Production of Renewable Natural Gas from Waste Biomass

Biomass energy is expected to make a major contribution to the replacement of fossil fuels. Methane produced from biomass is referred to as bio-methane, green gas, bio-substitute natural gas or renewable natural gas (RNG) when it is used as a transport fuel. Research on upgrading of the cleaned prod...

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Published in:J. Inst. Eng. (India) ser. E 2013-03, Vol.94 (1), p.55-59
Main Authors: Kumar, Sachin, Suresh, S., Arisutha, S.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Engineering
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Summary:Biomass energy is expected to make a major contribution to the replacement of fossil fuels. Methane produced from biomass is referred to as bio-methane, green gas, bio-substitute natural gas or renewable natural gas (RNG) when it is used as a transport fuel. Research on upgrading of the cleaned producer gas to RNG is still ongoing. The present study deals with the conversion of woody biomass into fuels, RNG using gasifier. The various effects of parameters like temperature, pressure, and tar formation on conversion were also studied. The complete carbon conversion was observed at 480 °C and tar yield was significantly less. When biomass was gasified with and without catalyst at about 28 s residence time, ~75 % (w/w) and 88 % (w/w) carbon conversion for without and with catalyst was observed. The interest in RNG is growing; several initiatives to demonstrate the thermal–chemical conversion of biomass into methane and/or RNG are under development.
ISSN:2250-2483
2250-2491
DOI:10.1007/s40034-013-0021-x