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Title: Biomass Gasifier ''Tars'': Their Nature, Formation, and Conversion

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/3726· OSTI ID:3726
;  [1];  [2]
  1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  2. Kemestrie, Inc.

The main purpose of this review is to update the information on gasification tar, the most cumbersome and problematic parameter in any gasification commercialization effort. The work aims to present to the community the scientific and practical aspects of tar formation and conversion (removal) during gasification as a function of the various technological and technical parameters and variables.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-83CH10093
OSTI ID:
3726
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-570-25357; ON: DE00003726; ON: DE00003726; TRN: US200305%%983
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Nov 1998; PBD: 1 Nov 1998; PBD: 1 Nov 1998; PBD: 1 Nov 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English