Atmospheric fluidised bed gasification of promising biomass fuels in southern European regions

Panopoulos, KD; Fryda, LE; Kakaras, E

dc.contributor.author	Panopoulos, KD	en
dc.contributor.author	Fryda, LE	en
dc.contributor.author	Kakaras, E	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:56:28Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:56:28Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	0354-9836	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/28107
dc.subject	gasification	en
dc.subject	fluidised bed	en
dc.subject	olive	en
dc.subject	sweet sorghum	en
dc.subject	giant reed	en
dc.subject.classification	Thermodynamics	en
dc.subject.other	STEAM-GASIFICATION	en
dc.subject.other	OLIVINE	en
dc.subject.other	CATALYST	en
dc.subject.other	BOILERS	en
dc.subject.other	SORGHUM	en
dc.subject.other	WASTES	en
dc.subject.other	ENERGY	en
dc.title	Atmospheric fluidised bed gasification of promising biomass fuels in southern European regions	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	Three promising biomass fuels from southern European regions were gasified atmospherically with air in a lab-scale fluidised bed reactor with quartz or olivine as bed material. The fuels used were an agro-industrial residue (olive bagasse) and the energy crops giant reed and sweet sorghum bagasse. Varying air ratios and temperatures were tested to study the impact on the product gas composition and tar load Tars were higher in the case of olive bagasse, attributed to its higher lignin content compared to the other two biomasses with higher cellulose. Giant reed gasification causes agglomeration and defluidisation problems at 790 degrees C while olive bagasse shows the least agglomeration tendency. The particular olivine material promoted the destruction of tars, but to a lesser level than other reported works; this was attributed to its limited iron content. It also promoted the H-2 and CO2 production while CO content decreased Methane yield was slightly affected (decreased) with olivine, higher temperatures, and air ratios. Air ratio increase decreased the tar load but at the same time the gas quality deteriorated.	en
heal.publisher	VINCA INST NUCLEAR SCI	en
heal.journalName	THERMAL SCIENCE	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000255211900002	en
dc.identifier.volume	11	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	5	en
dc.identifier.epage	15	en