%0 Journal Article %1 1981STIN...8313601F %A Feldman, H. F. %A Paisley, M. A. %A Folsom, D. W. %A Kim, B. C. %D 1981 %J NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N %K biomass gasification petroleum_substitute tar wood %P 13601-+ %T Conversion of forest residues to a methane-rich gas in a high-throughput gasifier %V 83 %X Results of the experimental work conducted thus far show that wood can be readily gasified in a steam environment into a hydrocarbon rich fuel gas that can be used as a replacement for petroleum based fuels or natural gas with minimal boiler retrofit. Further, this conversion can be achieved in a compact gasification reactor with heat supplied by a circulating entrained phase, thereby eliminating the need for an oxygen plant. Tars were found except at the lowest gasifier temperatures employed, and therefore heat recovery from the product gas should be much simpler than that from commercially available fixed bed gasification systems where product gas contains significant quantities of tar. The data generated were used in a preliminary conceptual design. Evaluation of this design shows that a medium Btu gas can be produced from wood at a cost competitive with natural gas or petroleum based fuels.

@article{1981STIN...8313601F, abstract = {Results of the experimental work conducted thus far show that wood can be readily gasified in a steam environment into a hydrocarbon rich fuel gas that can be used as a replacement for petroleum based fuels or natural gas with minimal boiler retrofit. Further, this conversion can be achieved in a compact gasification reactor with heat supplied by a circulating entrained phase, thereby eliminating the need for an oxygen plant. Tars were found except at the lowest gasifier temperatures employed, and therefore heat recovery from the product gas should be much simpler than that from commercially available fixed bed gasification systems where product gas contains significant quantities of tar. The data generated were used in a preliminary conceptual design. Evaluation of this design shows that a medium Btu gas can be produced from wood at a cost competitive with natural gas or petroleum based fuels.}, added-at = {2008-05-13T19:00:00.000+0200}, adsnote = {Provided by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System}, adsurl = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1981STIN...8313601F}, author = {{Feldman}, H. F. and {Paisley}, M. A. and {Folsom}, D. W. and {Kim}, B. C.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/22342025292515a0a8e4acacdacec6ba3/thulefoth}, description = {Conversion of forest residues to a methane-rich gas in a high-throughput gasifie}, interhash = {7608a9b534fdda53b9db78e470c79545}, intrahash = {2342025292515a0a8e4acacdacec6ba3}, journal = {NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N}, keywords = {biomass gasification petroleum_substitute tar wood}, month = {October}, pages = {13601-+}, timestamp = {2008-05-13T19:00:00.000+0200}, title = {{Conversion of forest residues to a methane-rich gas in a high-throughput gasifier}}, volume = 83, year = 1981 }