A new practical approach is presented that can be used in the selection
procedure of a proper biomass material for gasification purposes.
First using numerical simulation of the gasification process
for a wide variety of biomass materials, a series of contours for syngas
characteristics are produced. Contours are plotted with respect to the
biomass oxygen content and C:H ratio for syngas HHV, CGE, CCE, and
temperature. While CGE, CCE, and temperature are mainly affected by
biomass oxygen content, the HHV changes mostly under the effect of
C:H ratio.
Instead of using a trial and error approach to select a biomass material
for gasification purposes, the presented plots in this paper can