Oxygen carriers were produced by impregnation of metal ores with iron and manganese oxides.
The oxygen carriers were examined in a bench scale fluidised-bed reactor for CLOU and gaseous fuel conversion.
Impregnation of these ores positively influences their mechanical properties.
Above 850 °C, iron ore based oxygen carriers exhibited full syngas conversion.
Iron ore impregnated with Mn2O3 showed significant CLOU behaviour.