Paper details

Title:

Syngas Production by Catalytic Gasification of Tobacco Biomass (Nicotiana Glauca)

Author(s):

Hernadez-Soto, M.C., Chica, A.

Document(s):

Abstract:

Biofuels are expected to become increasingly important in the future to reduce CO2-emissions, improve local emissions, and obtain security of supply. Much RD&D efforts worldwide focus on ways to produce syngas from renewable resources. Thus, producing H2 and CO (syngas) from biomass gasification could be considered a sustainable alternative technology. Here is reported the catalytic gasification of biomass from tobacco plants (Nicotiana Glauca) using Ni supported on natural dolomite and olivine. The results obtained indicate that the olivine promoted with Ni increases significantly the production of syngas, decreasing the production of not desirable products (TARs and light hydrocarbons).

Keywords:

alternative fuel, catalytic conversion, gasification, tar removal, CO₂ reduction

Topic:

Industry Sessions

Subtopic:

Thermochemical conversion processes

Event:

23rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition

Session:

ICV.4.9

Pages:

1756 - 1757

ISBN:

978-88-89407-516

Paper DOI:

10.5071/23rdEUBCE2015-ICV.4.9

Price:

FREE