Experimental and numerical investigation of the Catalytic Effects of inorganic matter on the gasification of biomass RESidues

Project name: Experimental and numerical investigation of the Catalytic Effects of inorganic matter on the gasification of biomass RESidues

Project code: CERES

Project timeline: 2018 - 2022

Research group: Energy and Fluid Mechanics

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Biomass gasification has the potential to close the loop of activities that produce biomass residues. Torrefaction can improve the properties of residual feedstock. Inorganic matter can act as catalyzing agent during the gasification process. This project will investigate the gasification process of raw and torrefied biomass fuels in the presence of inorganic matter. The experiments will be performed in complementary laboratory reactors. The process parameters and the product properties will be characterized. A numerical tool that will encompass conversion kinetics, transport phenomena and inorganic chemistry will be developed. The study will provide an extensive experimental database of the gasification process and a consistent and predictive set of numerical tools. These results will represent an outstanding contribution to the understanding of the underlying governing mechanisms of biomass gasification.

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