Research Article
Hydrogen-Rich Syngas Production from Gasification and Pyrolysis of Solar Dried Sewage Sludge: Experimental and Modeling Investigations
Figure 1
Schematics of systems used in SS pyrolysis (a) and gasification (b) experiments. (a) Pyrolysis system: N2 gas cylinder; heating control panel; control transfer; N2 inlet; thermocouple; sewage sludge; pyrolysis reactor; electrical furnace; vapors outlet; condensation system; liquid fraction; noncondensable gases; gas purification system; activated carbon column; gas filters; gas analyzer; laptop for data acquisition. (b) Gasification system: gasification reactor; sewage sludge; flame introduction; gas cylinder; thermocouples; oxidizing agent (air) introduction; air compressor; temperature recorder; laptop for temperature acquisition; ash collector; syngas outlet; condensation system; tars; noncondensable gases; gas purification system; activated carbon column; gas filters; gas analyzer; laptop for data acquisition.
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