Production and use of biomass pellets for generating thermal energy: a review of the models of the gasification models
Keywords:
Biomass, Renewable energies, Gasification, Pellets, Pyrolysis
Abstract
The need for producing thermal energy and electricity, the global warming caused by the increase of Green House Gas emissions, the raising of fossil fuels prices and the desire of energy independence, have created a new industry interested on generating energy by using renewable sources. Among different options, biomass is one of the most used elements to produce electricity, coming on third place worldwide behind hydropower and solar power, but is the most used to produce thermal energy. Problems related with low biomass density, transport and storage are the main reasons why it is so important to develop products with higher density, resistance and durability;thus, these products are called pellets and briquettes. This work aims to analyze the actual situation of pellets’ production, their uses but especially to summarize different models developedfor gasification processes.
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[62] M. Puig-Arnavat, C.J. Bruno, A. Coronas, Review and analysis of biomass gasification models, Reneainable Energy Reviews, 14 (2010) 2841- 2851.
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2014-11-26
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Forero Núñez, C., Guerrero Fajardo, C., & Sierra Vargas, F. (2014). Production and use of biomass pellets for generating thermal energy: a review of the models of the gasification models. ITECKNE, 9(1), 21-30. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15332/iteckne.v9i1.2743
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