State of the Art Report on Pyrolysis of Wood and Agricultural Biomass

摘要

Pyrolysis of agricultural and forestry biomass, which yields clean-burning, high-energy fuels such as charcoal, pyrolytic oil, and fuel gas, provides energy-poor developing countries the most appropriate technology for using alternative energy resources. So concludes this state-of-the-art review, based on a literature search, of biomass pyrolysis. The author defines the thermochemical conversion theory and basic pyrolysis processes and provides descriptions of typical and specific processes; lists potential and available biomass resources, along with the biomass properties relevant to pyrolytic conversion; and discusses the collection, storage, and preprocessing of biomass feedstock, as well as the recovery of the converted products. Case studies of pyrolysis activities in developing and developed countries are presented, along with an economic analysis of a biomass pyrolysis conversion facility and a brief discussion of the environmental effects of the conversion process. Recommendations for countries seeking to employ biomass pyrolysis conclude the study. Appended are a list of resource persons and institutions and a 53-item bibliography (1961-81).