Biomass Gasification

By
Guillermo Leon Ramirez Naranjo

Introduction
Biomass is organic matter derived from living organisms
Traditionally part of the biomass has been used for
power generation by combustion
It should be noted that biomass is a renewable natural
resource
biomass is a renewable natural resource

Gasification

Gasification can be defined as the process by which

biomass is converted by thermal reactions in the
presence of oxygen, to generate combustible gaseous
products such as hydrogen , methane , carbon
monoxide , and others.

Gasification flow diagram

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