Simulation-based investigation of tar formation in after-treatment systems for biomass gasification

Even though biomass gasification remains a promising technology regarding de-centralized sustainable energy supply, its main limitations have never been fully overcome. In order to tackle two deficiencies and to increase the understanding of thermodynamic and thermokinetic producer gas phase phenomena within the after-treatment zones, a numerical system dynamic model has been created and recommendations were provided. The numerical model has been included in the cloud-computing platform KaleidoSim. Thus, a wider range of process parameter combinations could be investigated in reasonable time.

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Official Citation: Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Buff, Vincent ; Sharman, Darren ; Boldrini, Marlon ; Lienhard, Viktor; Drew, Dominic, 2020. Simulation-based investigation of tar formation in after-treatment systems for biomass gasification . Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 11 (1), pp. 39-56.  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-020-00915-7