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    Bioresour Technol. 2009 Feb;100(3):1419-27. Epub 2008 Sep 14.

    Effects of gasifying conditions and bed materials on fluidized bed steam gasification of wood biomass.

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    School of Chemical Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. piyarat.weerachanchai@gmail.com

    Abstract

    The effect of steam gasification conditions on products properties was investigated in a bubbling fluidized bed reactor, using larch wood as the starting material. For bed material effect, calcined limestone and calcined waste concrete gave high content of H(2) and CO(2), while silica sand provided the high content of CO. At 650 degrees C, calcined limestone proved to be most effective for tar adsorption and showed high ability to adsorb CO(2) in bed. At 750 degrees C it could not capture CO(2) but still gave the highest cold gas efficiency (% LHV) of 79.61%. Steam gasification gave higher amount of gas product and higher H(2)/CO ratio than those obtained with N(2) pyrolysis. The combined use of calcined limestone and calcined waste concrete with equal proportion contributed relatively the same gas composition, gas yield and cold gas efficiency as those of calcined limestone, but showed less attrition, sintering, and agglomeration propensities similar to the use of calcined waste concrete alone.

    PMID:
    18793834
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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