10.1007/s40095-022-00492-7

Prediction of species concentration in syngas produced through gasification of different bamboo biomasses: a numerical approach

  • Gokul Gopan*1,
  • Lalhmingsanga Hauchhum1,
  • Satyajit Pattanayak2,
  • Pankaj Kalita3,
  • Renjith Krishnan1,
  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Mizoram, Mizoram, 796012, IN
  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science, Madanapally, Andhra Pradesh, 517325, IN
  3. Centre for Energy, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, 781039, IN

Published in Issue 2022-04-12

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Gopan, G., Hauchhum, L., Pattanayak, S., Kalita, P., & Krishnan, R. (2022). Prediction of species concentration in syngas produced through gasification of different bamboo biomasses: a numerical approach. International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 13(4 (December 2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-022-00492-7
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Abstract

Abstract The present investigation involves the numerical studies on the thermochemical conversion of bamboo biomasses conducted in a Double Tapered Bubbling Fluidized Bed Reactor. Six different bamboo biomass species suitable for the gasification process available in Mizoram state, India, are selected for the study. The 0D equilibrium-based model predicts the percentage composition of syngas constituents viz; H 2 , CO, CO 2 , H 2 O, and CH 4 obtained through the gasification process. The global gasification reaction of biomass is formulated from the chemical reactions at various gasification stages. The composition of constituents in the syngas obtained is numerically determined at varied temperature ranges (400–1400 K) and Moisture content (0–40%). The percentage of syngas constituents obtained for Bambusa vulgaris Wamin is outstanding compared to the other biomass species used in the study. The production of CH 4 is found suitable at low temperature (< 1000 K) and moisture content (< 35%). The result presented over the equivalence ratio range of 0.2–0.5, and gasification temperature of 1073 K, better recognizes the percentage yield of the syngas components. However, the percentage of H 2 and CO 2 increases due to the water gas shift reaction with the temperature rise. The obtained results are suitably compared with the literature in the same areas.

Keywords

  • Double tapered bubbling fluidized bed reactor,
  • Equilibrium model,
  • Taper angle,
  • Biomass gasification,
  • Bamboo biomass,
  • Syngas generation

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