Gasification of non-woody bio

mass
• INTRODUCTION
• •LITERATURE REVIEW
• OBJECTIVES
• MATERIALS AND M
• FUTURE SCOPE OF RESEARCH
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
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• The average majority of biomass energy is produced
from wood and wood wastes (64%), followed by
MSW (24%), agricultural waste (5%) and landfill
gases (5%) [7].
• Compared with woody biomass, there is currently a lower
utilization of energy production from non-woody
sources.This is because non woody material has a lower
energy content and inconsistent particle size, density and
specific fuel content.

To allow an effective gasification operation, the main

considerations for use of non-woody biomass are:
1• Characterisation of the feedstock properties
2• Pre-treatment of the feedstock
3• Gasification process parameters and constraints.
• Higher carbon content - higher energy content.
• In contrast, higher moisture and ash in non-woody biomass
would decrease the energy content.

Biomass mainly comprise alkali (potassium, sodium),

alkaline earth (calcium, magnesium) and other minerals
such as Fe, Si, Al, Cl and P. These materials form ash during
the process. Some alkali and alkaline earth minerals may
act as a catalyst in the gasification process. However, these
minerals also react with silica to form alkali silicate, which
can cause agglomeration and bridging in the gasifier or
combuster bed and subsequently affecting gas production.
 Biomass co-gasification processes with coal blend
with the biomass in an attempt to reduce
deficiencies in each fuel. Biomass in general has
high hydrogen (H) content, which can compensate
for the low H content of coal. Biomass with a high
volatile content and low gasification temperature
will tend to release more tars and ash. Blending
biomass with coal may also permit it to reach a
higher or more consistent gasification temperature
than biomass alone, thus allowing improved
cracking of tars present
• The best option to improve the quality of non woody
sources as solid fuels may be through upgrading them into
good quality pellet fuels. Research is being conducted
investigating the influence of the different processing
parameters on the properties of the formed pellets.

• For the majority of gasification processes used worldwide,

their current technologies are analyzed and optimized using
experimental techniques . Although a variety of biomass
gasification technologies have beenproposed, very few
areactually applied on acommercial scale.