<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Catalytic cracking of volatiles derived from wet pig manure (WPM), dried pig manure and their compost was investigated over Ni/Al2O3 and Ni-loaded on lignite char (Ni/C). Non-catalytic pyrolysis of WPM resulted in a carbon conversion of 43.3% and 18.5% in heavy tar and light tar, respectively. No tar was formed when Ni/Al2O3 was introduced for WPM gasifi cation and the gas yield signifi cantly reached to a high value of 64.4 mmol/g at 650oC. When Ni/C was employed, 5.9% of carbon in the light tar was found at 650oC, revealing that the Ni/C is not active enough for cracking of tarry materials. The pyrolysis vapor was cracked completely and gave a H2-rich tar free syngas in high yield. High water amount of WPM promotes steam gasifi cation of char support, causing the deactivation of Ni/C. Such a study may be benefi cial to the development of livestock manure catalytic gasifi cation technology.</p></abstract>

Catalytic cracking of volatiles derived from wet pig manure (WPM), dried pig manure and their compost was investigated over Ni/Al2O3 and Ni-loaded on lignite char (Ni/C). Non-catalytic pyrolysis of WPM resulted in a carbon conversion of 43.3% and 18.5% in heavy tar and light tar, respectively. No tar was formed when Ni/Al2O3 was introduced for WPM gasifi cation and the gas yield signifi cantly reached to a high value of 64.4 mmol/g at 650oC. When Ni/C was employed, 5.9% of carbon in the light tar was found at 650oC, revealing that the Ni/C is not active enough for cracking of tarry materials. The pyrolysis vapor was cracked completely and gave a H2-rich tar free syngas in high yield. High water amount of WPM promotes steam gasifi cation of char support, causing the deactivation of Ni/C. Such a study may be benefi cial to the development of livestock manure catalytic gasifi cation technology.

H<sub>2</sub> and Syngas Production From Catalytic Cracking of Pig Manure and Compost Pyrolysis Vapor Over Ni-Based Catalysts

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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H and Syngas Production From Catalytic Cracking of Pig Manure and Compost Pyrolysis Vapor Over Ni-Based Catalysts

Catalytic cracking of volatiles derived from wet pig manure (WPM), dried pig manure and their compost was investigated over Ni/Al2O3 and Ni-loaded on lignite...

H₂ and Syngas Production From Catalytic Cracking of Pig Manure and Compost Pyrolysis Vapor Over Ni-Based Catalysts

Published Online: Oct 17, 2018

Page range: 8 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2018-0032

Keywords
Catalytic gasifi cation, Pig manure, Compost, Ni-based catalyst

© 2018 Wei Li, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

H2 and Syngas Production From Catalytic Cracking of Pig Manure and Compost Pyrolysis Vapor Over Ni-Based Catalysts

Published Online: Oct 17, 2018

Page range: 8 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2018-0032

KeywordsCatalytic gasifi cation, Pig manure, Compost, Ni-based catalyst

© 2018 Wei Li, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

H₂ and Syngas Production From Catalytic Cracking of Pig Manure and Compost Pyrolysis Vapor Over Ni-Based Catalysts

Keywords
Catalytic gasifi cation, Pig manure, Compost, Ni-based catalyst