Research Article
Study on Tar Generated from Downdraft Gasification of Oil Palm Fronds
Table 3
Gasification results.
| | Parameters | Experimental values |
| | Moisture content (% wet basis) | | | Inlet air flow rate (l pm) | 200 | | Oxidation zone temp. (°C) | 773 | | Reduction zone temp. (°C) | 580 | | Pyrolysis zone temp. (°C) | 422 | | Drying zone temp. (°C) | 150 | | CO composition (vol.%) | 17.54 | | CO2 Composition (vol.%) | 12.91 | | CH4 Composition (vol.%) | 1.15 | | H2 Composition (vol.%) | 9.13 | | N2 composition (Vol.%) | 59.28 | | Peak heating value (MJ/Nm3) | 4.12 | | Average heating value (MJ/Nm3) | 3.75 |
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