Conversion of Biomass Materials into Gaseous Products. Phase II. Interim Technical Report for the Bench Scale Pilot Plant Studies

摘要

An investigation of the thermal conversion of manure into gaseous materials has been performed. A bench scale pilot plant simulating the individual hearths of a multiple hearth reactor was constructed and the processing steps of drying, pyrolysis, steam-char reaction, and combustion were individually studied. Some runs were made on all of the processing steps, but emphasis was given to the pyrolysis and drying operations. A process development unit (PDU) is now in operation. This report contains a summary and analysis of the data obtained from the bench scale pilot plant. (ERA citation 07:010387)