CO-GASIFICATION OF COAL AND BIOMASS – THERMODYNAMIC AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Akash B. Boharapi, Ganesh R. Kale, Omprakash K. Mahadwad

Abstract: Cogasification of coal and biomass is a new area of research. Cogasification offers several advantages than individual feed gasification. A thermodynamic analysis of lignite coal and rice husk cogasification using only steam was studied by using HSC chemistry software in this paper involving the effect of temperature 500-1200°C and GaCR ratio(1-3) on the product gas composition. The study also focused on calculation of thermoneutral conditions and hundred percent carbon conversion temperature in cogasification of lignite coal and rice husk. Experimental study of co gasification of rice husk and coal was also done at fixed steam to carbon ratio. The experimental study was found to be more kinetically controlled.

Keywords: cogasification, rice husk, lignite coal, HSC chemistry software, fixed bed.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0406059