This project has the objective to investigate the economic and technical perspectives for the replacement of woody biomass with non-woody biomass in a biomass gasification process. Non-woody biomass fuels like straw, manure and sludge are cheap fuels with an increased chlorine, sulphur and ash content. A representative biomass composition for non-woody biomass is 13 wt% ash, 0.3 wt% chlorine an...

Biomass is recognized to be the major potential source for energy production. Gasification enables conversion of these materials into combustible gas, mechanical and electrical power, synthetic fuels, and chemicals. In the present study, a model developed by us in our earlier study is used for predicting the steady-state composition and rate of reaction profiles for the reduction zone of the do...

This paper explores the possibility of utilizing Scottish agricultural waste for sustainable energy, including combined heat and power (CHP). Challenges using unconventional feedstocks gasification are addressed, study is focused on fundamental understanding processes as well design constraints a commonly used downdraft gasifier. An integrated kinetic CHP model presented to address these, resul...