The Effect of Moisture Content on the Tar Characteristic of Wood Pellet Feedstock in a Downdraft Gasifier
This study examined the tar characteristic of wood pellet using a downdraft gasifier system. The wood pellet was used as a feedstock with a variation of moisture content between 2 to 6 wt. %. Tar sample was taken using the JP 2009-40885 method. Gas chromatography mass spectrometry and gravimetric an...
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| author | Rizqi Fitri Naryanto Hiroshi Enomoto Anh Vo Cong Kazuki Fukadu Zheng Zong Mera Kartika Delimayanti Chuntima Chunti Reiji Noda |
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| description | This study examined the tar characteristic of wood pellet using a downdraft gasifier system. The wood pellet was used as a feedstock with a variation of moisture content between 2 to 6 wt. %. Tar sample was taken using the JP 2009-40885 method. Gas chromatography mass spectrometry and gravimetric analysis were used to identify and to analyze the tar sample, respectively. The results show that an increase in moisture content slightly decreased the total concentration of tar formation on the nine tar compounds of the biomass. Additionally, the lowest moisture content produced the highest amount of light tar on tar classification. The amount of light tar indicates the ease of ignition in the gasifier. Therefore, this condition will minimize the failure-of-equipment problem because of no clogs in the gasifier equipment. The lowest moisture content had the lowest tar density, and this minimized the deposit of tar in the gasifier. Therefore, the lowest moisture content had low tar production in the biomass gasification process using wood pellets. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d90bb45f1bc4425782fde9cba869e4852023-11-19T21:47:48ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-04-01108276010.3390/app10082760The Effect of Moisture Content on the Tar Characteristic of Wood Pellet Feedstock in a Downdraft GasifierRizqi Fitri Naryanto0Hiroshi Enomoto1Anh Vo Cong2Kazuki Fukadu3Zheng Zong4Mera Kartika Delimayanti5Chuntima Chunti6Reiji Noda7Division of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Natural Science Research Building 3, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, JapanDivision of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Natural Science Research Building 3, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, JapanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University, Hue City 49100, VietnamDivision of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Natural Science Research Building 3, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, JapanDivision of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Natural Science Research Building 3, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, JapanDepartment of Computer and Informatics Engineering, Politeknik Negeri Jakarta, Depok 16425, IndonesiaDivision of Environmental Engineering Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, Tenjin-cho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma 376-0011, JapanDivision of Environmental Engineering Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, Tenjin-cho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma 376-0011, JapanThis study examined the tar characteristic of wood pellet using a downdraft gasifier system. The wood pellet was used as a feedstock with a variation of moisture content between 2 to 6 wt. %. Tar sample was taken using the JP 2009-40885 method. Gas chromatography mass spectrometry and gravimetric analysis were used to identify and to analyze the tar sample, respectively. The results show that an increase in moisture content slightly decreased the total concentration of tar formation on the nine tar compounds of the biomass. Additionally, the lowest moisture content produced the highest amount of light tar on tar classification. The amount of light tar indicates the ease of ignition in the gasifier. Therefore, this condition will minimize the failure-of-equipment problem because of no clogs in the gasifier equipment. The lowest moisture content had the lowest tar density, and this minimized the deposit of tar in the gasifier. Therefore, the lowest moisture content had low tar production in the biomass gasification process using wood pellets.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/8/2760wood pelletmoisture contenttar formationtar classificationtar density |
| spellingShingle | Rizqi Fitri Naryanto Hiroshi Enomoto Anh Vo Cong Kazuki Fukadu Zheng Zong Mera Kartika Delimayanti Chuntima Chunti Reiji Noda The Effect of Moisture Content on the Tar Characteristic of Wood Pellet Feedstock in a Downdraft Gasifier Applied Sciences wood pellet moisture content tar formation tar classification tar density |
| title | The Effect of Moisture Content on the Tar Characteristic of Wood Pellet Feedstock in a Downdraft Gasifier |
| title_full | The Effect of Moisture Content on the Tar Characteristic of Wood Pellet Feedstock in a Downdraft Gasifier |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Moisture Content on the Tar Characteristic of Wood Pellet Feedstock in a Downdraft Gasifier |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Moisture Content on the Tar Characteristic of Wood Pellet Feedstock in a Downdraft Gasifier |
| title_short | The Effect of Moisture Content on the Tar Characteristic of Wood Pellet Feedstock in a Downdraft Gasifier |
| title_sort | effect of moisture content on the tar characteristic of wood pellet feedstock in a downdraft gasifier |
| topic | wood pellet moisture content tar formation tar classification tar density |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/8/2760 |
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