Syngas Cleanup, Conditioning, and Utilization

Thermochemical Processing of Biomass: Conversion into Fuels, Chemicals and Power

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 78-123

  Dayton, David C ^a   Turk, Brian ^a   Gupta, Raghubir ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass gasification, complex thermochemical process thermal decomposition of a lignocellulosic fuel, and partial oxidation of fuel; Biomass gasification, converting heterogeneous material to consistent gaseous fuel intermediate; Block flow diagram of hydrogen via steam methane reforming; Comparison of membrane technologies for hydrogen separation; Conventional catalytic biomass gasification technology option, building on development experience with coal based gasification processes; R D efforts, on syngas cleanup, and conversion effective use of syngas from biomass gasification; Syngas cleanup, conditioning, and utilization syngas composition, H2:CO ratio, function of production technology and feedstock; Syngas cleanup, for removing unwanted impurities from biomass gasification product gas; Syngas utilization, syngas of two diatomic molecules building blocks, field of fuel science and technology

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EID: 84886955191     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119990840.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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