A review of catalysts for the gasification of biomass char, with some reference to coal

A Nzihou, B Stanmore, P Sharrock - Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
The best catalysts for promoting char gasification are Group I metals, particularly lithium and
potassium, although other metals are active to a lesser extent. The most prevalent metal …

Microdynamics of biomass steam gasification: A review

X Zou, M Zhai, G Liu, L Guo, Y Zhang… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biomass as a zero-carbon fuel plays a pivotal role in global sustainable energy
development. Among diverse biomass-based energy utilization methods, biomass steam …

Synergetic effect during co-pyrolysis/gasification of biomass and sub-bituminous coal

S Krerkkaiwan, C Fushimi, A Tsutsumi… - Fuel processing …, 2013 - Elsevier
In this work, the co-pyrolysis of Indonesian coal (sub-bituminous) and two types of biomass,
rice straw and Leucaena leucocepha wood, was studied using a drop tube fixed-bed …

A review on biomass gasification: Effect of main parameters on char generation and reaction

Y Zhang, L Wan, J Guan, Q Xiong, S Zhang… - Energy & Fuels, 2020 - ACS Publications
Reactions between char and gasifying agents are usually the controlling step and of a core
role for the overall biomass gasification process due to the relatively low reaction rate. Char …

[HTML][HTML] Steel converter slag as an oxygen carrier for chemical-looping gasification

F Hildor, H Leion, CJ Linderholm, T Mattisson - Fuel Processing Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Chemical Looping Gasification (CLG) is a dual fluidized bed gasification technique
where an oxygen carrier is used as bed material instead of sand. An optimized process …

Comparing active bed materials in a dual fluidized bed biomass gasifier: olivine, bauxite, quartz-sand, and ilmenite

T Berdugo Vilches, J Marinkovic, M Seemann… - energy & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Active bed materials are in this work investigated for in situ gas upgrading of biomass-
derived gas. Previous research on in situ gas upgrading has focused on assessing gas …

Effect of biomass type on the performance of cogasification of low rank coal with biomass at relatively low temperatures

J Rizkiana, G Guan, WB Widayatno, X Hao, W Huang… - Fuel, 2014 - Elsevier
Cogasification of low rank coal with three kinds of biomass, ie, Japanese cedar, rice straw,
and seaweed, at relatively low temperatures were performed in a fixed bed downdraft …

Solar thermochemical green fuels production: A review of biomass pyro-gasification, solar reactor concepts and modelling methods

S Abanades, S Rodat, H Boujjat - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper addresses the solar thermochemical conversion of biomass or waste feedstocks
based on pyro-gasification for the clean production of high-value and energy-intensive fuels …

[HTML][HTML] Performance of iron sand as an oxygen carrier at high reduction degrees and its potential use for chemical looping gasification

V Purnomo, I Staničić, D Mei, AH Soleimanisalim… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Iron sand as an industrial by-product has a reasonable iron content (35 wt% Fe) and low
economical cost. The reactivity of iron sand as an oxygen carrier was examined in a …

Steam co-gasification of brown seaweed and land-based biomass

M Kaewpanha, G Guan, X Hao, Z Wang, Y Kasai… - Fuel Processing …, 2014 - Elsevier
Alkali and alkaline earth species in biomass have self-catalytic activity on the steam
gasification to produce hydrogen-rich gas. In this study, three types of biomass, ie, brown …