A change in the material used as a bed in biomass operations has been found to make the process far less expensive to run and maintain while improving efficiency, according to Biomass Magazine.
The process is being developed by researchers from energy firm EON and Chalmers University of Technology, which is in Gothenburg, Sweden. The work focused on oxygen-carrying properties of metal oxide and its use as a bed material. It showed the benefits of using the material in circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers.
