Symmetrical Analysis of Bio Mass Gasification Techniques

Authors:

Rohit Verma (National Power Training Institute, Faridabad)

Mahendra Singh (National Power Training Institute, Faridabad)

Keywords: Biomass, Gasification, biofuels, Incineration

Abstract:

Modern age of agriculture is an extremely energy productive process. High agricultural productivities and subsequently the growth of green revolution have been made possible only by large amount of energy inputs, especially those from primary fossil fuels [1]. With recent price variation and scarcity of these fuels there has been a trend towards use of alternative energy sources like solar, wind, geothermal etc [2]. However these energy resources have not been able to provide an economically viable solution for agricultural applications. Biomass energy based system, which has been proven reliable and had been extensively & widely used for transportation and on farm systems during World War II is wood or biomass gasification. Biomass gasification means incomplete combustion of biomass resulting in production of combustible gases consisting of Carbon monoxide (CO), and traces of Methane (CH4 ),Hydrogen (H2 ).This mixture is called generator gas. generator gas can be used to run internal engines (both compression and spark ignition), and can be used as substitute for furnace oil. in direct heat applications and can be used to produce, since any biomass material can undergo gasification, which is much more attractive than ethanol production or biogas where only selected biomass materials produce the fuel. It focused on improving efficiency of traditional available technologies, enhancing supply of biomass, introducing modern biomass technologies to provide reliable energy services at competitive prices [3]. In this paper symmetrical analysis of techniques available for gasification has been done.

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