What is the gasification process?
Gasification is a process that converts organic or fossil-based carbonaceous materials at high temperatures (>700°C), without combustion, with a controlled amount of oxygen and/or steam into carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide.
What are the benefits of gasification?
The gasification of waste reduces the need for landfill space, decreases methane emissions and reduces the use of fossil fuels. Similarly, coal gasification provides one of the cleanest and most versatile ways to convert coal into electricity, hydrogen and other valuable energy products.
Why biomass gasification is useful?
Biomass gasification allows the conversion of different biomass feedstocks to a more convenient gaseous fuel that can then be used in conventional equipment (e.g., boilers, engines, and turbines) or advanced equipment (e.g., fuel cells) for the generation of heat and electricity.
What is the meaning of gasification?
Gasification is a technological process that can convert any carbonaceous (carbon-based) raw material such as coal into fuel gas, also known as synthesis gas (syngas for short).
What are the main types of gasifiers?
2.3 Types of gasifiers
- 1 Updraught or counter current gasifier. The oldest and simplest type of gasifier is the counter current or updraught gasifier shown schematically in Fig.
- 2 Downdraught or co-current gasifiers.
- Cross-draught gasifier.
- Fluidized bed gasifier.
- 5 Other types of gasifiers.
What is the best type of gasification?
In our opinion, the best option for most applications is Moving Bed gasification in the form of downdraft. Its ability produce clean gas due to tars cracking during the gasification process and the ability to offer a simple and modular design making maintenance and operation easier.
What is the product of biomass gasification process?
Biomass gasification means incomplete combustion of biomass resulting in production of combustible gases consisting of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2) and traces of methane (CH4). This mixture is called producer gas.
