Development, Installation, and Operation of a Chemical Looping Pilot Plant for Super-Dry Reforming of Methane

Lukas C. Buelens; Michiel W.F. Van Cauwelaert; Hilde Poelman; Vladimir V. Galvita; Kevin M. Van Geem

Development, Installation, and Operation of a Chemical Looping Pilot Plant for Super-Dry Reforming of Methane

Lukas C. Buelens
, Michiel W.F. Van Cauwelaert
, Hilde Poelman
, Vladimir V. Galvita
, Kevin M. Van Geem

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Super-dry reforming is a promising CO2-to-CO conversion process which could become a key enabler of the CO2-to-ethylene value chain, the adoption of which could decrease the carbon footprint of ethylene production by up to 67% compared to conventional routes. At Ghent University’s Laboratory for Chemical Technology, a chemical looping pilot plant was built to investigate the upscaling of super-dry reforming from gram to kilogram scale. In this work, the specifications and initial (non-)reactive operation of this pilot plant is investigated, highlighting the requirements and design characteristics of this pilot plant. The importance of transient behavior in chemical looping fixed bed reactors is reflected in this work’s focus on dynamic pilot plant operation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	36th Ethylene Producers Conference 2024 - Topical Conference at the 2024 AIChE Spring Meeting and 20th Global Congress on Process Safety
Publisher	American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Pages	341-352
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9798331317102
State	Published - 2024
Externally published	Yes
Event	36th Ethylene Producers Conference 2024 - Topical Conference at the 2024 AIChE Spring Meeting and 20th Global Congress on Process Safety - New Orleans, United States Duration: 24 Mar 2024 → 28 Mar 2024

Publication series

Name	AIChE Ethylene Producers Conference Proceedings
Volume	2024-March
ISSN (Print)	1066-1557

Conference

Conference	36th Ethylene Producers Conference 2024 - Topical Conference at the 2024 AIChE Spring Meeting and 20th Global Congress on Process Safety
Country/Territory	United States
City	New Orleans
Period	24/03/24 → 28/03/24

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 American Institute of Chemical Engineers. All rights reserved.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Chemical Engineering
General Chemistry

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Buelens, L. C., Van Cauwelaert, M. W. F., Poelman, H., Galvita, V. V., & Van Geem, K. M. (2024). Development, Installation, and Operation of a Chemical Looping Pilot Plant for Super-Dry Reforming of Methane. In 36th Ethylene Producers Conference 2024 - Topical Conference at the 2024 AIChE Spring Meeting and 20th Global Congress on Process Safety (pp. 341-352). (AIChE Ethylene Producers Conference Proceedings; Vol. 2024-March). American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Buelens, Lukas C. ; Van Cauwelaert, Michiel W.F. ; Poelman, Hilde et al. / Development, Installation, and Operation of a Chemical Looping Pilot Plant for Super-Dry Reforming of Methane. 36th Ethylene Producers Conference 2024 - Topical Conference at the 2024 AIChE Spring Meeting and 20th Global Congress on Process Safety. American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2024. pp. 341-352 (AIChE Ethylene Producers Conference Proceedings).

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Buelens, LC, Van Cauwelaert, MWF, Poelman, H, Galvita, VV & Van Geem, KM 2024, Development, Installation, and Operation of a Chemical Looping Pilot Plant for Super-Dry Reforming of Methane. in 36th Ethylene Producers Conference 2024 - Topical Conference at the 2024 AIChE Spring Meeting and 20th Global Congress on Process Safety. AIChE Ethylene Producers Conference Proceedings, vol. 2024-March, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, pp. 341-352, 36th Ethylene Producers Conference 2024 - Topical Conference at the 2024 AIChE Spring Meeting and 20th Global Congress on Process Safety, New Orleans, United States, 24/03/24.

Development, Installation, and Operation of a Chemical Looping Pilot Plant for Super-Dry Reforming of Methane. / Buelens, Lukas C.; Van Cauwelaert, Michiel W.F.; Poelman, Hilde et al.
36th Ethylene Producers Conference 2024 - Topical Conference at the 2024 AIChE Spring Meeting and 20th Global Congress on Process Safety. American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2024. p. 341-352 (AIChE Ethylene Producers Conference Proceedings; Vol. 2024-March).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Development, Installation, and Operation of a Chemical Looping Pilot Plant for Super-Dry Reforming of Methane

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