[Gasification] Best biomass for gasification

[Clement Aigbogun]

Sir some biomass have more water content than others.

I want you to take a peanut the same weight with a piece of wood then gasify with your technology and compare both. I am not suggesting that peanut should be gasified

Clem
-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Reed <tombreed2010 at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:44:23 
To: revicaig at yahoo.com<revicaig at yahoo.com>; Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification<gasification at lists.bioenergylists.org>
Subject: Re: [Gasification] Best biomass for gasification

Dear Clement and all

An approximate formula for most woody biomass is

C H1.4 O0.6

Which means that for every atom (or "mole", the molecular weight, 12 grams, of carbon) there will be 1.4 moles of hydrogen (weighing 1.4 grams, since the molecular weight of hydrogen is 1) and 9.6 grams of oxygen (MW of O is 16, 0.6x16 = 9.6). 

So most biomass will produce the SAME amount of gas on a weight basis, eg

C H1.4 O0.6 +  0.2 O2 ==> CO + H2

MW.     23.           6.4.          28.     2

23 Gm of biomass would yield 30 grams of gas.

This is an idealized equation and would require external heat. Some of the CO must be burned to CO2 to provide it.

Tom Reed

AKA





Dr Thomas B Reed 
The Biomass Energy Foundation
www.Woodgas.com

On Oct 11, 2011, at 12:11 AM, "Clement Aigbogun" <revicaig at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone, I have searched this site and did not find a list of biomass that would produce the most gas during gasification.
> Does anyone know a site where I can get a list of the most gasified biomass?
> 
> Thanks for the help
> Clem
> 
> I would be grateful for any help. 
> 
> 
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