe fundamental conversion mechanisms that occur during black liquor steam reforming. Project participants: • Brigham Young University • University of Maine • Georgia Institute of Technology • Reaction Engineering International Technical tasks: 1. Construction of a fluidized bed gasification research rig 2. Investigation of bed performance 2a. Mapping of bed properties and chemistry 2b. Evaluation of bed agglomeration propsensity 2c. Evaluation of titanate addition 3. Evaluation of product gas quality 3a. Speciation of gaseous products 3b. Characterization and destruction of tars 4. Liquor conversion analysis and modeling 5. Modeling the MTCI steam reforming process Detailed information and updates on the project are available in various reports available for download.