Chemical looping combustion of biomass for renewable and non- CO2 emissions energy - status and review

Abstract

World depends on fossil fuel combustion for thermal energy generation. Fossil fuel combustion leads to the generation of CO2 and ex-tinction of non-renewable resources. To meet the future energy demands replacement of existing technologies should take place in the view of large quantities of GHG's emissions from fossil fuels and their extinction. Chemical looping combustion (CLC) is primarily a combustion technique with an inherent separation of CO2 from the flue gases. Due to its advantage of negative CO2 emissions, chemical looping combustion got attention of many researchers since last one and half decade. Recent research advancements in the CLC provided a platform for further research and developments in chemical looping combustion of biomass. This paper reviews the CLC of biomass to present the overview of chemical looping combustion technology and its status of biomass utilization as a fuel in CLC reactors.