Due to fast climate change and foreseen damage through global warming, access to clean and green energy has become very much essential for the sustainable development of the society, globally. Biomass based energy is one of the important renewable energy resources to meet the day to day energy requirements and is as old as the human civilization. Biomass gasification is among few important aspects of bioenergy for producing heat, power and biofuels for useful applications. Despite, the availability of vast literature, technological and material advancements, the dissemination of gasification technology could not overcome the critical barriers for the widespread acceptability over the conventional energy resources. This article presents a comprehensive review on the technical advancements, developments of biomass gasification technology and the barriers being faced by different stakeholders in the wide dissemination of the technology for day to day requirements of the society, followed by recommendations for policy makers to make this technology popular while serving the society.

Recent advances in the development of biomass gasification technology: A comprehensive review

Review and evaluation of hydrogen production options for better environment

Progress in biofuel production from gasification

Biomass has proven to be an effective energy carrier capable of fulfilling the growing demand of clean and everlasting energy source for the sustainable development of society Among different biomass conversion routes, biomass gasification is one of the most promising thermochemical routes for conversion of biomass into gaseous fuel for both heat and power generation applications besides biofuel production through fermentation But, we are unable to present these gaseous fuels directly for domestic and commercial uses, which indicates the existence of various barriers including the lack of research in this area In this article, various barriers to the technology, such as challenges with biomass supply chain management, biomass pretreatment, generic shortcomings, gas conditioning and conversion technology have been highlighted Based on recent studies, the gasification of biomass, gas conditioning, government policies and utilization of fuel gas for heat and power generation applications have been identified as the greatest challenges Despite the availability of different gasifier reactors, a highly efficient reactor design is yet to be developed for successful operation and commercialization Thus, an advanced gasification system with efficient gas conditioning technology can significantly overcome many of the barriers

Global challenges in the sustainable development of biomass gasification: An overview

Recent progress in thermochemical techniques to produce hydrogen gas from biomass: A state of the art review

Process simulation of biomass gasification in a bubbling fluidized bed reactor

An advanced biomass gasification–proton exchange membrane fuel cell system for power generation

Mathematical modeling of extra-heavy oil gasification at different fuel water contents

Gasification is a thermochemical process that produces useful and environmentally friendly by-products. Here the effects of various parameters such as equivalence ratio, pressure, and steam gasifying on the gasification process of waste lubricant oil are investigated based on Gibbs free energy minimization approach. The model is validated by reported data and found to be in good agreement. Various gasification performance parameters such as cold gas efficiency, carbon conversion efficiency, gasification temperature, pressure, and heating value of produced gas were determined based on a parametric study. The use of CaO catalyst has also been investigated for the production of hydrogen-rich gas with in situ CO2 capture in steam gasification of waste oil. The results indicate that an appropriate steam/fuel ratio and more catalyst are favorable for getting a higher H2 ratio and a lower CO2 output.

A Comprehensive Study on Gasification of Petroleum Wastes Based on a Mathematical Model

Production of hydrogen rich gases from heavy oils via potassium-catalyzed steam gasification is a promising approach toward cleaner fuel production, suitable for fuel cell applications. The authors developed a zero-dimensional mathematical model to simulate the steam gasification of Orimulsion with KOH as a catalyst, based on an equilibrium model. The model is compared with the numerical results and data from an experimental study, showing a good agreement with it. This research activity presents a large number of predicted data of catalytic gasification, aiming to survey the effects of reaction temperature, gasification pressure, steam/fuel ratio, and KOH/fuel ratio on gas product compositions. It also provides useful indications for its optimal choice. Results illustrate that the pressurized operation slightly increases methane concentration as well as the production of higher heating value gas, while decreasing the hydrogen concentration.

S.-M. Beheshti

Papers

Process simulation of biomass gasification in a bubbling fluidized bed reactor

An advanced biomass gasification–proton exchange membrane fuel cell system for power generation

Mathematical modeling of extra-heavy oil gasification at different fuel water contents

A Comprehensive Study on Gasification of Petroleum Wastes Based on a Mathematical Model

Modeling Steam Gasification of Orimulsion in the Presence of KOH: A Strategy for High-Yield Hydrogen Production