TY - JOUR
T1 - A process development for gasification of rice husk
AU - Lin, Kuen Song
AU - Wang, H. Paul
AU - Lin, C. J.
AU - Juch, Ching I.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Energy Council and the National Science Council (Contract No.: NSC84-2211-E-006-022, NSC85-2621-P-006-003, and NSC86-2621-P-006-003) of the Republic of China. The technical contributions of Dr. David Y. Tzen, Soon-Onn Lai and Mr. Jenn-Shye Wang are gratefully acknowledged by the authors.
PY - 1998/6
Y1 - 1998/6
N2 - Rice husk has been recognized as a potential source of energy. Thus, the main objective of this work was to develop a rice husk gasification process. Diffuse reflectance infrared spectra reveal that partial oxidation of rice husk at reaction temperatures below 1000 K would also allow recover valuable of amorphous silica materials. In the laboratory-scale fixed-bed and bench-scale downdraft experimental approaches, gasification of rice husk was accompanied by a substantial production of syngas at 760-900 K. It appears that in order to generate 10 kW electric power, approximately 28 kg/h of rice husk must be gasified. The rice husk gasification process, in terms of heat requirements, can be self-sustaining.
AB - Rice husk has been recognized as a potential source of energy. Thus, the main objective of this work was to develop a rice husk gasification process. Diffuse reflectance infrared spectra reveal that partial oxidation of rice husk at reaction temperatures below 1000 K would also allow recover valuable of amorphous silica materials. In the laboratory-scale fixed-bed and bench-scale downdraft experimental approaches, gasification of rice husk was accompanied by a substantial production of syngas at 760-900 K. It appears that in order to generate 10 kW electric power, approximately 28 kg/h of rice husk must be gasified. The rice husk gasification process, in terms of heat requirements, can be self-sustaining.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0378-3820(98)00049-6
DO - 10.1016/S0378-3820(98)00049-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032091437
SN - 0378-3820
VL - 55
SP - 185
EP - 192
JO - Fuel processing technology
JF - Fuel processing technology
IS - 3
ER -