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Steam assisted biomass gasification—an overview
Author(s) -
Kaushal Priyanka,
Tyagi Rakesh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.20594
Subject(s) - biomass gasification , biomass (ecology) , wood gas generator , environmental science , waste management , biomass fuels , process engineering , engineering , biofuel , coal , oceanography , geology
Biomass gasification technologies have matured over the years. In the past decade, numerous types of gasifiers have been developed and tested. This article reviews the status of steam assisted biomass gasifiers. It first discusses the challenges and the key operating parameters for steam‐biomass gasification and their effects on the gasifier performance. The article then summarises the progress and status of commercial or demonstration scale steam assisted biomass gasifiers available in the world.