Ni-based, Fe-based and Co-based oxygen carriers with perovskite oxides used as the supports were prepared by citric acid complexation method, The oxygen carriers were characterized by thermal analysis, H2-temperature-...Ni-based, Fe-based and Co-based oxygen carriers with perovskite oxides used as the supports were prepared by citric acid complexation method, The oxygen carriers were characterized by thermal analysis, H2-temperature-programmed reduction and X-ray diffraction methods. Performance tests were evaluated through Chemical-Looping Hydrogen Genera- tion in a fixed-bed reactor operating at atmospheric pressure. The characterization results showed that all samples were composed of metal oxides and perovskite oxides. Performance results indicated that CH4 conversion over the oxygen car- riers decreased in the lbllowing order： NiO/LaNiO3〉Co203/LaCoO3〉Fe203/LaFeO3. The ability of NiO/LaNiO3 and F%O3/ LaFeO3 to decompose water was stronger than that of Co203/LaCoO3 as evidenced by our experiments. H2 amounting to 80 mL upon reacting on methane in every cycle could be completely oxidized by NiO/LaNiO3 at 900℃ in the period from the third cycle to the eighth cycle.展开更多
Coal-direct chemical looping(CDCL) is a promising CO_(2) capture technology with low costs.Potassium modification can significantly enhance the reactivity of iron-based oxygen carriers and coal.However,potassium loss ...Coal-direct chemical looping(CDCL) is a promising CO_(2) capture technology with low costs.Potassium modification can significantly enhance the reactivity of iron-based oxygen carriers and coal.However,potassium loss causes a decline in cyclic stability.To address this,we prepared a potassium hexatitanate-modified iron-based OC and conducted CDCL experiments in a fixed-bed reactor using Zhundong coal coke as fuel.The study examined the impact of potassium hexatitanate on carbon conversion,OC activity stability,and potassium maintenance.Additionally,Fact Sage was used to calculate potassium fugacity patterns at different temperatures,Fe_(2)O_(3)/C molar ratios,and OC reduction degrees.Results showed that potassium hexatitanate increased carbon conversion,achieving 50%conversion at 40% potassium addition.In multi-cycle tests,carbon conversion rose with increased cycle times,reaching 84%.This improvement is attributed to ion exchange between Fe^(3+) and Ti^(4+),which induces lattice distortion and creates oxygen vacancies,enhancing OC reactivity.Potassium content remained stable during multi-cycle tests,indicating the effective potassium retention capacity of potassium hexatitanate.展开更多
Oxygen carriers(OCs)with perovskite structure are attracting increasing interests due to their redox tunability by introducing various dopants in the structure.In this study,LaNixFe1-xO3(x=0,0.1,0.3,0.5,0.7,1.0)perovs...Oxygen carriers(OCs)with perovskite structure are attracting increasing interests due to their redox tunability by introducing various dopants in the structure.In this study,LaNixFe1-xO3(x=0,0.1,0.3,0.5,0.7,1.0)perovskite OCs have been prepared by a citric acid–nitrate sol–gel method,characterized by means of X-ray diffraction(XRD)analysis and tested for algae chemical looping gasification in a fixed bed reactor.The effects of perovskite types,OC/biomass mass ratio(O/B),gasification temperature and water injection rate on the gasification performance were investigated.Lower Ni-doped(0≤x≤0.5)perovskites crystalized in the rhombohedra system which was isostructural with LaNiO3,while those with composition 0.5≤x≤1 crystalized in the orthorhombic system.Despite the high reactivity for LaNiO_(3),LaNi_(0.5)Fe_(0.5)O_(3)(LN5F5)was found to be more stable at a high temperature and give almost as good results as LaNiO_(3)in the formation of syngas.The relatively higher syngas yield of 0.833 m^(3)·kg^(-1) biomass was obtained under the O/B of 0.4,water injection rate of 0.3 ml·min^(-1) and gasification temperature at 850C.Continuous high yield of syngas was achieved during the first 5 redox cycles,while a slight decrease in the reactivity for LN5F5 after 5 cycles was observed due to the adhesion of small grains occurring on the surface of OCs.However,an obvious improvement in the gasification performance was attained for LN5F5 compared to raw biomass direct gasification,indicating that LN5F5 is a promising functional OC for chemical looping catalytic gasification of biomass.展开更多
Syngas is a clean energy carrier and a major industrial feedstock. In this paper, syngas was produced via biomass chemical looping gasification(CLG) process. Hematite, the most common Fe-based oxygen carrier(OC), was ...Syngas is a clean energy carrier and a major industrial feedstock. In this paper, syngas was produced via biomass chemical looping gasification(CLG) process. Hematite, the most common Fe-based oxygen carrier(OC), was modified with different metal oxides(CeO_(2), CaO and MgO) by the impregnation method. The hematite modified by CeO_(2), CaO and MgO was namely as CeO_(2)-hematite(CeO_(2)-H), CaO-hematite(CaO-H) and MgO-hematite(MgO-H), respectively. The introduction of CeO_(2), CaO and MgO enhanced the reactivity of lattice oxygen of hematite. The optimum condition for syngas production had been explored as the mass ratio of oxygen carrier to biomass(O/B) of 0.2, the mass ratio of steam to biomass(S/B) of0.75 and temperature of 800℃in the biomass CLG process. The CeO_(2)-H exhibited the most wonderful performance compared to that for CaO-H and MgO-H. The crystal composition of OC influenced greatly in the CLG process. CeFeO_(3)had a good oxygen mobility property and lattice oxygen releasing capacity due to the most oxygen vacancy distributed on the OC surface and the most active lattice oxygen, which is conducive to the biomass chemical looping gasification process for syngas production, leading to the highest gasification efficiency of 95.86% and gas yield of 1.20 m^(3)/kg of the three. Cyclic test proved that CeO_(2)-H had well sintering resistance and cyclic performance.展开更多
A series of layered Mg-Al spinel supported Ce-Fe-Zr-O oxygen carriers were prepared for co-production of syngas and pure hydrogen via chemical looping steam reforming(CLSR).The presence of magnesium-aluminum layered d...A series of layered Mg-Al spinel supported Ce-Fe-Zr-O oxygen carriers were prepared for co-production of syngas and pure hydrogen via chemical looping steam reforming(CLSR).The presence of magnesium-aluminum layered double oxides(Mg Al-LDO)significantly increases the specific surface area of the mixed oxides,reduces the particle size of CeO2-based solid solution and promotes the dispersion of free Fe2O3.When reacting with methane,Mg Al-LDO supported oxygen carrier shows much lower temperature for methane oxidation than the pure CeFe-Zr-O sample,indicating enhanced low-temperature reactivity.Among different Ce-Fe-Zr-O(x)/Mg Al-LDO samples,the Ce-Fe-Zr-O(40 wt%)/Mg Al-LDO sample shows the best performance for the selective oxidation of methane to syngas and the H2 production by water splitting.After a long period of high temperature redox experiment,the Ce-Fe-Zr-O(40 wt%)/Mg Al-LDO oxygen carrier still shows high activity for syngas generation.The comparison on the morphology of the fresh and cycled oxygen carriers indicates that the Mg-Al spinel support still forms a stable skeleton structure with high dispersion of active components on the surface after the long-term cycling,which contributes to excellent redox stability of the Ce-Fe-Zr-O(40 wt%)/Mg Al-LDO oxygen carrier.展开更多
The Fe_(949.7)Cr_(18)Mn_(1.9)Mo_(7.4)W_(1.6)B_(15.2)C_(3.8)Si_(2) amorphous coating was deposited on T91 steel substrate by using the high-velocity oxygen fuel(HVOF)spray technique to enhance the corrosion resistance ...The Fe_(949.7)Cr_(18)Mn_(1.9)Mo_(7.4)W_(1.6)B_(15.2)C_(3.8)Si_(2) amorphous coating was deposited on T91 steel substrate by using the high-velocity oxygen fuel(HVOF)spray technique to enhance the corrosion resistance of T91 stainless steel in liquid lead-bismuth eutectic(LBE).The corrosion behavior of the T91 steel and coating exposed to oxygen-saturated LBE at 400℃ for 500 h was investigated.Results showed that the T91 substrate was severely corroded and covered by a homogeneously distributed dual-layer oxide on the interface contacted to LBE,consisting of an outer magnetite layer and an inner Fe-Cr spinel layer.Meanwhile,the amorphous coating with a high glass transition temperature(Tg=550℃)and crystallization temperature(T_(x)=600℃)exhibited dramatically enhanced thermal stability and corrosion resistance.No visible LBE penetration was observed,although small amounts of Fe_(3)O_(4),Cr_(2)O_(3),and PbO were found on the coating surface.In addition,the amorphicity and interface bonding of the coating layer remained unchanged after the LBE corrosion.The Fe-based amorphous coating can act as a stable barrier layer in liquid LBE and have great application potential for long-term service in LBE-cooled fast reactors.展开更多
Biomass,recognized as renewable green coal,is pivotal for energy conservation,emission reduction,and dualcarbon objectives.Chemical looping gasification,an innovative technology,aims to enhance biomass utilization eff...Biomass,recognized as renewable green coal,is pivotal for energy conservation,emission reduction,and dualcarbon objectives.Chemical looping gasification,an innovative technology,aims to enhance biomass utilization efficiency.Using metal oxides as oxygen carriers regulates the oxygen-to-fuel ratio to optimize synthesis product yields.This review examines various oxygen carriers and their roles in chemical looping biomass gasification,including natural iron ore types,industrial by-products,cerium oxide-based carriers,and core-shell structures.The catalytic,kinetic,and phase transfer properties of iron-based oxygen carriers are analyzed,and their catalytic cracking capabilities are explored.Molecular interactions are elucidated and system performance is optimized by providing insights into chemical looping reaction mechanisms and strategies to improve carrier efficiency,along with discussing advanced techniques such as density functional theory(DFT)and reactive force field(ReaxFF)molecular dynamics(MD).This paper serves as a roadmap for advancing chemical looping gasification towards sustainable energy goals.展开更多
Fe-based powder with a composition of Fe_（42.87）Cr_（15.98）Mo_（16.33）C_（15.94）B_（8.88）（at.%）was used to fabricate coatings by high-velocity oxygen fuel spraying.The effects of the spraying parameters on the...Fe-based powder with a composition of Fe_（42.87）Cr_（15.98）Mo_（16.33）C_（15.94）B_（8.88）（at.%）was used to fabricate coatings by high-velocity oxygen fuel spraying.The effects of the spraying parameters on the microstructure and the wear properties of the Fe-based alloy coatings were systematically studied.The results showed that the obtained Fe-based coatings with a thickness of about 400μm consisted of a large-volume amorphous phase and some nanocrystals.With increasing the fuel and oxygen flow rates,the porosity of the obtained coatings decreased.The coating deposited under optimized parameters exhibited the lowest porosity of 2.8%.The excellent wear resistance of this coating was attributed to the properties of the amorphous matrix and the presence of nanocrystals homogeneously distributed within the matrix.The wear mechanism of the coatings was discussed on the basis of observations of the worn surfaces.展开更多
Thermodynamic parameters of chemical reactions in the system were carried out through thermodynamic analysis. According to the Gibbs free energy minimization principle of the system, equilibrium composition of the rea...Thermodynamic parameters of chemical reactions in the system were carried out through thermodynamic analysis. According to the Gibbs free energy minimization principle of the system, equilibrium composition of the reactions of chemical-looping gasification (CLG) of biomass with natural hematite (Fe2O3) as oxygen carrier were analyzed using commercial software of HSC Chemistry 5.1. The feasibility of the CLG of biomass with hematite was experimental verified in a lab-scale bubbling fluidized bed reactor using argon as fluidizing gas. It was indicated the experimental results were consistent with the theoretical analysis. The presence of oxygen carrier gave a significant effect on the biomass conversion and improved the synthesis gas yield obviously. It was observed that the gas content of CO and H2 was over 70% in CLG of biomass. The reduced hematite particles mainly existed in form of FeO. It was showed that the reduction of natural hematite with biomass proceeds in a stepwise manner from Fe2O3 →Fe3O4→ FeO. Reduction product of natural hematite can be restored the lattice oxygen by oxidation with air.展开更多
Chemical looping reforming(CLR)is a recent trend for syngas production,which has several merits compared to the conventional manner.One of the most important issues for CLR is to find low-cost material as oxygen carri...Chemical looping reforming(CLR)is a recent trend for syngas production,which has several merits compared to the conventional manner.One of the most important issues for CLR is to find low-cost material as oxygen carriers,so iron is a promising candidate.This paper contributes to testing the thermodynamic ability of iron-based oxygen carrier for chemical looping reforming of ethanol(CLRE).Iron thermodynamically investigated in temperature 100–1300℃and excess oxygen number(φ)0–4.It was found that the temperature andφhave an apparent effect on the gaseous composition produced from the process.Increases in temperature within the range of 100–1300℃enhanced syngas generated and reduced coke formation and CH4.Whereas,increasedφ,particularly at higher temperatures,had also enhanced syngas production as well as reduced coke formation.However,increasingφfor values beyond one had decreased syngas and not significantly reduced coke deposition.Moreover,an experimental investigation was carried out in a fixed bed reactor for more in-depth verification of iron ability as an oxygen carrier through using magnetite ore(mainly Fe3O4).It found that the effect of temperature on syngas production was consistent with that calculated thermodynamically,as syngas increased with raising the temperature through the CLRE.展开更多
Chemical looping oxidative dehydrogenation(CL‐ODH)is a promising novel method to convert ethane into higher value‐added ethylene.In this study,perovskite‐type Co_(2)O_(3)/LaCoO_(3) was prepared by the one‐step cit...Chemical looping oxidative dehydrogenation(CL‐ODH)is a promising novel method to convert ethane into higher value‐added ethylene.In this study,perovskite‐type Co_(2)O_(3)/LaCoO_(3) was prepared by the one‐step citric acid‐gel method and applied as an oxygen carrier in the CL‐ODH process of ethane to ethylene;moreover,the effects of CuO,ZnO,and MgO as additives were investigated.The properties of the oxygen carriers were characterized using XRD,BET,XPS,H_(2)‐TPR,O_(2)‐TPD,and EPR.Characterization results showed that the addition of additives into Co_(2)O_(3)/LaCoO_(3) increased the amounts of surface chemisorbed oxygen and lattice oxygen.Co_(2)O_(3)/LaCoO_(3) had a strong ability to absorb and release oxygen after adding CuO,ZnO,and MgO,respectively.The performances of the oxygen carriers for CL‐ODH of ethane to ethylene were studied at a reaction temperature of 650℃,atmospheric pressure,and GHSV of 15,000 mL/g·h in eight redox cycles.All the oxygen carriers had 100%ethane conversion,and ZnO‐Co_(2)O_(3)/LaCoO_(3) exhibited the best ethylene selectivity of more than 70%in all the oxygen carriers.It was confirmed that lattice oxygen was mainly responsible for the selectivity of ethylene,and oxygen vacancies were conducive to the migration of lattice oxygen.Most of Zn^(2+) entered into the bulk phase of Co_(2)O_(3)/LaCoO_(3),and formed lots of oxygen vacancies.展开更多
Advanced oxygen carrier plays a pivotal role in various chemical looping processes,such as CO_(2)splitting.However,oxygen carriers have been restricted by deactivation and inferior oxygen transferability at low temper...Advanced oxygen carrier plays a pivotal role in various chemical looping processes,such as CO_(2)splitting.However,oxygen carriers have been restricted by deactivation and inferior oxygen transferability at low temperatures.Herein,we design an Fe-Ov-Ce-triggered phase-reversible CeO_(2)−x·Fe·CaO↔CeO_(2)·Ca_(2)Fe_(2)O_(5)oxygen carrier with strong electron-donating ability,which activates CO_(2)at low temperatures and promotes oxygen transformation.Results reveal that the maximum CO_(2)conversion and CO yield obtained with 50 mol%CeO_(2)−x·Fe·CaO are,respectively,426%and 53.6 times higher than those of Fe·CaO at 700℃.This unique multiphase material also retains exceptional redox durability,with no obvious deactivation after 100 splitting cycles.The addition of Ce promotes the formation of the Fe-Ov-Ce structure,which acts as an activator,triggers CO_(2)splitting,and lowers the energy barrier of C═O dissociation.The metallic Fe plays a role in consuming O_(2)−lattice transformed from Fe-Ov-Ce,whereas CaO acts as a structure promoter that enables phase-reversible Fe0↔Fe3+looping.展开更多
Copper（Ⅱ） oxide in varying ratios was combined with either an alumina-based cement（Al300）, or CaO derived from limestone as support material in a mechanical pelletiser. This production method was used to investig...Copper（Ⅱ） oxide in varying ratios was combined with either an alumina-based cement（Al300）, or CaO derived from limestone as support material in a mechanical pelletiser. This production method was used to investigate its influence on possible mechanical and chemical improvements for oxygen carriers in chemical looping processes. These materials were tested in a lab-scale fluidised bed with CO or CH;as a reducing gas at 950 °C. As expected, the oxygen carriers containing a greater ratio of support material exhibited an enhanced crushing strength. Oxygen carriers comprised of a 1:3 ratio of support material to active CuO exhibited increased crushing strength by a minimum of 280% compared to pure CuO pellets.All oxygen carriers exhibited a high CO conversion yield and were fully reducible from CuO to Cu. For the initial redox cycle, Al300-supported oxygen carriers showed the highest fuel and oxygen carrier conversion. The general trend observed was a decline in conversion with an increasing number of redox cycles.In the case of CaO-supported oxygen carriers, all but one of the oxygen carriers suffered agglomeration.The agglomeration was more severe in carriers with higher ratios of CuO. Oxygen carrier Cu25Al75（75 wt% aluminate cement and 25 wt% CuO）, which did not suffer from agglomeration, showed the highest attrition with a loss of approximately 8% of its initial mass over 25 redox cycles. The reducibility of the oxygen carriers was limited with CH;in comparison to CO. CH;conversion were 15%-25% and 50% for Cu25Ca75（25 wt% CuO and 75 wt% CaO） and Cu25Al75, respectively. Cu25Ca75 demonstrated improved conversion, whereas Cu25Al75 exhibited a trending decrease in conversion with increasing redox cycles.展开更多
Herein,the co-pyrolysis reaction characteristics of corn straw(CS)and bituminous coal in the presence of ilmenite oxygen carriers(OCs)are investigated via thermogravimetry coupled with mass spectrometry.The results re...Herein,the co-pyrolysis reaction characteristics of corn straw(CS)and bituminous coal in the presence of ilmenite oxygen carriers(OCs)are investigated via thermogravimetry coupled with mass spectrometry.The results reveal that the participation of OCs weakens the devolatilization intensity of co-pyrolysis.When the CS blending ratio is<50%,the mixed fuel exhibits positive synergistic effects.The fitting results according to the Coats-Redfern integral method show that the solid-solid interaction between OCs and coke changes the reaction kinetics,enhancing the co-pyrolysis reactivity at the high-temperature zone(750-950C).The synergistic effect is most prominent at a 30%CS blending ratio,with copyrolysis activation energy in the range of 26.35-40.57 kJ·mol^(-1).展开更多
Understanding and modulating the interaction between various reactive molecules and oxygen carriers are the key issue to achieve process intensification of chemical looping technology.C1 chemical molecules play an imp...Understanding and modulating the interaction between various reactive molecules and oxygen carriers are the key issue to achieve process intensification of chemical looping technology.C1 chemical molecules play an important role in many reactions involved with chemical looping processes.However,up to now,there is still a lack of systematic and in-depth understanding of the adsorption mechanism of C1 molecules on the surface of oxygen carriers(OCs).In this work,the intrinsic interaction between a series of C1 molecules composed of CH4,CO,CO2,CH3OH,HCHO and HCOOH and surface of Ni O OCs in the chemical looping process have been studied using density functional theory calculations.Various adsorption configurations of C1 molecules and also different adsorption sites of Ni O have been considered.The structural features of stable configuration of C1 molecules on the surface of NiO OCs have been obtained.Further,the interacted sites,types and strengths of C1 molecules on the surface of NiO have been directly pictured by the independent gradient model methods.Also,the nature of the interaction between C1 molecule and Ni O surface has been investigated with the aid of energy decomposition analysis from a quantitative view.展开更多
Ethane chemical looping oxidative dehydrogenation(CL-ODH)to ethylene is a new technology for converting ethane to ethylene.In the current study MeO/LaCoO_(3)(MeO=Fe_(2)O_(3),NiO or Co_(2)O_(3))composite metal oxides w...Ethane chemical looping oxidative dehydrogenation(CL-ODH)to ethylene is a new technology for converting ethane to ethylene.In the current study MeO/LaCoO_(3)(MeO=Fe_(2)O_(3),NiO or Co_(2)O_(3))composite metal oxides were prepared via citrate gel and impregnation methods,and used as oxygen carriers for CL-ODH.X-ray diffraction results indicated that all oxygen carriers had a perovskite structure even after eight redox cycles.Under a reaction temperature of 650°C,a reaction pressure of 0.1 MPa,and a weight hourly space velocity(WHSV)of 7500 mL/(g·h),ethane conversion over Co_(2)O_(3)/LaCoO_(3) reached 100%and ethylene selectivity reached 60%,both of which were better than corresponding values attained over Fe_(2)O_(3)/LaCoO_(3) and NiO/LaCoO_(3).Ethylene selectivity remained stable for 80 cycles over Co_(2)O_(3)/LaCoO_(3),then decreased gradually after 80 cycles.X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results and evaluation results indicated that lattice oxygen and O_(2)2-had a direct relationship with ethane conversion and ethylene selectivity.Co_(2)O_(3)/LaCoO_(3) exhibited a strong capacity to release and absorb oxygen,mainly due to interaction between Co_(2)O_(3) and LaCoO_(3).展开更多
Pr0.7Zr0.3O2-δ solid solution was prepared by co-precipitation method and used as an oxygen carrier in the selective oxidation of methane to syngas(methane/air redox process). The evolution on the physicochemical pro...Pr0.7Zr0.3O2-δ solid solution was prepared by co-precipitation method and used as an oxygen carrier in the selective oxidation of methane to syngas(methane/air redox process). The evolution on the physicochemical properties of Pr0.7Zr0.3O2-δ during the redox process was studied by means of X-ray diffraction(XRD), H2 temperature-programmed reduction(H2-TPR), O2temperature-programmed desorption(O2-TPD), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller(BET) surface area measurement and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) technologies. The results indicated that Pr0.7Zr0.3O2-δ solid solution showed the high activity for the methane conversion to syngas with a high CO selectivity in the range of 83.5%-88.1%. Though Pr-Zr solid solution possessed high thermal stability, lattice oxygen was obviously reduced for the recycled sample due to decreased surface oxygen which promoted oxygen vacancies. The increased oxygen vacancies seemed to enhance the oxygen transfer ability in the redox process and provided sufficient oxygen for the methane selective oxidation, resulting in a satisfactory activity. The problem of hot pot was avoided by comparing fresh, aged and recycle sample in the reaction.展开更多
The Ce-Fe-O mixed oxide with a ratio of Ce/Fe=7:3, which was prepared by coprecipitation method and employed as oxygen carrier, for direct partial oxidation of methane to syngas in the absence of gaseous oxygen was ex...The Ce-Fe-O mixed oxide with a ratio of Ce/Fe=7:3, which was prepared by coprecipitation method and employed as oxygen carrier, for direct partial oxidation of methane to syngas in the absence of gaseous oxygen was explored. The mixed oxide was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the catalytic performances were studied in a fixed-bed quartz reactor and a thermogravimetric reactor, respectively. Approximately 99.4% H2 se...展开更多
Chemical looping combustion （CLC） of carbonaceous compounds has been proposed, in the past decade, as an efficient method for CO2 capture without cost of extra energy penalties. The technique involves the use of a m...Chemical looping combustion （CLC） of carbonaceous compounds has been proposed, in the past decade, as an efficient method for CO2 capture without cost of extra energy penalties. The technique involves the use of a metal oxide as an oxygen carrier that transfers oxygen from combustion air to fuels. The combustion is carried out in a two-step process： in the fuel reactor, the fuel is oxidized by a metal oxide, and in the air reactor, the reduced metal is oxidized back to the original phase. The use of iron oxide as an oxygen carrier has been investigated in this article. Particles composed of 80 wt% Fe2O3, together with Al2O3 as binder, have been prepared by impregnation methods. X-ray diffraction （XRD） analysis reveals that Fe2O3 does not interact with the Al2O3 binder after multi-cycles. The reactivity of the oxygen carrier particles has been studied in twenty-cycle reduction-oxidation tests in a thermal gravimetrical analysis （TGA） reactor. The components in the outlet gas have been analyzed. It has been observed that about 85% of CH4 converted to CO2 and H2O during most of the reduction periods. The oxygen carrier has kept quite a high reactivity in the twenty-cycle reactions. In the first twenty reaction cycles, the reaction rates became slightly higher with the number of cyclic reactions increasing, which was confirmed by the scanning electron microscopy （SEM） test results. The SEM analysis revealed that the pore size inside the particle had been enlarged by the thermal stress during the reaction, which was favorable for diffusion of the gaseous reactants into the particles. The experimental results suggested that the Fe2O3/Al2O3 oxygen carrier was a promising candidate for a CLC system.展开更多
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文摘Ni-based, Fe-based and Co-based oxygen carriers with perovskite oxides used as the supports were prepared by citric acid complexation method, The oxygen carriers were characterized by thermal analysis, H2-temperature-programmed reduction and X-ray diffraction methods. Performance tests were evaluated through Chemical-Looping Hydrogen Genera- tion in a fixed-bed reactor operating at atmospheric pressure. The characterization results showed that all samples were composed of metal oxides and perovskite oxides. Performance results indicated that CH4 conversion over the oxygen car- riers decreased in the lbllowing order： NiO/LaNiO3〉Co203/LaCoO3〉Fe203/LaFeO3. The ability of NiO/LaNiO3 and F%O3/ LaFeO3 to decompose water was stronger than that of Co203/LaCoO3 as evidenced by our experiments. H2 amounting to 80 mL upon reacting on methane in every cycle could be completely oxidized by NiO/LaNiO3 at 900℃ in the period from the third cycle to the eighth cycle.
基金fnancially supported by the Open Research Fund Program of Anhui Provincial Institute of Modern Coal Processing Technology,Anhui University of Science and Technology (MTY202201)。
文摘Coal-direct chemical looping(CDCL) is a promising CO_(2) capture technology with low costs.Potassium modification can significantly enhance the reactivity of iron-based oxygen carriers and coal.However,potassium loss causes a decline in cyclic stability.To address this,we prepared a potassium hexatitanate-modified iron-based OC and conducted CDCL experiments in a fixed-bed reactor using Zhundong coal coke as fuel.The study examined the impact of potassium hexatitanate on carbon conversion,OC activity stability,and potassium maintenance.Additionally,Fact Sage was used to calculate potassium fugacity patterns at different temperatures,Fe_(2)O_(3)/C molar ratios,and OC reduction degrees.Results showed that potassium hexatitanate increased carbon conversion,achieving 50%conversion at 40% potassium addition.In multi-cycle tests,carbon conversion rose with increased cycle times,reaching 84%.This improvement is attributed to ion exchange between Fe^(3+) and Ti^(4+),which induces lattice distortion and creates oxygen vacancies,enhancing OC reactivity.Potassium content remained stable during multi-cycle tests,indicating the effective potassium retention capacity of potassium hexatitanate.
基金support of this research work by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51761135119)the Scientific Research foundation of Graduate school of Southeast University(YBPY1906,YBJJ1606,YBJJ1703).
文摘Oxygen carriers(OCs)with perovskite structure are attracting increasing interests due to their redox tunability by introducing various dopants in the structure.In this study,LaNixFe1-xO3(x=0,0.1,0.3,0.5,0.7,1.0)perovskite OCs have been prepared by a citric acid–nitrate sol–gel method,characterized by means of X-ray diffraction(XRD)analysis and tested for algae chemical looping gasification in a fixed bed reactor.The effects of perovskite types,OC/biomass mass ratio(O/B),gasification temperature and water injection rate on the gasification performance were investigated.Lower Ni-doped(0≤x≤0.5)perovskites crystalized in the rhombohedra system which was isostructural with LaNiO3,while those with composition 0.5≤x≤1 crystalized in the orthorhombic system.Despite the high reactivity for LaNiO_(3),LaNi_(0.5)Fe_(0.5)O_(3)(LN5F5)was found to be more stable at a high temperature and give almost as good results as LaNiO_(3)in the formation of syngas.The relatively higher syngas yield of 0.833 m^(3)·kg^(-1) biomass was obtained under the O/B of 0.4,water injection rate of 0.3 ml·min^(-1) and gasification temperature at 850C.Continuous high yield of syngas was achieved during the first 5 redox cycles,while a slight decrease in the reactivity for LN5F5 after 5 cycles was observed due to the adhesion of small grains occurring on the surface of OCs.However,an obvious improvement in the gasification performance was attained for LN5F5 compared to raw biomass direct gasification,indicating that LN5F5 is a promising functional OC for chemical looping catalytic gasification of biomass.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 22005112, 22109048 and 21975089)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2021M691121)。
文摘Syngas is a clean energy carrier and a major industrial feedstock. In this paper, syngas was produced via biomass chemical looping gasification(CLG) process. Hematite, the most common Fe-based oxygen carrier(OC), was modified with different metal oxides(CeO_(2), CaO and MgO) by the impregnation method. The hematite modified by CeO_(2), CaO and MgO was namely as CeO_(2)-hematite(CeO_(2)-H), CaO-hematite(CaO-H) and MgO-hematite(MgO-H), respectively. The introduction of CeO_(2), CaO and MgO enhanced the reactivity of lattice oxygen of hematite. The optimum condition for syngas production had been explored as the mass ratio of oxygen carrier to biomass(O/B) of 0.2, the mass ratio of steam to biomass(S/B) of0.75 and temperature of 800℃in the biomass CLG process. The CeO_(2)-H exhibited the most wonderful performance compared to that for CaO-H and MgO-H. The crystal composition of OC influenced greatly in the CLG process. CeFeO_(3)had a good oxygen mobility property and lattice oxygen releasing capacity due to the most oxygen vacancy distributed on the OC surface and the most active lattice oxygen, which is conducive to the biomass chemical looping gasification process for syngas production, leading to the highest gasification efficiency of 95.86% and gas yield of 1.20 m^(3)/kg of the three. Cyclic test proved that CeO_(2)-H had well sintering resistance and cyclic performance.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFB0605401)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51774159 and 51604137)the Qinglan Project of Kunming University of Science and Technology。
文摘A series of layered Mg-Al spinel supported Ce-Fe-Zr-O oxygen carriers were prepared for co-production of syngas and pure hydrogen via chemical looping steam reforming(CLSR).The presence of magnesium-aluminum layered double oxides(Mg Al-LDO)significantly increases the specific surface area of the mixed oxides,reduces the particle size of CeO2-based solid solution and promotes the dispersion of free Fe2O3.When reacting with methane,Mg Al-LDO supported oxygen carrier shows much lower temperature for methane oxidation than the pure CeFe-Zr-O sample,indicating enhanced low-temperature reactivity.Among different Ce-Fe-Zr-O(x)/Mg Al-LDO samples,the Ce-Fe-Zr-O(40 wt%)/Mg Al-LDO sample shows the best performance for the selective oxidation of methane to syngas and the H2 production by water splitting.After a long period of high temperature redox experiment,the Ce-Fe-Zr-O(40 wt%)/Mg Al-LDO oxygen carrier still shows high activity for syngas generation.The comparison on the morphology of the fresh and cycled oxygen carriers indicates that the Mg-Al spinel support still forms a stable skeleton structure with high dispersion of active components on the surface after the long-term cycling,which contributes to excellent redox stability of the Ce-Fe-Zr-O(40 wt%)/Mg Al-LDO oxygen carrier.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52061135207, 51871016, 51921001, 5197011039, 5197011018, and U20b200318)the China Nuclear Power Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd
文摘The Fe_(949.7)Cr_(18)Mn_(1.9)Mo_(7.4)W_(1.6)B_(15.2)C_(3.8)Si_(2) amorphous coating was deposited on T91 steel substrate by using the high-velocity oxygen fuel(HVOF)spray technique to enhance the corrosion resistance of T91 stainless steel in liquid lead-bismuth eutectic(LBE).The corrosion behavior of the T91 steel and coating exposed to oxygen-saturated LBE at 400℃ for 500 h was investigated.Results showed that the T91 substrate was severely corroded and covered by a homogeneously distributed dual-layer oxide on the interface contacted to LBE,consisting of an outer magnetite layer and an inner Fe-Cr spinel layer.Meanwhile,the amorphous coating with a high glass transition temperature(Tg=550℃)and crystallization temperature(T_(x)=600℃)exhibited dramatically enhanced thermal stability and corrosion resistance.No visible LBE penetration was observed,although small amounts of Fe_(3)O_(4),Cr_(2)O_(3),and PbO were found on the coating surface.In addition,the amorphicity and interface bonding of the coating layer remained unchanged after the LBE corrosion.The Fe-based amorphous coating can act as a stable barrier layer in liquid LBE and have great application potential for long-term service in LBE-cooled fast reactors.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52160013,51768054)Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region“Grassland Talent”Science Fund Program(CYY012057)+2 种基金Program for Young Talents of Science and Technology in Universities of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(NJYT22062)Inner Mongolia Natural Science Foundation(2021LHMS05026)Inner Mongolia University Research Program(2023RCTD018,2023YXX8023,2024YXX5027,2023YXX8023,2024YXX5027).
文摘Biomass,recognized as renewable green coal,is pivotal for energy conservation,emission reduction,and dualcarbon objectives.Chemical looping gasification,an innovative technology,aims to enhance biomass utilization efficiency.Using metal oxides as oxygen carriers regulates the oxygen-to-fuel ratio to optimize synthesis product yields.This review examines various oxygen carriers and their roles in chemical looping biomass gasification,including natural iron ore types,industrial by-products,cerium oxide-based carriers,and core-shell structures.The catalytic,kinetic,and phase transfer properties of iron-based oxygen carriers are analyzed,and their catalytic cracking capabilities are explored.Molecular interactions are elucidated and system performance is optimized by providing insights into chemical looping reaction mechanisms and strategies to improve carrier efficiency,along with discussing advanced techniques such as density functional theory(DFT)and reactive force field(ReaxFF)molecular dynamics(MD).This paper serves as a roadmap for advancing chemical looping gasification towards sustainable energy goals.
基金Item Sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China(51205001)Key Project of Natural Science of Education Department of Anhui Province of China(KJ2014A023)Scientific Research Starting Foundation of Anhui Polytechnic University of China(2012YQQ006)
文摘Fe-based powder with a composition of Fe_（42.87）Cr_（15.98）Mo_（16.33）C_（15.94）B_（8.88）（at.%）was used to fabricate coatings by high-velocity oxygen fuel spraying.The effects of the spraying parameters on the microstructure and the wear properties of the Fe-based alloy coatings were systematically studied.The results showed that the obtained Fe-based coatings with a thickness of about 400μm consisted of a large-volume amorphous phase and some nanocrystals.With increasing the fuel and oxygen flow rates,the porosity of the obtained coatings decreased.The coating deposited under optimized parameters exhibited the lowest porosity of 2.8%.The excellent wear resistance of this coating was attributed to the properties of the amorphous matrix and the presence of nanocrystals homogeneously distributed within the matrix.The wear mechanism of the coatings was discussed on the basis of observations of the worn surfaces.
文摘Thermodynamic parameters of chemical reactions in the system were carried out through thermodynamic analysis. According to the Gibbs free energy minimization principle of the system, equilibrium composition of the reactions of chemical-looping gasification (CLG) of biomass with natural hematite (Fe2O3) as oxygen carrier were analyzed using commercial software of HSC Chemistry 5.1. The feasibility of the CLG of biomass with hematite was experimental verified in a lab-scale bubbling fluidized bed reactor using argon as fluidizing gas. It was indicated the experimental results were consistent with the theoretical analysis. The presence of oxygen carrier gave a significant effect on the biomass conversion and improved the synthesis gas yield obviously. It was observed that the gas content of CO and H2 was over 70% in CLG of biomass. The reduced hematite particles mainly existed in form of FeO. It was showed that the reduction of natural hematite with biomass proceeds in a stepwise manner from Fe2O3 →Fe3O4→ FeO. Reduction product of natural hematite can be restored the lattice oxygen by oxidation with air.
基金supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.21676148)。
文摘Chemical looping reforming(CLR)is a recent trend for syngas production,which has several merits compared to the conventional manner.One of the most important issues for CLR is to find low-cost material as oxygen carriers,so iron is a promising candidate.This paper contributes to testing the thermodynamic ability of iron-based oxygen carrier for chemical looping reforming of ethanol(CLRE).Iron thermodynamically investigated in temperature 100–1300℃and excess oxygen number(φ)0–4.It was found that the temperature andφhave an apparent effect on the gaseous composition produced from the process.Increases in temperature within the range of 100–1300℃enhanced syngas generated and reduced coke formation and CH4.Whereas,increasedφ,particularly at higher temperatures,had also enhanced syngas production as well as reduced coke formation.However,increasingφfor values beyond one had decreased syngas and not significantly reduced coke deposition.Moreover,an experimental investigation was carried out in a fixed bed reactor for more in-depth verification of iron ability as an oxygen carrier through using magnetite ore(mainly Fe3O4).It found that the effect of temperature on syngas production was consistent with that calculated thermodynamically,as syngas increased with raising the temperature through the CLRE.
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文摘Chemical looping oxidative dehydrogenation(CL‐ODH)is a promising novel method to convert ethane into higher value‐added ethylene.In this study,perovskite‐type Co_(2)O_(3)/LaCoO_(3) was prepared by the one‐step citric acid‐gel method and applied as an oxygen carrier in the CL‐ODH process of ethane to ethylene;moreover,the effects of CuO,ZnO,and MgO as additives were investigated.The properties of the oxygen carriers were characterized using XRD,BET,XPS,H_(2)‐TPR,O_(2)‐TPD,and EPR.Characterization results showed that the addition of additives into Co_(2)O_(3)/LaCoO_(3) increased the amounts of surface chemisorbed oxygen and lattice oxygen.Co_(2)O_(3)/LaCoO_(3) had a strong ability to absorb and release oxygen after adding CuO,ZnO,and MgO,respectively.The performances of the oxygen carriers for CL‐ODH of ethane to ethylene were studied at a reaction temperature of 650℃,atmospheric pressure,and GHSV of 15,000 mL/g·h in eight redox cycles.All the oxygen carriers had 100%ethane conversion,and ZnO‐Co_(2)O_(3)/LaCoO_(3) exhibited the best ethylene selectivity of more than 70%in all the oxygen carriers.It was confirmed that lattice oxygen was mainly responsible for the selectivity of ethylene,and oxygen vacancies were conducive to the migration of lattice oxygen.Most of Zn^(2+) entered into the bulk phase of Co_(2)O_(3)/LaCoO_(3),and formed lots of oxygen vacancies.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFE0105900)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52436006,52476144,52311530339,42441835)the Innovation-Driven Project of Central South University(2023ZZTS0721).
文摘Advanced oxygen carrier plays a pivotal role in various chemical looping processes,such as CO_(2)splitting.However,oxygen carriers have been restricted by deactivation and inferior oxygen transferability at low temperatures.Herein,we design an Fe-Ov-Ce-triggered phase-reversible CeO_(2)−x·Fe·CaO↔CeO_(2)·Ca_(2)Fe_(2)O_(5)oxygen carrier with strong electron-donating ability,which activates CO_(2)at low temperatures and promotes oxygen transformation.Results reveal that the maximum CO_(2)conversion and CO yield obtained with 50 mol%CeO_(2)−x·Fe·CaO are,respectively,426%and 53.6 times higher than those of Fe·CaO at 700℃.This unique multiphase material also retains exceptional redox durability,with no obvious deactivation after 100 splitting cycles.The addition of Ce promotes the formation of the Fe-Ov-Ce structure,which acts as an activator,triggers CO_(2)splitting,and lowers the energy barrier of C═O dissociation.The metallic Fe plays a role in consuming O_(2)−lattice transformed from Fe-Ov-Ce,whereas CaO acts as a structure promoter that enables phase-reversible Fe0↔Fe3+looping.
文摘Copper（Ⅱ） oxide in varying ratios was combined with either an alumina-based cement（Al300）, or CaO derived from limestone as support material in a mechanical pelletiser. This production method was used to investigate its influence on possible mechanical and chemical improvements for oxygen carriers in chemical looping processes. These materials were tested in a lab-scale fluidised bed with CO or CH;as a reducing gas at 950 °C. As expected, the oxygen carriers containing a greater ratio of support material exhibited an enhanced crushing strength. Oxygen carriers comprised of a 1:3 ratio of support material to active CuO exhibited increased crushing strength by a minimum of 280% compared to pure CuO pellets.All oxygen carriers exhibited a high CO conversion yield and were fully reducible from CuO to Cu. For the initial redox cycle, Al300-supported oxygen carriers showed the highest fuel and oxygen carrier conversion. The general trend observed was a decline in conversion with an increasing number of redox cycles.In the case of CaO-supported oxygen carriers, all but one of the oxygen carriers suffered agglomeration.The agglomeration was more severe in carriers with higher ratios of CuO. Oxygen carrier Cu25Al75（75 wt% aluminate cement and 25 wt% CuO）, which did not suffer from agglomeration, showed the highest attrition with a loss of approximately 8% of its initial mass over 25 redox cycles. The reducibility of the oxygen carriers was limited with CH;in comparison to CO. CH;conversion were 15%-25% and 50% for Cu25Ca75（25 wt% CuO and 75 wt% CaO） and Cu25Al75, respectively. Cu25Ca75 demonstrated improved conversion, whereas Cu25Al75 exhibited a trending decrease in conversion with increasing redox cycles.
基金support by the Key Research and Development Program of Ningxia Province of China(2018BCE01002)funded by the Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U20A20124)the Natural Science Foundation Project of Ningxia(2022AAC01001).
文摘Herein,the co-pyrolysis reaction characteristics of corn straw(CS)and bituminous coal in the presence of ilmenite oxygen carriers(OCs)are investigated via thermogravimetry coupled with mass spectrometry.The results reveal that the participation of OCs weakens the devolatilization intensity of co-pyrolysis.When the CS blending ratio is<50%,the mixed fuel exhibits positive synergistic effects.The fitting results according to the Coats-Redfern integral method show that the solid-solid interaction between OCs and coke changes the reaction kinetics,enhancing the co-pyrolysis reactivity at the high-temperature zone(750-950C).The synergistic effect is most prominent at a 30%CS blending ratio,with copyrolysis activation energy in the range of 26.35-40.57 kJ·mol^(-1).
基金supported by Natural Science Founda tion of Ningxia(No.2020AAC03018)financial supports from Key R&D Projects of Ningxia(No.2018BCE01002)National Academic Subjects Construction Project of Ningxia(Chemical Engineering and Technology,NXYLXK2017A04)。
文摘Understanding and modulating the interaction between various reactive molecules and oxygen carriers are the key issue to achieve process intensification of chemical looping technology.C1 chemical molecules play an important role in many reactions involved with chemical looping processes.However,up to now,there is still a lack of systematic and in-depth understanding of the adsorption mechanism of C1 molecules on the surface of oxygen carriers(OCs).In this work,the intrinsic interaction between a series of C1 molecules composed of CH4,CO,CO2,CH3OH,HCHO and HCOOH and surface of Ni O OCs in the chemical looping process have been studied using density functional theory calculations.Various adsorption configurations of C1 molecules and also different adsorption sites of Ni O have been considered.The structural features of stable configuration of C1 molecules on the surface of NiO OCs have been obtained.Further,the interacted sites,types and strengths of C1 molecules on the surface of NiO have been directly pictured by the independent gradient model methods.Also,the nature of the interaction between C1 molecule and Ni O surface has been investigated with the aid of energy decomposition analysis from a quantitative view.
文摘Ethane chemical looping oxidative dehydrogenation(CL-ODH)to ethylene is a new technology for converting ethane to ethylene.In the current study MeO/LaCoO_(3)(MeO=Fe_(2)O_(3),NiO or Co_(2)O_(3))composite metal oxides were prepared via citrate gel and impregnation methods,and used as oxygen carriers for CL-ODH.X-ray diffraction results indicated that all oxygen carriers had a perovskite structure even after eight redox cycles.Under a reaction temperature of 650°C,a reaction pressure of 0.1 MPa,and a weight hourly space velocity(WHSV)of 7500 mL/(g·h),ethane conversion over Co_(2)O_(3)/LaCoO_(3) reached 100%and ethylene selectivity reached 60%,both of which were better than corresponding values attained over Fe_(2)O_(3)/LaCoO_(3) and NiO/LaCoO_(3).Ethylene selectivity remained stable for 80 cycles over Co_(2)O_(3)/LaCoO_(3),then decreased gradually after 80 cycles.X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results and evaluation results indicated that lattice oxygen and O_(2)2-had a direct relationship with ethane conversion and ethylene selectivity.Co_(2)O_(3)/LaCoO_(3) exhibited a strong capacity to release and absorb oxygen,mainly due to interaction between Co_(2)O_(3) and LaCoO_(3).
基金Projects(51374004,51174105,51204083,51104074,51306084)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProjects(2012FD016,2014HB006)supported by the Applied Basic Research Program of Yunnan Province,ChinaProject(2010241)supported by the Analysis and Testing Foundation of Kunming University of Science and Technology,China
文摘Pr0.7Zr0.3O2-δ solid solution was prepared by co-precipitation method and used as an oxygen carrier in the selective oxidation of methane to syngas(methane/air redox process). The evolution on the physicochemical properties of Pr0.7Zr0.3O2-δ during the redox process was studied by means of X-ray diffraction(XRD), H2 temperature-programmed reduction(H2-TPR), O2temperature-programmed desorption(O2-TPD), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller(BET) surface area measurement and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) technologies. The results indicated that Pr0.7Zr0.3O2-δ solid solution showed the high activity for the methane conversion to syngas with a high CO selectivity in the range of 83.5%-88.1%. Though Pr-Zr solid solution possessed high thermal stability, lattice oxygen was obviously reduced for the recycled sample due to decreased surface oxygen which promoted oxygen vacancies. The increased oxygen vacancies seemed to enhance the oxygen transfer ability in the redox process and provided sufficient oxygen for the methane selective oxidation, resulting in a satisfactory activity. The problem of hot pot was avoided by comparing fresh, aged and recycle sample in the reaction.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50574046, 50774038)the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (20095314120005)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan Province (2008E030M) the Foundation of Kun-ming University of Science and Technology (KKZ3200927010)
文摘The Ce-Fe-O mixed oxide with a ratio of Ce/Fe=7:3, which was prepared by coprecipitation method and employed as oxygen carrier, for direct partial oxidation of methane to syngas in the absence of gaseous oxygen was explored. The mixed oxide was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the catalytic performances were studied in a fixed-bed quartz reactor and a thermogravimetric reactor, respectively. Approximately 99.4% H2 se...
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.50574046 and 50164002, )Natural Science Foun-dation of Yunnan Province (No. 2004E0012Q).
文摘Chemical looping combustion （CLC） of carbonaceous compounds has been proposed, in the past decade, as an efficient method for CO2 capture without cost of extra energy penalties. The technique involves the use of a metal oxide as an oxygen carrier that transfers oxygen from combustion air to fuels. The combustion is carried out in a two-step process： in the fuel reactor, the fuel is oxidized by a metal oxide, and in the air reactor, the reduced metal is oxidized back to the original phase. The use of iron oxide as an oxygen carrier has been investigated in this article. Particles composed of 80 wt% Fe2O3, together with Al2O3 as binder, have been prepared by impregnation methods. X-ray diffraction （XRD） analysis reveals that Fe2O3 does not interact with the Al2O3 binder after multi-cycles. The reactivity of the oxygen carrier particles has been studied in twenty-cycle reduction-oxidation tests in a thermal gravimetrical analysis （TGA） reactor. The components in the outlet gas have been analyzed. It has been observed that about 85% of CH4 converted to CO2 and H2O during most of the reduction periods. The oxygen carrier has kept quite a high reactivity in the twenty-cycle reactions. In the first twenty reaction cycles, the reaction rates became slightly higher with the number of cyclic reactions increasing, which was confirmed by the scanning electron microscopy （SEM） test results. The SEM analysis revealed that the pore size inside the particle had been enlarged by the thermal stress during the reaction, which was favorable for diffusion of the gaseous reactants into the particles. The experimental results suggested that the Fe2O3/Al2O3 oxygen carrier was a promising candidate for a CLC system.
