Review of gasification fundamentals and new findings: Reactors, feedstock, and kinetic studies

N Mahinpey, A Gomez - Chemical Engineering Science, 2016 - Elsevier
The purpose of this work is to comprehensively review recent findings on gasification
kinetics related to the reaction mechanism, the effects of the experimental procedure on the …

Hydrogen production through agro-residue gasification and adsorptive separation

A Singh, AM Shivapuji, S Dasappa - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The present work reports on the characterization of mixed agro-residue pellets and their
subsequent use for syngas generation in a laboratory-scale downdraft gasifier utilizing the …

Effect of biomass type on the performance of cogasification of low rank coal with biomass at relatively low temperatures

J Rizkiana, G Guan, WB Widayatno, X Hao, W Huang… - Fuel, 2014 - Elsevier
Cogasification of low rank coal with three kinds of biomass, ie, Japanese cedar, rice straw,
and seaweed, at relatively low temperatures were performed in a fixed bed downdraft …

Reactivity and kinetics of furfural residue air gasification based on-line gas releasing behaviors in a bubbling fluidized bed

Z Zha, Z Ge, Y Ma, M Zeng, Y Tao, H Zhang - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
Furfural residue (FR), as an industrial by-product, has a huge annual output. The air
gasification of FR in fluidized beds is a promising technology to produce high-quality …

A model of biomass char gasification describing the change in catalytic activity of ash

K Umeki, A Moilanen, A Gómez-Barea… - Chemical engineering …, 2012 - Elsevier
A comprehensive description of catalytic effects during char gasification under various
conditions relevant to biomass gasification was made. A three-parallel reaction model was …

High hydrogen content syngas for biofuels production from biomass air gasification: Experimental evaluation of a char-catalyzed steam reforming unit

D Antolini, S Piazzi, L Menin, M Baratieri… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work investigates the performance of a reformer reactor for the upgrading of syngas and
char derived from a pilot-scale air gasifier. The proposed setup represents a circular …

CO2–steam mixture for direct and indirect gasification of rice straw in a downdraft gasifier: Laboratory-scale experiments and performance prediction

B Prabowo, K Umeki, M Yan, MR Nakamura… - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper explored the feasibility of CO 2 as alternative gasifying agent of steam to obtain
higher thermal efficiency in biomass gasification. The effect of the gasifying agent on gas …

Experimental investigation of biomass devolatilization in steam gasification in a dual fluidised bed gasifier

Z Zhang, S Pang - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, biomass devolatilization, which is the initial stage of steam gasification, was
experimentally investigated in a 100 kW dual fluidised bed gasifier. In the experiments …

Effects of volatile–char interactions on in-situ destruction of nascent tar during the pyrolysis and gasification of biomass. Part II. Roles of steam

Y Song, Y Wang, X Hu, J Xiang, S Hu, D Mourant, T Li… - Fuel, 2015 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the importance of steam to tar destruction during the volatile–
char interactions. Steam was supplied in the absence and presence of nascent char during …

Potential to retrofit existing small-scale gasifiers through steam gasification of biomass residues for hydrogen and biofuels production

S Piazzi, L Menin, D Antolini, F Patuzzi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
This work investigates the opportunity of retrofitting existing small-scale gasifiers shifting
from combined heat and power (CHP) to hydrogen and biofuels production, using steam …