A chemical equilibrium model for biomass gasification. Application to Costa Rican coffee pulp transformation unit
| Autor: | Cindy Torres, Luis Urvina, Hugo de Lasa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Wood gas generator
Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry 020209 energy Forestry Producer gas 02 engineering and technology Chemical reaction Bioenergy Biochar 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Environmental science Chemical equilibrium Process engineering business Waste Management and Disposal Agronomy and Crop Science Water content Syngas |
| Zdroj: | Biomass and Bioenergy. 123:89-103 |
| ISSN: | 0961-9534 |
| Popis: | The present study considers the establishment of a biomass gasification model using for its validation, experimental data obtained in a 15–20 kg/h coffee pulp downdraft gasifier unit, operated at ICAFE-Costa Rica. The gasification model proposed considers a heterogeneous “downflow” central section and a homogeneous “upflow” exit section, both operating at chemical equilibrium. Each of the sections includes a number of relevant independent chemical reactions. Biomass is incorporated into the model using its elemental composition as well as its water content. Different reaction paths are examined in order to analyze the applicability of the various assumptions considered. The established model accounts for biochar thermodynamic properties as well as gasifier operating temperatures in the homogenous “upflow” section, using a numerical fitting method. With this approach, the proposed model successfully predicts the molar fractions of various syngas components, most notably, the CH4 and H2 fractions via the CO2 hydrogenation reaction, as well as the carbon converted. It is anticipated that the developed model will provide a valuable simulation and design tool for scaled-up downdraft biomass gasifiers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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