• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.25 no.10
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• pp.1521-1524
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• 2004

The effect of $H_2$ gas on the carbon nanotubes (CNTs) synthesis with CO-$H_2$ gas mixture was investigated using mass measurements and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The maximum weight and yield of the synthesized carbon were obtained when the mixture ratio of $H_2$: CO was 3 : 7 and 9 : 1, respectively. In case of 100% carbon monoxide (CO) without hydrogen ($H_2$) addition, the weight of carbon increased, but CNTs were not observed. The CNTs began to be made when the contents of $H_2$ reaches at least 10%, their structures became more distinct with an increase of $H_2$ addition, and then the shapes of CNTs were more thin and straight. When the contents of $H_2$ was 80% ($H_2$ : CO = 8 : 2), the shapes and growth of CNTs showed an optimal condition. On the other hand, when the contents of $H_2$ was higher than the critical value, the shapes of CNTs became worse due to transition into inactive surface of catalyst. It was considered that the inactive surface of catalyst resulted from decrease of carbon (C) and $H_2$ concentration by facilitation of methane ($CH_4$) gasification reaction (C + 2$H_2$ ${\rightarrow}$ $CH_4$) between C and $H_2$ gases. It was also found that H2 addition had an influence considerably on the shape and structure of CNTs.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.340-346
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• 2013

Study on clean and efficient utilization technology for low rank coal with high moisture content is actively ongoing due to limited reserves of petroleum and of high grade coal and serious climate change caused by fossil fuel usage. In the present study, supercritical water gasification of low rank coal was performed. With increasing reaction temperature, content of combustible gases such as $H_2$ and $CH_4$ in the syngas increased while the $CO_2$ content decreased. As the reaction pressure increased from 210 to 300 bar, the $CO_2$ content in the syngas increased while the hydrocarbon gas content decreased. The $H_2$ and $CH_4$ content in the syngas increased slightly with pressure. With the addition of Pd, Pt, and Ru catalysts, it was possible to improve the production of $H_2$. Moreover, the increase of active metal content in the catalyst increased the $H_2$ productivity. The Ru catalyst shows the best performance for increasing the $H_2$ content in the syngas, while decreasing the $CO_2$ content.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.58-64
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• 2003

With the 1 ton/day-class entrained-bed gasification system, heavy residual oil from local refinery was gasified at the operating conditions of 1,000~1,20$0^{\circ}C$ and 3 $kg_f$/$\textrm{cm}^2$ in order to determine the variation of syngas composition, carbon conversion, and cold gas efficiency. Produced syngas consists of mainly CO, H$_2$, $CO_2$, and the methane concentrations. Results yielded a maximum syngas composition of 45% H$_2$ and 26%, CO at the 31 kg/hr feeding condition. The maximum carbon conversion and cold gas efficiency were 87% and 68%, respectively at the feeding conditions of 20 kg/hr and oxygen/feed ratio of 1.2. When oxygen feeding amount that is one of the most important operating parameter in gasification was increased, concentration of hydrogen in the syngas is greatly increased comparing to the concentration of CO and $CO_2$. The temperature exhibited about 11$0^{\circ}C$ raise while oxygen/feed ratio changed from 0.6 to 1.2. Methane concentration showed enhanced dropping rate with increase in gasifier temperature and the useful relationship between the gasifier temperature and methane concentration existed such that it can be employed as an indirect measure of inside gasifier temperature.

• Clean Technology
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.426-431
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• 2012

Carbon-rich coal can be utilized as a fuel for direct carbon fuel cell (DCFC). However, left-behind ash after the electrochemical oxidation may hinder the electrochemical reactions. In this study, we produced ash-free coal (AFC) by thermal extraction and then tested it as a fuel for DCFC. DCFC was built based on solid oxide electrolyte and the electrochemical performance of AFC mixed with $K_2CO_3$ was compared with AFC only. Significantly enhanced power density was found by catalytic steam gasification of AFC. However, an increase of the power density by catalytic pyrolysis was negligible. This result indicated that a catalyst activated the steam gasification reactions, producing much more $H_2$ and thus increasing the power density, compared to AFC only. Results of a quantitative analysis showed much improved kinetics in AFC with $K_2CO_3$ in agreement with DCFC results. A secondary phase of potassium on yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) surface was observed after the cell operation. This probably caused poor long-term behavior of AFC with $K_2CO_3$. A thin YSZ (30 ${\mu}m$ thick) was found to be higher in the power density than 0.9 mm of YSZ.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.462-465
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• 2007

석탄가스화 수소생산 기술 분야는 석탄 등의 화석연료를 이용하여 고온, 고압하에서 반응가스(산소, 수증기, 수소)와의 화학적 반응을 통해 생산된 연소성 가스 ($H_2$, CO, $CO_2$ 등)를 전환반응(WGS) 및 분리반응을 거쳐 효율적으로 청정하게 수소를 생산해 내는 기술이다. 전력산업에서 석탄가스화 수소생산은 그 사용 방법(연료전지, 수소 터빈, 분산 이용 등)에 따라 발전시스템의 고효율화를 지향하고, zero-emission을 실현하는 첨단 발전 시스템의 종합 구현을 목표로 하고 있으며, 더불어, 도래하는 수소 경제로의 전이에 대비에 석탄을 이용한 중앙(Central) 수소생산 시스템을 구현하여 이송 및 전환을 통한 지역적 분산 이용을 가능케 하는 종합적인 인프라를 구축하는 기술이다. 본 기술에는 석탄가스화 기술, 수성가스 전환기술, 수소/$CO_2$ 분리기술, 이송용 연료 전환기술 등이 포함된다. 석탄가스화 수소생산 기술은 급등하는 오일 가격과 이의 수입사용 증가에 대응하기 위한 에너지 안보 대책 마련 및 효율 극대화의 필요성과 더불어, 전력산업에서 화력 발전시스템의 궁극적 실현 목표인 고효율, 초청정의 전력생산 시스템의 구현을 가능케 하여, 향후 화석 연료를 이용한 미래 발전 기술을 선도 할 것으로 기대된다. 더불어, 수소 경제로의 전환 시 수소 수요의 급팽창에 대비한 경제적인 대규모 수소생산 기술의 개발이 필요하며, 이에 기술 실현성이 가장 높은 석탄가스화 수소생산 기술의 개발 구현이 요구된다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.37 no.11
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• pp.636-641
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• 2015

Waste energy conversion to SRF (Solid Refuse Fuel) has the effects not alternative fossil fuel usage but also the reduction of greenhouse gas. But the direct burning of the SRF including a plastic waste generates air pollution problem like soot, dioxin, etc. so that an application of pyrolysis and gasification treatment should be needed. The purpose of this study is to supply a basic thermal data of the pyrolysis gasification characteristics in the plastic-rich SRF which are needed for developing the novel pyrolyser or gasifier. To do so, a bench-scale test rig was newly engineered, and then experiments were achieved for the production characteristics of gas, tar, and char. While SRF sample, gasification air ratio, holding time changed as 2 g, 0.691, 32 min respectively, the $H_2$ 1.36%, $CH_4$ 2.18%, CO 1.88%, $Cl_2$ 15.9 ppm, HCl 6.4 ppm were composed. Also light tar benzene $4.03g/m^3$, naphthalene $0.39g/m^3$, anthracene $0.11g/m^3$, pyrene $0.06g/m^3$, gravimetric tar $18g/m^3$, and char 0.29 g was formed.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.800-803
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• 2007

Gasification has been regarded as a core technology in dealing with environmental pollutants and in obtaining higher efficiency for power generation. Among several ways in utilizing produced syngas from gasification, power generation would be the most prominent application. Syngas from coal was applied to the readily available LPG engine from automobiles. Main purpose was to identify the combustion characteristics in the modified gas engine when using syngas of low heating value and to test the modification optionsin the LPG gas engine. Gas engine rpm and the corresponding flue gas composition were measured for each syngas input condition. Results showed that even with syngas at the heating value of $1300{\sim}1800$ kcal/$Nm^3$ corresponding to the $6{\sim}7%$ of LPG heating value, gas engine operated successfully only with the problems of high CO and oxygen concentrations in the flue gas.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.264-273
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• 2012

In this paper, two types of integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plants using either an air separation unit (ASU) or an ion transport membrane (ITM), which provide the oxygen required in the gasification process, were simulated and their thermodynamic performance was compared. Also, the influence of adopting a pre-combustion $CO_2$ capture in the downstream of the gasification process on the performance of the two systems was examined. The system using the ITM exhibits greater net power output than the system using the ASU. However, its net plant efficiency is slightly lower because of the additional fuel consumption required to operate the ITM at an appropriate operating temperature. This efficiency comparison is based on the assumption of a moderately high purity (95%) of the oxygen generated from the ASU. However, if the oxygen purity of the ASU is to be comparable to that of the ITM, which is over 99%, the ASU based IGCC system would exhibit a lower net efficiency than the ITM based system.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.519-525
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• 2009

The catalytic steam reforming of woody biomass tar and soot to convert a synthetic gas containing hydrogen was investigated by using a bench-scale biomass gasification system. One commercial nickel-based catalyst, Katalco 46-6Q, and two different kinds of natural minerals, dolomite and olivine, were tested as a reforming catalyst at various reforming temperatures. The reaction characteristics of woody biomass tar were also investigated by TGA at a variety of heating rates. With all three catalysts conversion efficiency of tar and soot increased at increasing temperature. The reforming of tar and soot in the synthetic gas induce the increase of combustible gases such as $H_2$, CO and $CH_4$ in the product gas. The nickel-based catalyst showed a higher tar and soot conversion efficiency than mineral catalysts under the same temperature conditions.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.345-348
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 가스화 반응, 수성가스 전환 반응, 메탄화 반응 등으로 구성된 SNG제조 공정에 대한 해석을 통해, 석탄 촤의 가스화 반응에 의해 생성된 합성가스를 이용한SNG제조 공정 특성을 파악하고자 하였고, SNG제조 공정 중 가스화 공정에 대한 실험을 통해 가스화 공정의 조건에 따른 합성가스 발생 특성 및 메탄화 반응의 특성을 살펴보았다. 석탄 촤를 대상으로 하여 가스화 공정의 $O_2$/feed ratio와 steam/feed ratio 조건 변화에 따른 합성가스 발생 특성을 살펴본 결과 steam을 투입하지 않은 경우 발생되는 합성가스 중 CO의 농도는 55$\sim$65%, $H_2$ 9$\sim$11%, $CO_2$ 24$\sim$29% 범위였고, $O_2$/feed ratio가 증가할수록 CO의 농도는 증가하고, $H_2$와 $CO_2$의 농도는 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 또한,steam을 투입하는 경우 합성가스 중 CO의 농도는 20$\sim$37%, $H_2$ 16$\sim$18%, $CO_2$ 42$\sim$55% 범위였다. 메탄화 공정 해석 결과 메탄의 농도를 최대로 얻을 수 있는 조건은 $H_2$/CO 비가 3인 조건이었고 온도가 낮을 수록 생성농도가 높아짐을 알 수 있었다. 가스화 특성 실험 결과 및 공정해석 결과, 메탄화 반응에 대한 실험 및 공정해석 결과는 고체시료의 가스화 반응을 통해 발생한 합성가스를 이용한 SNG 제조 공정 특성 파악 및 SNG를 제조하기 위해 필요한 단위 공정에 대한 설계 자료 및 운전조건을 결정할 수 있는 주요 인자로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.