Biomass gasification as the first hot step in clean syngas production process - gas quality optimization and primary tar reduction measures in a 100 kW thermal input steam-oxygen blown CFB gasifier

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Siedlecki, M ^a   de Jong, W ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Circulating fluidized bed (CFB); Gasification; Process conditions optimization; Syngas; Tar

Indexed keywords

ALKALI CONTENTS; BED MATERIALS; BIOMASS GASIFICATION; CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED; DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY; DEMOLITION WOOD; ENERGY CROPS; FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVES; FISCHER-TROPSCH DIESEL; GAS COMPONENT; GAS COMPOSITIONS; GAS FILTERS; GAS QUALITY; GAS TREATMENT; GAS UPGRADING; GASIFIERS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN YIELDS; MINOR COMPONENTS; MISCANTHUS; PRIMARY TAR; PROCESS CONDITION; PRODUCT GAS; QUALITY REQUIREMENTS; QUARTZ SAND; SYN-GAS; SYNGAS PRODUCTION; TAR CONCENTRATION; TEST RIGS; TRANSPORTATION FUELS;

AGGLOMERATION; BIOMASS; CHLORINE; CROPS; EXPERIMENTS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; IMPURITIES; KAOLIN; MAGNESITE; OLIVINE; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; QUARTZ; SAND; SYNTHESIS GAS; TAR;

GASIFICATION;

ALKALINITY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; ENERGY CROP; FOSSIL FUEL; MAGNESITE; OLIVINE; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; QUARTZ; SAND; TAR; WOOD;

MISCANTHUS;

EID: 80054837031     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.05.033     Document Type: Article

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