Gasification of wood residues
The traditional utilization of wood as a fuel have been in solid fuel firing equipment using sawdust, shavings, chips, or hogged particles. The abundance of oil and gas-fired combustion equipment and the costly interruptive nature of foreign and domestic gas and oil reserves has brought about a strong demand for affordable energy conversion equipment that can produce a reliable substitute fuel and be adapted to existing equipment. Gasification by partial combustion in the presence of limited quantities of oxygen produces a carbon monoxide and hydrogen low-Btu gas capable of economically meeting the forest industries' energy demands. The history of fixed-bed gasification dates back to the late 1800's, and was a practiced technology in Europe and the United States through the first half of this century. A brief review of the history of wood fuel gasification will be presented; including a film of our experiences with gasification and a discussion of technical areas of interest.
- OSTI ID:
- 6373301
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-770776-1
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Forest products research society annual meeting, Denver, CO, USA, 7 Jul 1977
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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