Chemical Looping Combustion of Methane: A Technology Development View

Table 5

Variation of CO₂ moles with increase in stoichiometric amount (S) of NiO.

(a)  

(S = stoichiometric amount of NiO)	1S	2S	3S
Weight (grams) of oxygen carrier (NiO)	318.2	636.4	954.6

(b)  

Temperature (°C)	CO2 moles			% increase (1S-2S)	% increase (1S–3S)
	(1S)	(2S)	(3S)
600	0.9588	0.9984	0.9992	4.1335	4.2159
750	0.9353	0.9960	0.9980	6.4931	6.7037
1000	0.8696	0.9884	0.9941	13.6714	14.3269
1200	0.8151	0.9791	0.9893	20.1251	21.3765