Tar Removal From Producer Gas Via Thermal And Catalytic Means In A Microwave Reactor

Tar in biomass producer gas should be removed to avoid blocking of the pipe lines and to allow producer gas utilization in Internal Combustion (IC) engines and turbines for power generation. Among the available tar removal methods, thermal and catalytic (thermocatalytic) treatments of tar are more a...

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Main Author:	Anis, Samsudin
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	TJ1-1570 Mechanical engineering and machinery
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/36794/1/SAMSUDIN_ANIS_24_Pages.pdf
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spelling	my-usm-ep.367942019-04-12T05:26:02Z Tar Removal From Producer Gas Via Thermal And Catalytic Means In A Microwave Reactor 2014 Anis, Samsudin TJ1-1570 Mechanical engineering and machinery Tar in biomass producer gas should be removed to avoid blocking of the pipe lines and to allow producer gas utilization in Internal Combustion (IC) engines and turbines for power generation. Among the available tar removal methods, thermal and catalytic (thermocatalytic) treatments of tar are more attractive with improvement of the producer gas energy content by converting tar into combustible gases. However, the commonly applied thermocatalytic treatments are costly by the use of conventional heating mechanism that consumes high electrical energy. The alternative method of microwave heating is cost effective, simple and potential for process scale up. A modified commercial microwave oven was developed and characterized for thermocatalytic treatment of tar. Tar removal was conducted initially using tar model compounds (toluene and naphthalene) followed by real tar from producer gas derived from biomass gasification. Two treatments were conducted: thermal and catalytic treatments. Tar species and gases were analyzed using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and Gas Chromatography-Thermal Conductivity Detector (GC-TCD), respectively. Whilst, coke/soot deposited on the catalysts was determined using Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA). 2014 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/36794/ http://eprints.usm.my/36794/1/SAMSUDIN_ANIS_24_Pages.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Kejuruteraan Mekanikal
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description	Tar in biomass producer gas should be removed to avoid blocking of the pipe lines and to allow producer gas utilization in Internal Combustion (IC) engines and turbines for power generation. Among the available tar removal methods, thermal and catalytic (thermocatalytic) treatments of tar are more attractive with improvement of the producer gas energy content by converting tar into combustible gases. However, the commonly applied thermocatalytic treatments are costly by the use of conventional heating mechanism that consumes high electrical energy. The alternative method of microwave heating is cost effective, simple and potential for process scale up. A modified commercial microwave oven was developed and characterized for thermocatalytic treatment of tar. Tar removal was conducted initially using tar model compounds (toluene and naphthalene) followed by real tar from producer gas derived from biomass gasification. Two treatments were conducted: thermal and catalytic treatments. Tar species and gases were analyzed using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and Gas Chromatography-Thermal Conductivity Detector (GC-TCD), respectively. Whilst, coke/soot deposited on the catalysts was determined using Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA).
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Anis, Samsudin
author_facet	Anis, Samsudin
author_sort	Anis, Samsudin
title	Tar Removal From Producer Gas Via Thermal And Catalytic Means In A Microwave Reactor
title_short	Tar Removal From Producer Gas Via Thermal And Catalytic Means In A Microwave Reactor
title_full	Tar Removal From Producer Gas Via Thermal And Catalytic Means In A Microwave Reactor
title_fullStr	Tar Removal From Producer Gas Via Thermal And Catalytic Means In A Microwave Reactor
title_full_unstemmed	Tar Removal From Producer Gas Via Thermal And Catalytic Means In A Microwave Reactor
title_sort	tar removal from producer gas via thermal and catalytic means in a microwave reactor
granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department	Pusat Pengajian Kejuruteraan Mekanikal
publishDate	2014
url	http://eprints.usm.my/36794/1/SAMSUDIN_ANIS_24_Pages.pdf
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Tar Removal From Producer Gas Via Thermal And Catalytic Means In A Microwave Reactor

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