Study on Tar Generated from Downdraft Gasification of Oil Palm Fronds

Table 5

Gasification performance.

Parameter	Measured and calculated values
Ash weight (g)	376.33
Char weight (g)	752.67
Tar weight (g)	73.58
Syngas flow rate (Nm^3/hr)	16.02
Fuel consumption rate (kg/hr)	6.37
Gas yield (Nm^3/kg)	2.51
Cold gas efficiency (%)	60.37
Mass conversion efficiency (%)	89.98
Carbon conversion efficiency (%)	91.18