Gasification of pine sawdust: Effect of temperature, oxygen rate and vapor

The study of biomass gasification has gained great interest in recent decades, representing an attractive process for the production energy and heat hydrogen second-generation biofuels. objective this work is to characterize composition producer gas, as well its potential. Experiments are carried out a fixed bed gasifier on pilot plant scale, bulk sawdust from pine wood used raw material. influence temperature (650-900 oC), oxygen rate (0.3-0.6) steam / ratio investigated. Results show that content, both carbon conversion, calorific value efficiency cold gas increase by increasing decreasing rate. use increases thermal content gas.