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Effect of steam-to-feed ratio on biomass gasification

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OSTI ID:6336983

Whole tree chips from young Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila L.) were gasified with steam in a 10.16 cm I.D. bench-scale fluidized bed reactor over a temperature range of 850 K to 1160 K. The steam-to-feed mass ratio was varied between 4 and 11 to investigate its effect on gasification characteristics such as, the product gas composition, yield and heating value, the carbon conversion, and the energy recovery. Statistical analyses of the experimental data confirmed that this ratio (over the range covered), is an important parameter influencing the biomass gasification process.

Research Organization:
Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS 66506
OSTI ID:
6336983
Report Number(s):
CONF-851123-
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English