1. Energitekniskt Centrum i PITEÅ 1 Welcome to the 2nd program meeting of the Centre of Black Liquor Gasification

2. Energitekniskt Centrum i PITEÅ 2 Centre for Black Liquor Gasification Partners –ETC (coordinator) –Luleå University of Technology –Umeå University –Chalmers University of Technology –Chemrec AB –Åbo Akademi University (independent project) Funding –Swedish National Energy Administration –Chemrec AB

3. Energitekniskt Centrum i PITEÅ 3 Piteå Black Liquor Gasification Development Plant (DP1) Capacity 20 ton black liquor/day Pressurised gasification @ 30 bar, 1000°C Part of technical development program led by Chemrec AB Black liquor from the Kappa Kraftliner mill Complete gasifier, chemical recovery unit and control system

4. Energitekniskt Centrum i PITEÅ 4 Piteå Black Liquor Gasification Develoment Plant (DP1) Custom built extension of lab 3 MW th (app.) gasifier 20 ton black liquor/day

5. Energitekniskt Centrum i PITEÅ 5 Reactor principle

6. Energitekniskt Centrum i PITEÅ 6 Objectives with development plant Demonstration of process reliability Optimisation of gasifier components Optimisation of construction materials Determination of process characteristics Optimisation of green liquor and syngas composition Provide data for design optimisation of a commercial plant

7. Energitekniskt Centrum i PITEÅ 7 Underpinning research program at the Centre for Black Liquor Gasification Focus on technical issues Strong interaction with Chemrec’s technical development program Readiness for unexpected problems Develop key competence and experimental infrastructure Generalisation of results from DP1

8. Energitekniskt Centrum i PITEÅ 8 Research areas Centre of Black Liquor Gasification Inorganic reactions (UmU, Åbo) Gas phase reactions Smelt formation Green liquor quality Computer modelling (LTU, ETC) Gasification reactions (CTH, Åbo) Design verification program (Chemrec) Construction materials (Åbo) Gasification reactor Quench Counter current condensor Corrosion Smelt layer thickness Kinetic models Evaporation, pyrolysis, char conversion Technical design

9. Energitekniskt Centrum i PITEÅ 9 Research projects 1. Modelling, simulation and optimisation of a black liquor gasification reactor (Prof.R. Gebart, ETC) 2. Modelling of the quench cooler and counter current condensor in a black liquor gasifier (Assoc. Prof. L. Westerlund, LTU) 3. Gas phase reactions, smelt formation and green liquor quality in pressuried black liquor gasification (Assoc. Prof. A. Nordin, Prof. B. Warnqvist, UmU) 4. Gasication kinetics (Prof. H. Theliander, CTH) 5. Finnish black liquor gasification framework program (Prof. M. Hupa)