Experimental study of wood downdraft gasification for an improved producer gas quality through an innovative two-stage air and premixed air/gas supply approach

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 4834-4840

  Jaojaruek, Kitipong ^a   Jarungthammachote, Sompop ^b   Gratuito, Maria Kathrina B ^c   Wongsuwan, Hataitep ^a   Homhual, Suwan ^a  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Downdraft gasification; Innovative two stage downdraft gasifier; Producer gas quality; Tar cracking; Thermodynamic and thermal efficiency analysis in gasification

Indexed keywords

AIR SUPPLY; COMBUSTION ZONES; DOWNDRAFT GASIFICATION; ENERGY SAVING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GAS QUALITY; HIGHER HEATING VALUE; PREMIXED; PREMIXED GAS; PRODUCER GAS; PYROLYSIS ZONE; SINGLE STAGE; TAR CRACKING; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; TWO NOZZLES; TWO STAGE;

CALORIFIC VALUE; COAL TAR; COMBUSTION; GASES; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; PYROLYSIS;

GASIFICATION;

TAR;

COMBUSTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PYROLYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WOOD;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWNDRAFT GASIFICATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GASIFICATION; HEATING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; WOOD;

BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON MONOXIDE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN; METHANE; THERMODYNAMICS; WOOD;

EID: 79951947690     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.12.024     Document Type: Article

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