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Biochar gasification performance in fluidized bed reactor


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Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina and Mohd Salleh, Mohamad Amran and Alias, Azil Bahari (2015) Biochar gasification performance in fluidized bed reactor. In: 22nd Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering (RSCE 2015), 24-25 Sept. 2015, Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. .

Abstract

An experimental study of air gasification of palm kernel shell-derived biochar (PKB) was conducted in a bench-scale fluidized bed gasifier (FBG) with 50 mm diameter and 850 mm height. The operating conditions studied varied in the following range; reaction temperature in gasification zone (600˚C-1000˚C), feeding rate (0.002-0.017 kg/h) and particle size (0.2-3 mm). The carbon conversion efficiencies were also calculated to evaluate the gasification performance. The results obtained have revealed that the temperature and equivalence ratio are the most important parameters in the gasification process. Increasing temperature favored the hydrogen production and gas yield. Over the range of operating condition examined maximum hydrogen (H2), carbon monoxide (CO), methane (CH4) content reaches to 27 vol%, 7.4 vol% and 10.80 vol%, respectively. In conclusion, palm kernel shell biochar is a potential candidate as an alternative renewable energy source for power generation.


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Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Keywords: Gasification; Fluidized bed; Palm kernel shell biochar; Renewable energy; Hydrogen
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 02 Nov 2018 01:11
Last Modified: 02 Nov 2018 01:11
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65627
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