The authors are very grateful to the financial support provided
by the Electrical Company of Minas Gerais (CEMIG) through the
Research and Development project (R&D) ANEEL/CEMIG GT N
418, ‘‘Gasification of Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW) for
Electricity Generation in Brazil’’, whose support is gratefully
acknowledged. We wish to thank the Brazilian National Research
and Development Council (CNPq). The Research Support
Foundation of the Minas Gerais State (FAPEMIG) and the
Coordinating Body for the Improvement of Postgraduate Studies
in Higher Education (CAPES) for the funding of R&D projects.
Also the support of graduate students and the production grants,
that allowed to accomplish the research projects whose results
are included in this paper.