Device and method for manufacturing semi-carbonized fuel of biomass, and power generation system using semi-carbonized fuel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9494313-B2
Application number	US-201214110340-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 6, 2012
Priority date	Apr 8, 2011
Publication date	Nov 15, 2016
Grant date	Nov 15, 2016

Abstract

Provided are a device and a method for manufacturing a semi-carbonized fuel of a biomass that does not require an external heat source and is capable of suppressing adhesion of tar, condensed water, or the like to a pipe. The device includes a drying device for heating and drying a biomass, a pyrolysis device for decomposing the dried biomass, and a combustion device for supplying heat to the drying device and the pyrolysis device. The pyrolysis device is supplied with a part of a combustion exhaust gas generated in the combustion device, directly mixes the supplied combustion exhaust gas and the biomass to heat and pyrolytically decompose the biomass, and supplies a mixed gas of a generated pyrolysis gas and the combustion exhaust gas to the combustion device. The combustion device is supplied with an air for combustion, combust the supplied mixed gas, and generate the combustion exhaust gas.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for manufacturing a semi-carbonized fuel of a biomass, the method comprising:
a drying step to heat and dry the biomass;
a pyrolysis step to pyrolytically decompose the biomass dried by the drying step; and
a combustion step to generate heat used in the drying step and the pyrolysis step, wherein
in the pyrolysis step, a part of a combustion exhaust gas generated in the combustion step is directly mixed with the biomass to heat and pyrolytically decompose the biomass, and a generated pyrolysis gas and the combustion exhaust gas used for heating are mixed to generate a mixed gas;
in the combustion step, an air for combustion and the mixed gas are combusted, a part of the generated combustion exhaust gas is used in the pyrolysis step, and a remainder of the generated combustion exhaust gas is used in the drying step,
an oxygen concentration of the combustion exhaust gas used in the pyrolysis step is set to be lower than an oxygen concentration of the combustion exhaust gas used in the drying step, and
in the diving step a part of the combustion exhaust gas generated in the combustion device is supplied in the drying step there is a direct mixing of a part of the supplied combustion exhaust gas and the biomass, in the drying step

a remainder of the supplied combustion exhaust gas exchanges heat with the biomass by indirect heat transfer, and in the drying step a generated gas is supplied to the combustion step.

2. A power generation system using a semi-carbonized fuel as a fuel, the semi-carbonized fuel manufactured by the method for manufacturing a semi-carbonized fuel of a biomass according to claim 1 .

3. A device for manufacturing a semi-carbonized fuel of a biomass comprising:
a drying device configured to heat and dry a biomass;
a pyrolysis device configured to pyrolytically decompose the biomass dried by the drying device; and
a combustion device configured to supply heat to the drying device and the pyrolysis device for heating, wherein
the pyrolysis device is configured to be supplied with a part of a combustion exhaust gas generated in the combustion device, directly mix the supplied combustion exhaust gas and the biomass to heat and pyrolytically decompose the biomass, and supply a mixed gas of a generated pyrolysis gas and the combustion exhaust gas used for heating to the combustion device,
the combustion device is configured to be supplied with an air for combustion, combust the supplied mixed gas, and generate the combustion exhaust gas, and
the drying device is supplied with a part of the combustion exhaust as generated in the combustion device, directly mixes a part of the supplied combustion exhaust gas and the biomass, makes a remainder of the supplied combustion exhaust gas exchange heat with the bioniass by indirect heat transfer, and supplies a generated gas to the combustion device.

4. The device for manufacturing a semi-carbonized fuel of a biomass according to claim 3 ,
wherein a combustor including a catalytic component supported on a surface of the combustor is used for the combustion device.

5. The device for manufacturing a semi-carbonized fuel of a biomass according to claim 4 , further comprising:
an ejector device configured to supply the mixed gas from the pyrolysis device to the combustion device;
wherein the ejector device uses at least one of a gas generated in the drying device and the air for combustion as a drive source.

6. The device for manufacturing a semi-carbonized fuel of a biomass according to claim 4 , comprising:
a plurality of the combustion devices;
wherein each of the combustion devices is supplied with the mixed gas and the air for combustion; and
the combustion exhaust gas generated in a part of the combustion devices is supplied to the pyrolysis device, and the combustion exhaust gas generated in a remainder of the combustion devices is supplied to the drying device.

7. The device for manufacturing a semi-carbonized fuel of a biomass according to claim 4 , comprising:
a plurality of the combustion devices;
wherein the plurality of combustion devices are supplied with the combustion exhaust gas from the combustion device located on an upstream side of the respective combustion devices with respect to a flow of the exhaust gas, and supplies the combustion exhaust gas to the combustion device located on an downstream side of the respective combustion devices;
the combustion device located on an uppermost stream side is supplied with the mixed gas and the air for combustion, and supplies a part of the combustion exhaust gas to the pyrolysis device; and
the combustion device located on a downstream side of the combustion device located on the uppermost stream side is supplied with the air for combustion, and supplies a part of the combustion exhaust gas to the drying device.

8. The device for manufacturing a semi-carbonized fuel of a biomass according to claim 3 , further comprising:
an ejector device configured to supply the mixed gas from the pyrolysis device to the combustion device;
wherein the ejector device uses at least one of a gas generated in the drying device and the air for combustion as a drive source.

9. The device for manufacturing a semi-carbonized fuel of a biomass according to claim 8 , comprising:
a plurality of the combustion devices;
wherein each of the combustion devices is supplied with the mixed gas and the air for combustion; and
the combustion exhaust gas generated in a part of the combustion devices is supplied to the pyrolysis device, and the combustion exhaust gas generated in a remainder of the combustion devices is supplied to the drying device.

10. The device for manufacturing a semi-carbonized fuel of a biomass according to claim 8 , comprising:
a plurality of the combustion devices;
wherein the plurality of combustion devices are supplied with the combustion exhaust gas from the combustion device located on an upstream side of the respective combustion devices with respect to a flow of the exhaust gas, and supplies the combustion exhaust gas to the combustion device located on an downstream side of the respective combustion devices;
the combustion device located on an uppermost stream side is supplied with the mixed gas and the air for combustion, and supplies a part of the combustion exhaust gas to the pyrolysis device; and
the combustion device located on a downstream side of the combustion device located on the uppermost stream side is supplied with the air for combustion, and supplies a part of the combustion exhaust gas to the drying device.

11. The device for manufacturing a semi-carbonized fuel of a biomass according to claim 3 , comprising:
a plurality of the combustion devices;
wherein each of the combustion devices is supplied with the mixed gas and the air for combustion; and
the combustion exhaust gas generated in a part of the combustion devices is supplied to the pyrolysis device, and the combustion exhaust gas generated in a remainder of the combustion devices is supplied to the drying device.

12. The device for manufacturing a semi-carbonized fuel of a biomass according to claim 11 ,
wherein a combustor including a catalytic component supported on a surface of the combustor is used for each of the combustion devices;
the combustor including a catalysis usable at a temperature of 800° C. or more is used for the combustion device to supply the combustion exhaust gas to the pyrolysis device includes; and
the combustor including a catalysis usable on a condition that a mass ratio of a steam amount to an overall gas amount is equal to or more than 5% is used for the combustion device to supply the com

Assignees

• Okazaki Hirofumi
• Orii Akihito
• Tatsumi Tetsuma
• Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Sys

Inventors

• Okazaki Hirofumi
• Orii Akihito
• Tatsumi Tetsuma

Classifications

• C10B53/02

  of cellulose-containing material (production of pyroligneous acid C10C5/00) · CPC title

• F23B7/002 Primary

  characterised by gas flow arrangements · CPC title

• C10B57/10

  Drying · CPC title

• C10L5/44

  on vegetable substances · CPC title

• C10L9/083

  Torrefaction · CPC title