Performance of CeO2-Modified Iron-Based Oxygen Carrier in the Chemical Looping Hydrogen Generation Process

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• 作者：Shangzhe Sun ; Ming Zhao ; Liang Cai ; Shuai Zhang ; Dewang Zeng ; Rui Xiao
• 刊名：Energy & Fuels
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：November 19, 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：29
• 期：11
• 页码：7612-7621
• 全文大小：775K
• ISSN：1520-5029

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The iron-based oxygen carrier with high oxygen transfer capacity has always been the key point in the chemical looping hydrogen generation (CLHG) process. In this study, CeO₂-modified iron-based oxygen carriers with the porous reticular structure were prepared by the sol鈥揼el method. Samples were tested in a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) and lab-scale fixed-bed reactor, respectively, to evaluate their capacities of hydrogen production and the resistance to carbon deposition or Fe₃C formation. The effects of preparation conditions (CeO₂ loading and [C₆H₈O₇路H₂O]/[PEG400] molar ratio) and experimental conditions (reducing atmosphere and temperature) on the physicochemical properties of CeO₂-modified iron-based oxygen carriers were investigated. The initial screening test in TGA was done to select the samples with excellent reducibility and strong resistance to carbon deposition or Fe₃C formation. Subsequent tests in the fixed-bed reactor were conducted to evaluate the redox characteristics and cyclic performance of the selected CeO₂-modified samples. The results confirmed that iron-based oxygen carriers modified by CeO₂ could effectively inhibit carbon deposition or Fe₃C formation and the oxygen carrier prepared under the preparation conditions of Fe₂O₃/CeO₂/Al₂O₃ = 65/5/30 and C₆H₈O₇路H₂O/PEG400 = 3 stood out from all the candidates by virtue of its high hydrogen production efficiency and the excellent recycle ability in the CLHG process. The oxygen carriers at the optimal reducing atmosphere (CO/H₂/N₂ = 40/30/30 and the steam oxidation reaction at 900 掳C) showed the best performance with the highest hydrogen yield.