• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.79-83
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• 2002

새로운 가스연소 개념인 매체순환식 가스연소기(Chemical-Looping Combustor, CLC)는 공기와 기체연료(H$_2$, CO, CH$_4$ 등)가 직접 접촉하여 연소하는 기존의 연소-발전 시스템에 비해 많은 장점들을 가지고 있다. 매체순환식 가스연소기의 기본개념은 Fig. 1에 나타내었다.(중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.173-177
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• 2002

두 개의 유동층 사이를 순환하는 금속매체(Metal or Metal oxide)를 이용하여 공기에 의한 금속매체의 산화와 기체연료(H$_2$, CO, CH$_4$등)에 의한 금속산화물의 환원반응이 별개의 반응기에서 일어나게 하는 새로운 개념의 연소기술인 매체순환식 가스연소기술은 공기와 기체연료를 직접 접촉시켜 반응하는 기존의 가스연소기에 비해 많은 장점을 가지고 있다.(중략)

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.289-301
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• 2003

To develop a chemical-looping combustion technology, conceptual design of 50 kW thermal chemical-looping combustor, which is composed of two interconnected pressurized circulating fluidized beds, was performed by means of mass and energy balance calculations. A riser type fast fluidized bed was selected as an oxidizer and a bubbling fluidized bed was selected as a reducer by mass balance for the chemical-looping combustor. Calculated values of bed mass, solid circulation flux, and reactor dimension by mass and energy balance calculations were suitable for construction and operation of chemical-looping combustor. It is concluded from the comparison of the design results and operating values of commercial circulating fluidized bed that the process outline is realistic. Moreover, the previous results support that oxygen carrier particle, NiO/bentonite, fulfills the conversion rates needed for the proposed design. The effects of system capacity, metal oxide content in a oxygen carrier particle, amount of steam input, gas velocity, and solid depth on design values were investigated and the changes in the system performance can be estimated by proposed design tool.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.621-625
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• 2003

최근 지구온난화 문제와 관련하여 국제적으로 이슈가 되고 있는 $CO_2$ 저감 및 처리기술 중에서 연소 후 처리가 아닌 신개념 연소기술로서 NO$_{x}$가 배출되지 않고 $CO_2$의 고농도 원천분리가 가능하여 새로운 연소 및 발전기술로 부상하고 있는 매체순환식 가스연소기술(Chemical-Looping Combustion Technology, CLC)에 대한 연구가 국내외적으로 활발하게 진행되고 있다.(중략)

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.46 no.6
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• pp.1057-1062
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• 2008

To overcome disadvantages of conventional two interconnected fluidized beds system, a novel two-interconnected fluidized bed process has been adopted to 3kW chemical-looping combustor. This system has two bubbling beds, solid injection nozzles, solid conveying lines, and downcomers. In this study, effects of operating variables such as gas velocity through the solid injection nozzle, fluidizing velocity, solid height, geometry of solid intake hole, bed temperature on solid circulation rate have been investigated in a 3kW chemical-looping combustor. The solid circulation rate increased as the solid height and the opening area of solid intake holes increased. The effect of the fluidizing velocity and the bed temperature were negligible. Moreover, long-term operation of continuous solid circulation up to 50 hours has been performed to check feasibility of stable operation. The pressure drop profiles in the bubbling beds and the downcomers were maintained steadily and solid circulation was smooth and stable.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.473-474
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• 2003

최근 수 십 년간 발전소의 연소효율은 급속히 향상되어왔으나 $CO_2$, NOx 등과 같은 온실 유해가스의 제어에 관한 심각한 문제점들을 직면한 상태이다. 발전공정에서 발생되는 온실 유해가스의 저감 방법으로 매체순환식 가스 연소발전 공정이 최근에 새로운 대안으로 제시되고 있다 그러나 매체순환식 가스연소시스템 내부의 bead상 매체입자들이 입자간 혹은 입자와 반응기 벽간의 충돌과 마찰에 의하여 마모가 되게 되고, 그 결과 원하지 않는 량의 마모입자가 배출가스와 함께 배출되게 된다. 세라믹 캔들필터는 고온고압 연소공정 등에서 배출되는 가스내의 입자상 오염물질을 회수 처리하는데 효과적인 장치로써 널리 개발되고 있다. (중략)

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.45 no.5
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• pp.506-514
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• 2007

To select the best oxygen carrier particle for syngas fueled chemical-looping combustor, the reduction reactivity and carbon deposition characteristics were determined in a thermogravimetric analyzer. Four kinds of oxygen carrier particles (NiO/bentonite, $NiO/LaAl_{11}O_{18}$, $Co_xO_y/CoAl_2O_4$, $NiO/NiAl_2O_4$) were tested with the simulated syngas (30% $H_2$, 10% $CO_2$, 60% CO) as a reduction gas. With each of these particles, the maximum conversion and oxygen transfer capacity increase with increasing the reduction temperature At the given experimental range, the optimum operating temperature to maximize oxygen transfer rate is found to be $900^{\circ}C$ and carbon deposition on the particles could avoid at the temperature above $800^{\circ}C$. Among four kinds of oxygen carrier particles, the NiO-based particles exhibits better reactivity than the CoO-based particle. Moreover, the NiO/bentonite particle produces the best reactivity based on the oxygen transfer rate and the degree of carbon deposition. The measured oxygen transfer rate increases as the metal oxide content in NiO/bentonite particle is increased thereby higher metal oxide contents could provide stable operation of chemical-looping combustor.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.208-219
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• 2004

To find a suitable oxygen carrier particle for a 50kW chemical-looping combustor, which was designed and installed to demonstrate continuous oxidation and reduction, three oxygen carrier particles(NiO/bentonite, $NiO/NiAl_2O_4$, $CoO_x/CoAl_2O_4$) were prepared. The reactivity and the attrition resistance of particles were measured and investigated by a thermo-gravimetrical analyzer and an attrition test apparatus respectively. From the viewpoints of oxygen transfer capacity, optimum reaction temperature(operating temperature range), reaction rate, carbon deposition rate, and attrition resistance, NiO/bentonite particle showed better performance than the other particles, therefore we selected NiO/bentonite particle as an optimum oxygen carrier particle.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.185-192
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• 2010

The chemical-looping combustion(CLC) has advantages of no energy loss for separation of $CO_2$ without $NO_x$ formation. This CLC system consists of oxidation and reduction reactors where metal oxides particles are circulating through these two reactors. In the present study, the reaction kinetic equations of iron oxide oxygen carriers supported on bentonite have been determined by the shrinking core model. Based on the reactivity data, design values of solid circulation rate and solids inventory were determined for the rector. Two types of interconnected fluidized bed systems were designed for CLC application, one system consists of a riser and a bubbling fluidized bed, and the other one has a riser and two bubbling fluidized beds. Solid circulation rates were varied to about $30kg/m^2s$ by aeration into a loop-seal. Solid circulation rate increases with increasing aeration velocity and it increases further with an auxiliary gas flow into the loop-seal. As solid circulation rate is increased, solid hold up in the riser increases. A typical gas leakage from the riser to the fluidized bed is found to be less than 1%.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.151-160
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• 2009

Natural gas combustion characteristics of mass produced oxygen carrier particles were investigated in a batch type bubbling fluidized bed reactor. Five particles, NiO/bentonite, OCN601-650, OCN702-1100, OCN703-950, OCN703-1100 were used as oxygen carrier particles. Natural gas and air were used as reactants for reduction and oxidation, respectively. During reduction reaction, high fuel conversion and high $CO_2$ selectivity were achieved for most of oxygen carriers. During oxidation, NO emission was very low. These results indicate that inherent $CO_2$ separation and low NOx combustion are feasible for the natural gas fueled chemical-looping combustion system. Among the five oxygen carriers, OCN703-1100 particle was selected as the best candidate for demonstration of long-term operation in large-scale chemical-looping combustor from the viewpoints of fuel conversion, $CO_2$ selectivity, $CH_4$ concentration, and CO concentration.