Gasification of apricot pit shells in a downdraft gasifier

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 218-227

  Gezer, I ^a   Dogru M ^b   Akay, G ^b  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apricot pit shells; Biomass energy; Downdraft gasifier; Gasification

Indexed keywords

ASH CONTENTS; BIOMASS ENERGY; CLEAN ENERGY; CLEAN GAS; GASIFIERS; PILOT SCALE; PRODUCT GAS; WASTE PRODUCTS;

BIOMASS; ENERGY CONVERSION; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS GENERATORS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); WASTE INCINERATION;

GASIFICATION;

BIOMASS POWER; COMBUSTION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENGINE; GAS PRODUCTION; POWER GENERATION; SHELL;

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 70749088129     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435070902785092     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Akay, G., M. Dogru, O. F. Calkan, and B. Calkan. 2005. Biofuels for fuel cells: Renewable energy from biomass fermentation. London: IWA.
2. Balat, M., and A. Gunhan. 2005. Biomass Energy in the World, Use of Biomass and Potential Trends. Energy Sources 27 (10): 931-940.
3. Belyaeva, A. A., P. Yampolskiib, L. E. Starannikovab, A. M. Polyakovb, G. Clariziac, E. Driolic, G. Mariglianoc, and G. Barbieric. 2003. Membrane air separation for intensification of coal gasification process. Fuel Processing Technology 80: 119-141.
4. Dogru, M. 2000. Fixed bed gasification of biomass. Ph.D. thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
5. Dogru, M., C. R. Howarth, G. Akay, B. Keskinler, and A. A. Malik. 2002. Gasification of hazelnut shells in a downdraft gasifier. Energy 27 (5): 415-427.
6. Gezer, I. 2005. Mechanization in Apricot Culture. Malatya, Turkey: Medipress.
7. Gezer, I., H. Haciseferoǧullari, and F. Demir. 2002. Some Physical Properties of Hacihaliloǧlu Apricot Pit and its Kernel. Journal of Food Engineering 56: 49-57.
8. Dogru, M., A. Midilli, and C. R. Howarth. 2002. Gasification of Sewage Sludge using a Throated Downdraft Gasifier and Uncertainty Analysis. Fuel Process Tech, 75 (1): 55-82.
9. Jordan, A., M. Dogru, S. M. Haile, and G. Akay. 2002. Gasification of Sugar Cane Bagasse for Power Production Using a Throated Downdraft Gasifier. Newcastle-upon Tyne: University of Newcastel-upon Tyne. Available at http://www.nel.ac.uk/pimsym/pimprog.pdf.
10. Kinoshita, C. M., S. Q. Turn, R. P. Overend, and R. L. Bain. 1997. Power generation potential of biomass gasification systems. Journal of Energy Engineering 123 (3): 88-99.
11. McKendry, P. 2002a. Energy Production from Biomass (Part 2): Conversion Technologies. Bioresource Technology 83: 47-54.
12. McKendry, P. 2002b. Energy Production from Biomass (Part 1): Overview of Biomass. Bioresource Technology 83: 37-46.
13. McKendry, P. 2002c. Energy Production from Biomass (Part 3): Gasification Technologies. Bioresource Technology 83: 55-63.
14. Midilli, A., M. Dogru, G. Akay, and C. R. Howarth. 2002. Hydrogen Production from Sewage Sludge via a Fixed bed Gasifier Product Gas. International Journal Hydrogen Energy 27 (10): 1035-1041.
15. Muller-Steinhagen, H., and J. Nitsch. 2005. The Contribution of Renewable Energies to a Sustainable Energy Economy. Process Saf Environ Protect 83 (B4): 285-297.
16. Perry, R. H., and D. W. Green. 1997. Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, 7th ed, New York: McGraw Hill.
17. Reed, T. B., B. Levie, and M. L. Markson. 1983. A Mathematical Model for Stratified Downdraft Gasifier. Symposium of Modelling of Biomass Pyrolysis Phenomena. Washington DC: American Chemical Society.
18. Suarez, J., C. Luengo, F. Fonseca, G. Bezzo, and P. Beaton. 2000. Thermochemical properties of Cuban biomass. Energy Sources 22: 851-857.