<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Ken</div><div><br></div><div>Why burden the whole process with 30% moisture wood. 10% is ideal</div><div><br></div><div>Tom Reed<br><br>From Tom Reed<div><br></div><div>AKA</div><div><br></div><div>Dr Thomas B Reed</div><div>508 353 7841</div><div><a href="http://Www.Woodgas.com">Www.Woodgas.com</a></div></div><div><br>On Jul 19, 2012, at 1:07 PM, "Kevin" <<a href="mailto:kchisholm@ca.inter.net">kchisholm@ca.inter.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div><font face="Arial">Dear Kenny</font></div>
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="Gasification@bioenergylists.org" href="mailto:Gasification@bioenergylists.org">Gasification@bioenergylists.org</a>
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 19, 2012 12:54
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [Gasification] To all... a
question</div>
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<div>As a novice to gasification, I have been absorbing the enlightening info
on this forum. Here's my question: Is it possible to design a
single reactor vessel to intake woody biomass (@30% moisture) and output
syngas, torrefied woody biomass and biochar in a continuous process and
maintain self-sustaining combustion without returning a portion of the
syngas to aid combustion? </div>
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<div><font face="Arial"># The short answer is: Absolutely not.</font></div>
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<div>My gut feeling (and my novice number crunching) says it can be
done. Am I overly optimistic? </div>
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<div><font face="Arial"># The short answer is: Yes</font></div>
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<div>Are there any such systems in use today?</div>
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<div><font face="Arial"># I feel that such a task is impossible.</font></div>
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<div>Thanks in advance for any additional enlightenment.</div>
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<div><font face="Arial"># It is usually far more difficult to build a system
doing many tasks, than it is to build a"single purpose process equipment
piece."</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial">Best wishes,</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial">Kevin</font></div>
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<div>Kenny Redd</div>
<div>Inova Energy LLC</div>
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