Jiachun Zhou, S. Masutani, D. Ishimura, S. Turn, C. Kinoshita
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Abstract
Pyrolysis and gasification of two biomass feedstocks with significantly different fuel-bound nitrogen (FBN) content were investigated to determine the effect of operating conditions on the partitioning of FBN among gas species. Experiments were performed in a bench-scale, indirectly-heated, fluidized bed reactor. Data were obtained over a range of temperatures and equivalence ratios representative of commercial biomass gasification processes. An assay of all major nitrogenous components of the gasification products was performed for the first time, providing a clear accounting of the evolution of FBN. Results indicate that: (1) NH/sub 3/ is the dominant nitrogenous gas species produced during pyrolysis of biomass; (2) the majority of FBN is converted to NH/sub 3/ or N/sub 2/ during gasification; relative levels of NH/sub 3/ and N/sub 2/ are determined by thermochemical reactions which are affected strongly by temperature; and (3) N/sub 2/ appears to be produced from NH/sub 3/ in the gas phase.