Preparation of coke from biomass char modified by vapour deposition of tar generated during pyrolysis of woody biomass

ABSTRACT

In this study, in order to use woody biomass for coke production, carbon/carbon composites are first prepared using the vapour deposition (VD) method, whereby gaseous-tars generated by the pyrolysis of pine sawdust is deposited onto the pyrolysed pine sawdust char by a vertical flow-type fixed-bed reactor with pyrolysis and VD zones. Then, coke properties and gasification reactivity of composite and composite/coal blends are investigated to clarify the binder effect of biomass tar on the properties of prepared coke. The carbon/carbon composites could be prepared with a high yield at a low VD temperature. High-strength and high-reactivity coke was produced from the composite. The properties of the coke produced from composite/caking coal blending showed that the optimum blending amount depends on the type of caking coal, but high-strength and high-gasification reactivity coke can be produced. Additionally, it was found that 3–15wt-%-biomass could be added as char for coke production.

KEYWORDS:

• Biomass
• pyrolysis
• tar
• char
• composite
• coke
• strength
• gasification

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Funding

This work was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, and Culture, Japan.