ORACLE: Odorant RemovAl by Chemical Looping dEsulphurisation
Reference Number
EP/N509887/1
Title
ORACLE: Odorant RemovAl by Chemical Looping dEsulphurisation
Status
Completed
Energy Categories
Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Other oil and gas)
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Fuel Cells, Stationary applications)
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Fuel Cells, Stationary applications)
Research Types
Basic and strategic applied research
Science and Technology Fields
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Chemical Engineering)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Not Cross-cutting
Principal Investigator
Dr SA Scott
Engineering
University of Cambridge
Engineering
University of Cambridge
Award Type
Standard
Funding Source
EPSRC
Start Date
09 November 2015
End Date
08 November 2016
Duration
12 months
Total Grant Value
£56,114
Industrial Sectors
Energy
Region
East of England
Programme
Energy : Energy
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Abstract
Work in this grant will look at the uses of oxygen carriers in processes to assist in the removal of odorant compounds from natural gas. The odorants are added so that leaks of gas can be detected by the smell, however, they pose problems for any use the natural gas which is not tolerant of sulphur. in particular fuel cells use catalysts which are deactivated by sulphur. It is therefore necessary to remove the odorants before the natural gas can be used in these systems. An oxygen carrier uses oxygen held within the solid material to burn a substance, and can then be regenerated itself with air. We will look at the selectivity and efficiency of various oxygen carrier materials towards the combustion of sulphur containing compounds. This process, if found to be suitable can then be used in a system which first combusts the sulphur compounds to sulphur dioxide so that it can be removed by standard methods
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