Effects of biomass on fuel gas production by gasification technology

Authors

  • Phanuwat Boontatao Department of Mechanical and Industrial, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Sakon Nakhon Rajaphat University
  • Suwipong Hemathulin Department of Mechanical and Industrial, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Sakon Nakhon Rajaphat University
  • Sonlak Phuangbaidee Department of Mechanical and Industrial, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Sakon Nakhon Rajaphat University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14456/jeit.2023.2

Keywords:

Biomass, Fuel gas, Gasification

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study the effects of biomass from sawdust and cassava rhizomes from fuel gas by gasification technology. The experiment started by preparing both types of biomasses to have the same size and drying them to reduce moisture under the same conditions. Subsequently, each type of biomass was used as fuel in a gasification fluidized bed reactor under a reaction temperature of 800 °C. To study the yield of products and the composition of fuel gas. The results showed that cassava rhizomes could produce fuel gas up to 83.7 wt%. In addition, cassava rhizomes can produce fuel gas with higher hydrogen and methane composition than sawdust. Therefore, this type of biomass should be further developed to be used as fuel gas for further energy benefits.

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Published

2023-04-29

How to Cite

[1]
P. Boontatao, S. Hemathulin, and S. Phuangbaidee, “Effects of biomass on fuel gas production by gasification technology”, JEIT, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 8–17, Apr. 2023.