Open AccessInfluence of Particle Size and Temperature on Gasification Performance in Externally Heated Gasifier
Author(s) -
Yujie Feng,
Bo Xiao,
K. Goerner,
Cheng Gong,
Jingbo Wang
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
smart grid and renewable energy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2151-4844
pISSN - 2151-481X
DOI - 10.4236/sgre.2011.22018
Subject(s) - wood gas generator , tar (computing) , chemistry , atmospheric temperature range , hydrogen , yield (engineering) , catalysis , chemical engineering , dolomite , biomass (ecology) , particle size , hydrogen production , materials science , analytical chemistry (journal) , thermodynamics , organic chemistry , mineralogy , metallurgy , coal , physics , oceanography , computer science , engineering , programming language , geology
In the present study the catalytic steam gasification of biomass to produce hydrogen-rich gas with calcined dolomite as catalyst in an externally heated fixed bed reactor was investigated. The influence of the reactor temperature on yield and product composition was studied at the temperature range of 700 PoPC-900 PoPC. Over the ranges of experimental con-ditions examined, tar was completely decomposed as temperature increases from 800P oPC to 900 PoPC. Higher temperature resulted in more HR2R and COR2R production, and dry gas yield. The highest H2 content of 51.02 V%, and the highest HR2 Ryield of 1.66 mP3P/kg biomass were observed at the highest temperature level of 900P oPC