Catalytic Removal of Tar from Biomass Producer Gas in a Microwave Reactor: Its Effectiveness and Kinetics

Authors

  • Kittinan Maliwan Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, 90112 Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
  • Thanansak Theppaya Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, 90112 Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
  • Juntakan Taweekun Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, 90112 Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
  • Hafnee Lateh Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, 90112 Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
  • Zainal Alimuddin Zainal School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.108.2.184199

Keywords:

Upgraded catalyst, microwave irradiation, producer gas tar, kinetic model

Abstract

The tar in biomass producer gas is problematic and needs to be removed before use as fuel. This study investigated tar removal by using Ni/Mg/Y-Zeolite as an upgraded catalysts in a microwave reactor. The wet impregnation method was used to prepare the upgraded catalyst. Catalytic cracking of tar provided the highest about 99% tar removal, with only little carbon deposition on the catalyst. The data gave credible estimates of activation energy, and the fitted kinetic model had SEE=1.5% and R2= 0.95. Moreover, the experimental data satisfied overall mass balance to 96% accuracy.

Author Biographies

Kittinan Maliwan, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, 90112 Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand

kittinan.m@psu.ac.th

Thanansak Theppaya, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, 90112 Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand

thanansak.t@psu.ac.th

Juntakan Taweekun, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, 90112 Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand

juntakan.t@psu.ac.th

Hafnee Lateh, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, 90112 Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand

hafnee@tistr.or.th

Zainal Alimuddin Zainal, School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia

mezainal@eng.usm.my

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Published

2023-10-12

How to Cite

Kittinan Maliwan, Thanansak Theppaya, Juntakan Taweekun, Hafnee Lateh, & Zainal Alimuddin Zainal. (2023). Catalytic Removal of Tar from Biomass Producer Gas in a Microwave Reactor: Its Effectiveness and Kinetics . Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 108(2), 184–199. https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.108.2.184199

Issue

Vol. 108 No. 2: August (2023)

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