
Biomass Gasification, Pyrolysis and Torrefaction
Practical Design and Theory
Description
Key Features
- Features updates with the most recent research and technology
- Expanded to include a new chapter on syngas purification
- Contains step-by-step process flow diagrams, design data, conversion charts and numerical examples with solutions
- Provides available research results in an easy-to-use design methodology
- Examines the economic aspects of biomass conversion
Readership
Bioenergy professionals and engineers; mechanical engineers, renewable energy engineers, chemical engineers, chemists and material scientists, agricultural and food scientists, operating personnel of biomass gasification, pyrolysis or torrefaction plants
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Economic issues of biomass utilization
3. Biomass Characteristics
4. Torrefaction
5. Pyrolysis
6. Tar Production and Destruction
7. Gasification Theory
8. Design of Biomass Gasifiers
9. Hydrothermal Conversion of Biomass
10. Syngas cleaning
11. Biomass co-firing
12. Production of Synthetic Fuels and Chemicals from Biomass
13. Biomass Handling
14. Analytical techniques for biomass analysisAppendix A. Definition of Biomass
Appendix B. Physical Constants and unit conversion
Appendix C. Selected Design Data Tables
Product details
- No. of pages: 582
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2018
- Published: June 22, 2018
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128129920
- eBook ISBN: 9780128130407
About the Author
Prabir Basu
Professor Basu also founded of the prestigious triennial International Conference series on Circulating Fluidized Beds, and a private R&D company, Fluidized Bed Systems Limited that specializes on design, training and investigative services on fluidized bed boilers.
Professor Basu has been working in the field of energy conversion and the environment for more than 30 years. Prior to joining the engineering faculty at Dalhousie University (formerly known as the Technical University of Nova Scotia), he worked with both a government research laboratory and a boiler manufacturing company.
Dr. Basu’s passion for the transformation of research results into industrial practice is well known, as is his ongoing commitment to spreading advanced knowledge around the world. He has authored more than 200 research papers and seven monographs in emerging areas of energy and environment, some of which have been translated into Chinese and Korean. He is well known internationally for providing expert advices on circulating fluidized bed boilers and conducting training courses to industries and universities across the globe.
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