Abstract
The gasification of biomass is a very smart way of its utilization. Tar content in the produced gas always plays an important role because high tar content disables some potentialities of the further treatment of the produced gas. There is a strong effort to produce gas with low tar content from this point of view. High concentrations of hydrogen and carbon monoxide also advance possibilities of the usage of the produced gas. Experiments were carried out in a reactor for plasma gasification equipped with hybrid gas-water stabilized DC torch. They confirmed that the reactor is absolutely suitable for this purpose mainly due to extremely low flow of plasma composed of argon, hydrogen and oxygen and its high inner temperature. The measurements of the tar content, using wood as a treated material, were based on SPE method. The determination of benzene and toluene in a gas phase revealed really low concentrations of tar, mostly below 10 mg/Nm3.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
http://www.tarweb.net/ (2006)
P. Hasler, T. Nussbaumer: Gas cleaning requirements for IC engine applications fixed bed biomass gasification, Biomass and Bioenergy 16 (1999) 385–395
S. A. Nair: Corona Plasma for Tar Removal, PhD thesis, Eindhoven University of Technology, 2004
L. Devi, K. J. Ptasinski, F. J. J. G. Janssen, S. V. B. van Paasen, P. C. A. Bergman, J. H. A. Kiel: Catalytic decomposition of biomass tars: use of dolomite and untreated olivine, Renewable Energy 30 (2005) 565–587
V. Brezina, M. Hrabovsky, M. Konrad, V. Kopecky, V. Sember: New plasma spraying torch with combined gas-liquid stabilization of arc, Proceedings of the 15th international symposium on plasma chemistry, vol. III, Orleans. 2001, 1021–6
M. Hrabovsky, M. Konrad, V. Kopecky, M. Hlina, T. Kavka, G. Oost, E. Beeckman: Gasification of Biomass in Water/Gas-Stabilized Plasma for Syngas Production, in this issue
C. Brage, Q. Z. Yu, G. X. Chen, K. Sjostrom: Use of amino phase adsorbent for biomass tar sampling and separation, Fuel 76(2) (1997) 137–142
S. C. Bhattacharya, A. H. M. M. R. Siddique, H. L. Pham: A study on wood gasification for low-tar gas production, Energy 24(4) (1999) 285–286
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Hlína, M., Hrabovský, M., Kopecký, V. et al. Plasma gasification of wood and production of gas with low content of tar. Czech J Phys 56 (Suppl 2), B1179–B1184 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10582-006-0347-4
Received:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10582-006-0347-4