What is the difference between coal gasification and syn gas?

Coal gasification is the process of producing syngas—a mixture consisting primarily of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2), carbon dioxide (CO2), natural gas (CH4), and water vapour (H2O)—from coal and water, air and/or oxygen.

What is biomass gasification process?

Biomass gasification is a mature technology pathway that uses a controlled process involving heat, steam, and oxygen to convert biomass to hydrogen and other products, without combustion.

What is coal gasification technology?

Coal gasification technology is the conversion of a carbonaceous material by reaction with oxygen and steam to produce synthesis gas (syngas) that is a feedstock to produce more valuable and higher quality liquid fuels such as diesel and kerosene.

How is biomass gasification used for hydrogen production?

Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy. Hydrogen Production: Biomass Gasification. Image. Biomass gasification is a mature technology pathway that uses a controlled process involving heat, steam, and oxygen to convert biomass to hydrogen and other products, without combustion. Because growing biomass removes carbon dioxide from

Why does biomass not gasify as easily as coal?

In general, biomass does not gasify as easily as coal, and it produces other hydrocarbon compounds in the gas mixture exiting the gasifier; this is especially true when no oxygen is used.

How is syngas cleaning used in biofuel production?

Syngas cleaning is demonstrated to be a critical issue for biofuel production, and innovative pathways such as those employed by Choren Industrietechnik, Germany, and BioMCN, the Netherlands, are shown to allow efficient methanol generation.

Is it possible to make biofuel from biomass?

Biofuels from biomass gasification are reviewed here, and demonstrated to be an attractive option.