Partial Oxidation of Filter Cake Particles from Biomass Gasification Process in the Simulated Product Gas Environment

Filtration failure occurs when filter media are blocked by accumulated solid particles. Suitable operating conditions were investigated for cake cleaning by partial oxidation of filter-cake particles (FCPs) during biomass gasification. The mechanism of the FCP partial oxidation was investigated in a ceramic filter and by using thermogravimetric analysis through a temperature-programmed route in a 2 vol % O2–N2 environment. Partial oxidation of the FCPs in the simulated product gas environment was examined at 300–600 °C in a ceramic filter that was set and heated in a laboratory-scale fixed reactor. Four reaction stages, namely, drying, preoxidation, complex oxidation, and nonoxidation, occurred in the FCP partial oxidation when the temperature increased from 30 to 800 °C in a 2 vol % O2–N2 environment. Partial oxidation was more effective for FCP mass loss from 275 to 725 °C. Experimental results obtained in a ceramic filter indicated that the best operating temperature and FCP loading occurred at 400 °C ...