Gasification of Municipal Solid Waste Using Tyre Char as Catalyst

Abstract:

Gasification is raised as the most promising technologies of municipal solid waste (MSW) removal as well as energy recovery. The principal problem related with the gasification process is the high amount of tar released during the gasification process that causes environmental and operational problems. The purpose of this study is to investigate the performance of MSW gasification using tyre char as an alternative option for catalytic gasification to produce tar free clean gas. Catalytic performance of tyre char was compared with performance of MSW gasification alone without the tyre char in a bench scale downdraft reactor. The waste tyre char removed 80% of tars in syngas at 700 °C. Analysis of the syngas compositions indicated that concentration of H₂ and CO were significantly increased. Therefore, it was concluded that chars especially tyre char can be an effective and inexpensive catalyst for tar removal and syngas production of MSW gasification.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 797)
• Pages: 102-107
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.797.102
• Online since: March 2019
• Authors: Mizan Qistina Saharuddin, Sharifah Aishah Syed A. Kadir*, Rusmi Alias
• Keywords: Catalytic Gasification, Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Tyre Char

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