Hi Tom, I'm sorry to say, that I've never sat down and figured it out, I also do believe that MY "guestamate" on a ton of biomass basis was (and still is) "WAY out in left field"...<div><br></div>
<div>But that is "typical" of me.</div><div><br></div><div>Greg Manning</div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Tom Reed <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tombreed2010@gmail.com" target="_blank">tombreed2010@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Dear Greg</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for the detailed analysis...</div><div><br></div><div>I note that hydrogen, CO, CH4 Argon +O2 and N2 make up about 99% of the total. Interesting that there are so many other minor constituents requiring mass spec analysis, and probably missed by early analyses. Do you have a calculated energy content (kJ/m^3 or Btu/ft^3) for this particular analysis?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks a bunch..</div><div><br></div><div>Tom Reed</div><div><br></div><div>(aka)<br><br>Dr. Thomas B Reed<span> </span><div class="im"><div><span>280 Hardwick Rd</span></div><div><span>Barre, MA 01005</span></div>
<div><span><br></span></div><div><span><a href="tel:508%20353%207841" value="+15083537841" target="_blank">508 353 7841</a></span></div></div></div><div><br>On Mar 25, 2013, at 1:57 PM, Greg Manning <<a href="mailto:a31ford@gmail.com" target="_blank">a31ford@gmail.com</a>> wrote:Being speculative based on some known facts, I would assume that since 1 ton of biomass (based on Ideal Gasifiction (NOT "syngas", but rather "woodgas" or "producer gas", an average of small gasifiers is a common CO2 output of approximately 11 to 30 % by volume (See sample GCMS report below)</div>
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<br></div><div>It would be a qualified guess to say, 7 to 8 tons of biomass, BASED on reasonable gasification of the said biomass. I am NOT considering incineration, ONLY "home made" gasification.</div><div><br>
</div><div>Greg Manning,</div><div><a href="http://www.cangas.ca" target="_blank">www.cangas.ca</a><br><div><br></div><div><div>========================================== </div><div> </div>
<div> | RT | Compound Name | Amount | </div><div> | (min) | | % | </div><div> ------------------------------------------- </div>
<div> | 1.164|hydrogen | 11.22 | </div><div> | 2.251|C7+ | 0.03 | </div><div> | 2.399|carbon dioxide | 12.79 | </div>
<div> | 3.209|methane | 1.06 | </div><div> | 3.347|ethane | 0.06 | </div><div> | 3.473|ethylene | 0.18 | </div>
<div> | 3.857|propane | 0.01 | </div><div> | 0.000|cyclopropane | 0.00 | </div><div> | 4.537|propylene | 0.04 | </div>
<div> | 4.935|acetylene | 0.00 | </div><div> | 5.138|isobutane | 0.00 | </div><div> | 5.191|propadiene | 0.00 | </div>
<div> | 5.326|n-butane | 0.00 | </div><div> | 0.000|hydrogen sulfide | 0.00 | </div><div> | 6.280|t-2 butene | 0.00 | </div>
<div> | 6.362|1-butene | 0.00 | </div><div> | 6.536|isobutylene | 0.00 | </div><div> | 6.701|c-2-butene | 0.00 | </div>
<div> | 0.000|isopentane | 0.00 | </div><div> | 7.407|n-pentane | 0.00 | </div><div> | 7.579|1,3 butadiene | 0.01 | </div>
<div> | 7.807|argon-oxygen | 6.84 | </div><div> | 7.961|3-methyl-1-butene | 0.00 | </div><div> | 8.090|t-2-pentene | 0.00 | </div>
<div> | 8.155|nitrogen | 61.36 | </div><div> | 8.240|2-methyl-2-butene | 0.00 | </div><div> | 8.296|1-pentene | 0.00 | </div>
<div> | 8.338|2-methyl-1-butene | 0.00 | </div><div> | 8.453|c-2-pentene | 0.00 | </div><div> | 9.250|C6+ | 0.02 | </div>
<div> | 9.886|carbon monoxide | 6.37 | </div><div> </div><div> Total 100.00 </div>
<div> </div><div> ========================================== </div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 12:35 PM, A.Saravanakumar <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sara_mnes@rediffmail.com" target="_blank">sara_mnes@rediffmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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How much ton of biomass will burn to produce 1 ton of CO2?<br>
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It is a little known fact that CO2 can be converted into Methane. Years <br>
ago this was expensive and quite a difficult reaction to perform, <br>
involving very high pressure and temperature reaction chambers together <br>
with exotic catalysts. However,over the years since "Sabatier" <br>
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refiners have developed a lower cost approach. But fairly high <br>
temperatures are still required, making the process expensive. <br>
Fortunately, there is considerable waste heat available at the exhaust <br>
manifold of your Engine to supplant some of this cost. Additional heat <br>
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electrode less plasma produced by Electromagnetic means. nothing more <br>
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Does anybody have an idea of the CO2 emission after generator?<br>
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For comparison, a diesel generator of this size (20kWe) has a rate of <br>
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Both gasoline and diesel are approximately -CH2- chained together. <br>
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M 14. 44. 18 158. 220<br>
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