Study on gasification kinetics and product characteristics of typical lignin

Four typical lignins: alkali lignin, lignosulfonate, hydrolyzed lignin and G-type lignin, were selected to study their gasification weight loss characteristics, kinetic mechanism and product characteristics on a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) and fixed bed experiments, in order to reveal the influence of lignin sources on their gasification characteristics. The results showed that the homogeneous model fit the gasification reaction process well. Alkali lignin had the highest pyrolytic activity, reacted at lower temperature, and had the lowest activation energy. However, the structure of pyrolytic coke was dense and the gasification reactivity was poor. G-lignin had similar gasification characteristics with alkali lignin. Lignosulfonate and hydrolyzed lignin had two pyrolysis stages, and their coke gasification reactivities were high. For products characteristics, H₂ and CO were the main gas products. Alkali lignin had the H₂ yield as high as 55 mmol/g, the highest carbon conversion rate (87%), and the minimum residual coke. However, hydrolyzed lignin and G-lignin had lower gas production, but tar and solid residue were relatively more, which was mainly related to the inorganic mineral content and composition.