History, challenge and solution of biomass gasification: a review

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1000-2006.2013.01.001

JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2013, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (01): 1-10.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-2006.2013.01.001

History, challenge and solution of biomass gasification: a review

ZHANG Qisheng, MA Zhongqing, ZHOU Jianbin

Bamboo Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing Jiangsu, 210037

Online:2013-02-18 Published:2013-02-18

Abstract

Abstract: Recently, as the widely application of biotechnology in the industry, agriculture and energy, it has been playing a great role in technology reform and economy growth. And currently, due to the problems of rapid depletion of fossil fuel and environmental pollution, people are looking for a renewable and green fuel and fuel processing technology that can partially replace the fossil fuel. Biomass gasification technology, regarding as a renewable and sustainable bio-energy conversion technology, has been developing rapidly. However, for the immature gasification system and uneffective recycling utilization of gasification byproducts (bio-char and bio-extract) seriously, it hinders the commercialization and operation of gasification technology. Biomass gasification poly-generation technology is defined as the comprehensive utilization of gas (producer gas), solid (bio-char) and liquid (bio-extract) products from biomass downdraft fixed bed gasification system. The presentation of the poly-generation methodology and the successful application of the associated equipment provide a new guideline for the further development of biomass gasification technology. This paper describes the history, challenge and solution of biomass gasification technology

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ZHANG Qisheng, MA Zhongqing, ZHOU Jianbin. History, challenge and solution of biomass gasification: a review[J]. JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY, 2013, 37(01): 1-10.

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