Plasma – Assisted Gasification of Biomass for Syngas Production
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The objective of this research was to examine energy production for high-moisture biomass with plasma gasification system. It was found that this system could reduce the limit of biomass in terms of moisture content. The high moisture in the biomass caused a decrease in gasifier temperature in the reactor chamber. However, the derived H2 in syngas was increased, obtaining high calorific value (> 5 MJ/Nm3), which is high enough for use in consecutive applications. The efficiency of plasma gasification system operated with high moisture biomass was found to be more or less the same with that of conventional gasification operated with low moisture biomass. When the drying energy required to achieved 16% w.b. is taken into account for conventional gasification system, the efficiency of the plasma gasification system is 15% higher than convent gasification, indicating that the plasma gasification system can be operated with high-moisture biomass efficiently and reduces the process steps and energy for biomass preparation.
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วารสารวิศวกรรมฟาร์มและเทคโนโลยีควบคุมอัตโนมัติ (FEAT Journal) มีกําหนดออกเป็นราย 6 เดือน คือ มกราคม - มิถุนายน และกรกฎาคม - ธันวาคม ของทุกปี จัดพิมพ์โดยกลุ่มวิจัยวิศวกรรมฟาร์มและเทคโนโลยีควบคุมอัตโนมัติ คณะวิศวกรรมศาสตร์มหาวิทยาลัยขอนแก่น เพื่อเป็นการส่งเสริมและเผยแพร่ความรู้ ผลงานทางวิชาการ งานวิจัยทางด้านวิศวกรรมศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยีพร้อมทั้งยังจัดส่ง เผยแพร่ตามสถาบันการศึกษาต่างๆ ในประเทศด้วย บทความที่ตีพิมพ์ลงในวารสาร FEAT ทุกบทความนั้นจะต้องผ่านความเห็นชอบจากผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิในสาขาที่เกี่ยวข้องและสงวนสิทธิ์ ตาม พ.ร.บ. ลิขสิทธิ์ พ.ศ. 2535
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