Combustion

• Study and development of combustion processes, co-combustion and oxy-combustion, fluidized bed and batch, feedstocks coal, biomass, wastes.
• Kinetics determination, thermogravimetric analysis, calorific value determination.
• Potential of wastes as fuels for thermal valorization based on their proximate and Ultimate analysis, ash analysis.
• Experimental assessment of performance of new materials (coupons) in aggressive environments (combustion, oxy-combustion).
• Estudio experimental del efecto de atmósferas agresivas sobre materiales (cupones).
• Study of pollutants (SO₂, NO_x, N₂O, CO₂,…), and trace elements (Hg, Se, As, Cd…) formation and release and control processes.

• Potential of wastes as fuels in the framework of the Directives of waste management and circular economy.

Gasification

• Determination of pyrolysis and gasification kinetics, thermogravimetric studies nad calorífica value determination.
• Potential of wastes as fuels for thermal valorization based on their proximate and Ultimate analysis, ash analysis.
• Valorization of biomasses and agroindustrial wastes, syngas production for use in boilers or internal combustion engines.
• Development of non-conventional gas cleaning processes including dry and wet technologies.
• Development of catalytic technologies for tar removal. Synthesis and study of reforming and cracking catalysts.
• Development of diagnostic systems, SPA sampling and analysis by CG-TCD-MS, CG-FID,..
• Novel approaches such as small scale gasifiers for isolated areas, gasification & solar hybridation.

Cleaning and treatment of effluents from thermochemical conversion processes

• Removal of pollutants (H₂S, Tar, SOx, NOx, COS,…)
• Upgrading of Syngas (Water Gas Shift, Reforming,…)
• Upgrading of liquefaction and pyrolysis products (naphtha isomerization).
• CO₂ capture in Pre- & Post-Combustion and valorization to fuels by sorbents, electrochemical promotion and catalytic processes .
• Production and Separation of H₂ from Syngas, Pd-based membranes, improvement of supports, catalytic membrane reactors and study of sorption-enhanced processes for H₂ production with CO₂ capture.

Infrastructure - Experimental Facilities:

• Laboratory for thermal characterization of fuels, TGA-MS and Calorimeter.

• Lab-scale fixed bed unit for combustion and oxy-combustion studies.

• Lab-scale fluidized bed unit for combustion and oxy-combustion studies.

• Bench-scale bubbling fluidized bed test rig (5 kwth) for combustion, co-combustion and oxy-combustion studies.

• Equipment for online gas monitoring and trace elements determination.

• Laboratory for catalysts and sorbents synthesis.

• Lab-scale test unit for catalysts and sorbent performance studies (atmospheric pressure, 1100 ºC).

• Lab-scale test unit for catalysts and sorbent performance studies high pressure (25 bar) and high temperature (550ºC).

• Pilot plant (Q gas =20 Nm3/h) working at high temperature (550ºC) and atmospheric pressure for post-combustion gas treatment and CO2 capture and valorization, by means of catalysts, electro-catalysts and sorbents.

• Pilot plant (Q gas =20 Nm3/h) working at high temperature (900ºC) and high pressure (25 bar) for gasification gases treatment and pyrolyis/liquefaction products upgrading.

• Online gas analysis systems for thermochemical valorization process monitoring: FTIR, NDIR, GC, GC-MS, micro-GC,…

• Membrane pilot plant for hydrogen enrichment and separation: 2 Nm3/h, 600ºC, 12 bar. It is used for selective hydrogen separation and enrichment in gasification and reforming gas mixtures by means of WGSMR, SEWGSMR.

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