Gasification of biomass

Tao Kan; Vladimir Strezov

doi:10.1201/b17093-5

Gasification of biomass

Tao Kan^*, Vladimir Strezov

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Abstract

Biomass gasification converts various biomass fuels into combustible gases (producer gas) in the presence of a limited supply of oxygen or suitable oxidants such as carbon dioxide or steam. Biomass gasification is usually performed at high temperatures (>800°C), resulting in producer gas usually consisting of hydrogen (H ₂, 12%-20%), carbon monoxide (CO, 17%-22%), methane (CH ₄, 2%-3%), carbon dioxide (CO ₂, 9%-15%), water vapour (H ₂O), nitrogen (N ₂) and various impurities such as tar vapours, the composition of which depends on the gasifier’s design and operational conditions (Quaak et al. 1999; McKendry 2002a).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Biomass processing technologies
Editors	Vladimir Strezov, Tim J. Evans
Place of Publication	Boca Raton
Publisher	CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
Pages	81-121
Number of pages	41
ISBN (Electronic)	9781482282603
ISBN (Print)	9781466566163
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/b17093-5
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

fluidized-bed gasification
thermal gasification
steam-gasification
thermochemical conversion
hydrogen-production
syngas production
energy-production
tar elimination
air
catalysts

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