TY - JOUR
TI - Biomass gasification with CHP production: A review of state of the art technology and near future perspectives
AU - Jankes Goran G
AU - Trninić Marta R
AU - Stamenić Mirjana
AU - Simonović Tomislav S
AU - Tanasić Nikola
AU - Labus Jerko M
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2012
VL - 16
IS - 11
SP - 115
EP - 130
PT - Article
AB - This paper is a review of the state of the art of biomass gasification and  the future of using biomass in Serbia and it presents researches within the  project “The Development of a CHP Plant with Biomass Gasification”. The  concept of downdraft demonstration unit coupled with gas engine is adopted.  Downdraft fixed-bed gasification is generally favored for CHP, owing to the  simple and reliable gasifiers and low content of tar and dust in produced  gas. The composition and quantity of gas and the amount of air are defined by  modeling biomass residues gasification process. The gas (290-400m3/h for 0.5-  0.7MW biomass input) obtained by gasification at 800oC with air at  atmospheric pressure contains 14% H2, 27% CO, 9% CO2, 2% CH4, and 48% N2, and  its net heating value is 4.8-6 MJ/Nm3. The expected gasifier efficiency is up  to 80%. The review of the work on biomass gasification has shown that the  development of technology has reached the mature stage. There are CHP plants  with biomass gasification operating as demonstration plants and several  gasification demonstration units are successfully oriented to biofuel  production. No attempt has been made here to address the economic feasibility  of the system. Economics will be the part of a later work as firmer data are  acquired.