Iron-based oxygen carrier particles produced from micronized size minerals or industrial wastes

11 figures, 5 tables.-- Supplementary material available.The production of highly reactive oxygen carrier particles based on low-cost iron materials is explored for chemical looping processes. Ten different low-cost Fe-based materials in the micronized size, both minerals and industrial residues, have been tested as precursors of oxygen carrier particles. The redox reactivity of each of the materials is evaluated and compared to the state-of-the art with particulate materials, including one new material introduced in this work. Due to its excellent reactivity, Promifer material was used to produce oxygen carrier particles by pelletizing and granulation. Considering a trade-off between crushing strength and reactivity, pelletizing process was selected. This material calcined at 950 °C showed high reactivity with CH4. If a higher operating temperature was required, e.g. 1000 °C with solid fuels, the reactivity decreased. Low attrition rates and good fluid-dynamic behavior with the pelletized particles, without agglomeration along the redox cycles, were found in a fluidized bed reactor.This work was supported by the SWINELOOP project (Grant PID2019-106441RB-I00 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033). B.Z. acknowledges the “Juan de la Cierva” Program (Grant IJCI-2016-30776 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033). Authors thank PROMINDSA for supplying the evaluated materials.Peer reviewe