Pyrolysis of Wood in Arc Plasma for Syngas Production

Hrabovský, Milan; Konrád, M.; Kopecký, Vladimı́r; Hlína, M.; Kavka, T.; Chumak, O.; Oost, G. Van; Beeckman, E.; Defoort, B.

doi:10.1615/hightempmatproc.v10.i4.70

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“…130 As an alternative to thermal treatment, a pyrolysis plasma of wood has been recently developed to yield a syngas stream. 131 Although gasifi cation technologies for biomass are reasonably well developed, the technical challenges reside in the Fisher…”

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The new forestry biofuels sector

Zhang

Singh

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Biofuels Bioprod Bioref

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Society's increasing demand for transportation fuels has assured a viable future for the development of renewable fuels. Although fi rst-generation biofuels are dependent on starches, sugars and vegetable oils, the need to generate higher volumes of biofuels at lower cost has shifted the research focus to cellulosic ethanol. The utilization of lignocellulosics for the sustainable manufacturing of biofuels is critically dependent on the chemical constituents of the starting biomass and the desired fuel properties. This review examines the major chemical constituents of biomass and the recent advances in their conversion to biofuels, with a special emphasis on the forest residues and woody-energy crops to bioethanol.

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The new forestry biofuels sector

Zhang

Singh

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Biofuels Bioprod Bioref

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“…Therefore water-stabilized systems are used for large-area coatings, for production of self-supporting ceramic parts and for powder processing [20]. Several promising applications of oxygenhydrogen plasma jets appear besides plasma spraying, namely waste treatment and plasma gasification of biomass for syngas production [21]. Besides high level of turbulence, high rate of mixing process and high plasma enthalpy also chemical composition of plasma is advantageous for this application.…”

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Thermal Plasma Generators with Water Stabilized Arc

Hrabovský¹

2009

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Electric arc stabilized by a vortex of liquid, mostly water, is used in a special type of plasma torch for generation of thermal plasma jet with extreme plasma parameters. The paper presents analysis of properties and processes of water stabilized arcs and discusses differences from common gas stabilized arcs. Plasma torch utilizing stabilization of arc column by combination of gas flow and liquid vortex is described and its properties are presented.

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“…Plasma pyrolysis involves volumetric heating and is regarded as an advanced technique as compared to conventional thermal pyrolysis (Hrabovsky et al 2006) and microwave pyrolysis (Macquarrie et al 2012). Thus, in plasma pyrolysis the heating of MSW is carried out at a high temperature of over 1000 °C using plasma torches without an air supply.…”

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Municipal solid waste management: A review of waste to energy (WtE) approaches

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Kumar

Rani

2021

BioRes

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Global municipal solid waste (MSW) generation will increase to 2.2 billion tons per year by 2025 as per the World Bank projection. Improper waste management often leads to environmental degradation (i.e. water, air and soil pollution), transmission of diseases, and the release of greenhouse gases emissions, which contributes to climate change. To combat these problems, several countries are following the waste to energy (WtE) approach, which significantly reduces the volume of waste and generates renewable energy. Thus, the present study focuses on the municipal solid waste generation, composition, and waste to energy conversion technologies. Thermal conversion processes including incineration, pyrolysis, and gasification for heat, bio-oil, and syngas generation are already well established and are being employed in several countries. Currently, researchers are trying to improve the efficiency of biochemical methods such as anaerobic digestion, microbial fermentation, and microbial fuel cells for biogas, biohydrogen, and bioelectricity generation from MSW. This review explains the recent focus on microbial fermentation and microbial fuel cells for biofuels and bioelectricity production. Development of these technologies can lead to suitable eco-friendly approaches for the future. WtE technologies are important components of circular economy that will assist to achieve the demand of clean energy in future.

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Pyrolysis of Wood in Arc Plasma for Syngas Production

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The new forestry biofuels sector

The new forestry biofuels sector

Thermal Plasma Generators with Water Stabilized Arc

Municipal solid waste management: A review of waste to energy (WtE) approaches

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