Pyrolysis products from different biomasses: application to the thermal cracking of tar

L Fagbemi, L Khezami and R Capart

Applied Energy, 2001, vol. 69, issue 4, 293-306

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the amounts of various pyrolysis products (gases, water, tar and charcoal) from three biomasses (wood, coconut shell and straw) and to suggest a kinetic equation for the thermal cracking of tar at temperatures varying from 400 to 900°C. From the results, a comparative analysis is done for the biomasses, and a kinetic model of thermal cracking of tar is proposed for a residence time ranging from zero to 4s . This can be applied to the purification of gasification gases used as a feed gas to a combustion engine, and so contributes to the design of gasifiers.

Date: 2001
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