THERMAL SCIENCE

International Scientific Journal

Goran G. Jankes

,

Marta R. Trninić

,

Mirjana Stamenić

,

Tomislav S. Simonović

,

Nikola Tanasić

,

Jerko M. Labus

BIOMASS GASIFICATION WITH CHP PRODUCTION: A REVIEW OF STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY AND NEAR FUTURE PERSPECTIVES

ABSTRACT
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.
KEYWORDS
energy intensity, energy efficiency, energy consumption
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2012-02-16
PAPER REVISED: 2012-03-29
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2012-04-02
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI120216066J
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2012, VOLUME 16, ISSUE Supplement 1, PAGES [S115 - S130]
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