Impact of parameters on gas ratios obtained from air gasification of date palm waste

Impact of parameters on gas ratios obtained from air gasification of date palm waste

MUHAMMAD Shahbaz, MUDDASSER Inayat, TAREQ Al Ansari, GORDON Mckay

Abstract. Utilizing date palm waste as an energy source is a potential low-carbon energy source, especially in areas such as the Middle East. This study investigates date palm waste air gasification performed in a downdraft gasifier. The study aims to analyze the impact of various parameter ranges such as temperature of 600-900 ᵒC, air flow rate of 1.0 to 4.0 l/min, and particle size of
<2-6> mm on the gas ratios of producer gas. H2/CO ratio is an important parameter which is an increase from 0.53 to 0.71 with a rise in temperature from 600 to 900 ᵒC. A similar profiling of other gas ratios was noticed with the temperature increase. The H2/CO ratio and H2/CO2 are found maximum at the air flow rate of 2.5 l/min and 3.0 l/min.H2/CH4 showed a very steady trend with an increase of air flow rate up to 2.5 l/min, but a sharp hike was noticed by increasing the air flow rate of 2.5 to 4.0 l/min. Larger particle size shows a lower value of H2/CO, H2/CH4, and H2/CO2 due to the lower heat and mass transfer diffusion compared to smaller particle size.

Keywords
Date Palm Waste, Gas Ratio, Particle Size, Temperature, Air Flow Rate

Published online 5/20/2023, 8 pages
Copyright © 2023 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA

Citation: MUHAMMAD Shahbaz, MUDDASSER Inayat, TAREQ Al Ansari, GORDON Mckay, Impact of parameters on gas ratios obtained from air gasification of date palm waste, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 29, pp 226-233, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644902516-26

The article was published as article 26 of the book Sustainable Processes and Clean Energy Transition

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