Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01538, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Robert, Etienne (École Polytechnique de Montréal), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : The raw product gas produced through gasification of biomass and waste often includes tars (condensable_x000D_
hydrocarbons with molecular weight above 78 g/mol) and other lighter hydrocarbons that must be removed_x000D_
prior to producing a syngas (CO and H2) for further upgrading, for instance to avoid fouling of downstream_x000D_
catalysts. This tar reforming process can be achieved through several different ways, but an input of energy and_x000D_
of oxidizing species is generally involved. The addition of steam and/or oxygen aims at increasing the_x000D_
temperature in raw product gas by partial oxidation to initiate thermal decomposition of tars but also to achieve_x000D_
a gas temperature needed for converting all hydrocarbons to the desired syngas molecules in the secondary_x000D_
catalytic zone. In this project, the potential benefit of using a combination of autothermal reforming and_x000D_
plasma-assisted processes will be investigated._x000D_
Aplas Ltd. is developing plasma technologies for a wide range of thermochemical conversion processes,_x000D_
including biomass gasification and solid waste treatment. The occurrence of tar species is a problem in several_x000D_
of these applications and Aplas Ltd. recognizes the need for fundamental research such as that proposed here_x000D_
that investigates the coupling between fluid mechanics and chemical phenomena taking place in practical_x000D_
reformer geometries., program purpose french : The raw product gas produced through gasification of biomass and waste often includes tars (condensable_x000D_
hydrocarbons with molecular weight above 78 g/mol) and other lighter hydrocarbons that must be removed_x000D_
prior to producing a syngas (CO and H2) for further upgrading, for instance to avoid fouling of downstream_x000D_
catalysts. This tar reforming process can be achieved through several different ways, but an input of energy and_x000D_
of oxidizing species is generally involved. The addition of steam and/or oxygen aims at increasing the_x000D_
temperature in raw product gas by partial oxidation to initiate thermal decomposition of tars but also to achieve_x000D_
a gas temperature needed for converting all hydrocarbons to the desired syngas molecules in the secondary_x000D_
catalytic zone. In this project, the potential benefit of using a combination of autothermal reforming and_x000D_
plasma-assisted processes will be investigated._x000D_
Aplas Ltd. is developing plasma technologies for a wide range of thermochemical conversion processes,_x000D_
including biomass gasification and solid waste treatment. The occurrence of tar species is a problem in several_x000D_
of these applications and Aplas Ltd. recognizes the need for fundamental research such as that proposed here_x000D_
that investigates the coupling between fluid mechanics and chemical phenomena taking place in practical_x000D_
reformer geometries., agreement title english : Combining autothermal and plasma-assisted tar reforming, agreement title french : Combining autothermal and plasma-assisted tar reforming, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada