IGT and energy from biomass and wastes

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · IGT GaScope; (United States)

OSTI ID:5350595

Tarman, P B

Progress made at the Institute of Gas Technology (IGT) in the conversion of biomass into usable synthetic fuels is reviewed. Laboratory work with upflow reactors and attached film digesters has resulted in a greatly reduced digester volume as compared to a stirred tank. The RENUGAS process is based on pressurized, fluidized-bed, steam-oxygen gasification of biomass - a half-ton-per-hour process development unit is being built for the DOE. A two-phase anaerobic digestion process - the ANTHANE process - is being commercialized and the LANFILGAS process in another approach to recovering energy from municipal solid waste that is being dumped in landfill sites.

• Research Organization: IGT, 3424 South State St., Chicago, IL 60616
• OSTI ID: 5350595
• Report Number(s): CONF-8211213-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: IGT GaScope; (United States) Journal Volume: 59
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BIOMASS
BIOREACTORS
COMMERCIALIZATION
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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PROCESS DEVELOPMENT UNITS
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RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
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