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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: Contribution to conferencePaperpeer-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 languageEnglish
StatePublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes
Event2024 AIChE Spring Meeting and 20th Global Congress on Process Safety, GCPS 2024 - New Orleans, United States
Duration: 24 Mar 202428 Mar 2024

Conference

Conference2024 AIChE Spring Meeting and 20th Global Congress on Process Safety, GCPS 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans
Period24/03/2428/03/24

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
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UN SDGs

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

  1. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  2. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Fuel Technology
  • General Engineering

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