Biomass-to-methanol gasifier moves toward the marketplace

Journal Article · Mon Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 1982 · Chem. Eng. (N.Y.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5410844

An agreement is reported to have been reached between The Colorado School of Mines and Methanol Inc. to build commercial-scale units that would produce about 6 million gal/year of methanol from 122 tons/d of wood chips, cotton-gin wastes, or other biomass material. The process is based on downdraft gasifiers with the product gas being converted to methanol by conventional technology. The unique feature is that the highest temperature in the gasification system occurs in the area where the solid is fed, the lowest temperature is at the grate, causing the product gas leaving the bottom of the reactor to be in equilibrium with the combusted ash.

• OSTI ID: 5410844
• Journal Information: Chem. Eng. (N.Y.); (United States), Vol. 89:24
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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