Sulfur capture for fluidized-bed combustion of high-sulfur content lignites

2004-12-01
Altindag, H
Gogebakan, Y
Selçuk, Nevin
Sulfur release and capture behavior of lignites with highly combustible sulfur-contents were investigated by extending a previously-developed comprehensive model to incorporate sulfur retention. The predictive performance of the model was tested by comparing the model predictions with on-line concentration measurements of O-2, CO2, CO and SO2. Favorable comparisons are obtained between the predicted and measured concentrations of gaseous species along the combustor. Results show that freeboard sulfur-capture is enhanced significantly with recycling of elutriated sorbent particles as the sulfur release to the freeboard is significant for fuels rich in combustible sulfur.

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Citation Formats
H. Altindag, Y. Gogebakan, and N. Selçuk, “Sulfur capture for fluidized-bed combustion of high-sulfur content lignites,” APPLIED ENERGY, pp. 403–424, 2004, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/29875.