K Qian, A Kumar, K Patil, D Bellmer, D Wang, W Yuan… - Energies, 2013 - mdpi.com
Char is a low-value byproduct of biomass gasification and pyrolysis with many potential applications, such as soil amendment and the synthesis of activated carbon and carbon …
Gasification-fermentation is a thermochemical-biological platform for the production of fuels and chemicals. Biomass is gasified at high temperatures to make syngas, a gas composed …
M Sarkar, A Kumar, JS Tumuluru, KN Patil, DD Bellmer - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate gasification performance of four switchgrass pretreatments (torrefaction at 230 and 270° C, densification, and combined torrefaction and …
Challenges in removal of contaminants, especially tars, from biomass-generated producer gas continue to hinder commercialization efforts in biomass gasification. The objectives of …
KW Kuttin, F An, A Richter, G Yu, W Yifei… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This research investigates the gasification of hydrothermal-carbonized-biomass pellets, focusing on the synergistic impact of pellet size and moisture content on the production of …
Energy, water, land, and natural resources are under great constraints to support increasing demands from the growing population worldwide. The availability of fossil energy has been …
Effectiveness of four catalysts (biochar, activated carbon, acidic surface activated carbon, and mixed metal oxide) was studied for simultaneous removal of toluene, NH3, and H2S …
This study performs techno‐economic analysis and Monte Carlo simulations (MCS) to explore the effects that variations in biomass feedstock quality have on the economic …
RS Frazier, E Jin, A Kumar - Energies, 2015 - mdpi.com
Biomass gasification has the potential to produce renewable fuels, chemicals and power at large utility scale facilities. In these plants catalysts would likely be used to reform and clean …