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An Intensification of Biomass and Waste Char Gasification in a Gasifier
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Nerijus, Striūgas Paulauskas, Rolandas Zakarauskas, Kęstutis |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Gasification is considered a clean and effective way to convert low quality biomass to higher value gas and solve various waste utilization problems as well. However, only 80% of biomass is converted through thermal processes. The remaining part is char, which requires more time for conversion and in that case reduces the efficiency of gasifier. Seeking to optimize the process of gasification, this work focuses on the intensification of residual char gasification in a gasifier. For this purpose, three different types of char prepared from wood, sewage sludge and tire were examined under different conditions in a lab-scale gasification setup. Results showed that the air flux increase from 0.11 kg/(m2s) to 0.32 kg/(m2s) intensified the gasification process and the gasification rate increased from 0.8 to 2.61 g/min with the decrease of duration of wood char gasification by 72%. An additional introduction of pyrolysis gas into the char gasifier led to decreased bed temperatures, but the gasification rate increased from 0.8 to 1.25 g/min and from 2.61 g/min to 2.83 g/min, respectively, for the wood char and the sewage sludge char. Moreover, the use of pyrolysis gas coupled with air as the gasifying agent enhanced the composition of produced gas from char, and the CO2 concentration decreased by 1.68 vol% while the H2 concentration increased by 2.8 vol%. |
| Starting Page | 1983 |
| e-ISSN | 19961073 |
| DOI | 10.3390/en14071983 |
| Journal | Energies |
| Issue Number | 7 |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-04-02 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energies Paper and Wood Biomass Sewage Sludge Waste Tire Remaining Char Gasification Energy Recovery Gasification Rate Syngas Enhancement |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
