[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of primary strategies for tar removal in biomass gasification

M Cortazar, L Santamaria, G Lopez, J Alvarez… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the current energy scenario, the production of heat, power and biofuels from biomass has
become of major interest. Amongst diverse thermochemical routes, gasification has stood …

Catalytic tar conversion and the prospective use of iron-based catalyst in the future development of biomass gasification: a review

B Ramadhani, T Kivevele, JH Kihedu… - Biomass Conversion and …, 2022 - Springer
Biomass is a promising renewable energy source which is available globally, mostly in
developing countries where access to clean and affordable energy is a critical problem …

Do you BET on routine? The reliability of N2 physisorption for the quantitative assessment of biochar's surface area

P Maziarka, C Wurzer, PJ Arauzo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
A large specific surface area is one of the structural characteristics which makes biochar a
promising material for novel applications in agriculture and environmental management …

Tar removal in pine pyrolysis catalyzed by bio-char supported nickel catalyst

M Zhang, G Fan, N Liu, M Yang, X Li, Y Wu - Journal of Analytical and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Researching tar removal techniques is necessary because tar blocks and corrodes pipes
and equipment used in the pyrolysis and gasification of biomass. Bio-char produced from …

[HTML][HTML] In line upgrading of biomass fast pyrolysis products using low-cost catalysts

E Fernandez, L Santamaria, M Artetxe, M Amutio… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Biomass pyrolysis and the in-line catalytic cracking of the pyrolysis volatile stream has been
approached in this study. The pyrolysis step was carried out in a conical spouted bed reactor …

An integrated two-step process of reforming and adsorption using biochar for enhanced tar removal in syngas cleaning

S Singh, SK Bhaumik, L Dong, CZ Li, H Vuthaluru - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Tar reforming processes conducted at typically high-temperatures for syngas cleaning using
biochar in biomass gasification plants, fail to remove the thermally stable smaller aromatic …

[HTML][HTML] Correlations between tar content and permanent gases as well as reactor temperature in a lab-scale fluidized bed biomass gasifier applying different …

L von Berg, G Pongratz, A Pilatov, H Almuina-Villar… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The major problem of fluidized bed biomass gasification is the high tar contamination of the
producer gas which is associated with the complex and time-consuming sampling and …

Steam reforming of biomass tar model compound over two waste char-based Ni catalysts for syngas production

S Wang, Y Zhang, R Shan, J Gu, H Yuan, Y Chen - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The removal of biomass tar is the key technology in the pyrolysis and gasification
technology, and the advantages of solid waste pyrolysis char in tar removal gradually …

Regeneration of deactivated biochar for catalytic tar reforming by partial oxidation: Effect of oxygen concentration and regeneration time

H Sun, D Feng, Y Zhang, S Sun, Y Zhao, F Zhang - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The regeneration of the catalytic activity of deactivated biochar is critical in the reforming of
biomass tar. In this paper, the regeneration effects of partial oxidation on biochar's catalytic …

Conversion in a char bed reactor of tars and syngas from a wood gasifier

V Huchon, E Martin, F Pinta, JM Commandre - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Cleaning syngas, particularly reforming tars, is still a major bottleneck to the development of
gasification. In this work, syngas was simultaneously sampled and analysed downstream …