Air gasification of Malaysia agricultural waste in a fluidised bed gasifier

Hydrogen production from agricultural waste has been investigated experimentally using a bench-scale fluidised bed gasifier with 60 mm diameter and 425 mm height. During the experiments, the fuel properties and the effects of operating parameters such as gasification temperatures (800–900°C), fluidi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina, Moghadam, Reza Alipour, Mohd Salleh, Mohamad Amran, Alias, Azil Bahari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inderscience Enterprises 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22922/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22922/1/Air%20gasification%20of%20Malaysia%20agricultural%20waste%20in%20a%20fluidised%20bed%20gasifier.pdf
_version_ 1848844616542978048
author Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina
Moghadam, Reza Alipour
Mohd Salleh, Mohamad Amran
Alias, Azil Bahari
author_facet Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina
Moghadam, Reza Alipour
Mohd Salleh, Mohamad Amran
Alias, Azil Bahari
author_sort Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Hydrogen production from agricultural waste has been investigated experimentally using a bench-scale fluidised bed gasifier with 60 mm diameter and 425 mm height. During the experiments, the fuel properties and the effects of operating parameters such as gasification temperatures (800–900°C), fluidisation ratio (2.0–3.33 m/s), static bed height (10–30 mm) and equivalence ratio (0.16–0.46) were analysed. Increasing temperatures favoured hydrogen yield and composition (up to 67 mol %) but only minor effects for other parameters. As conclusion, agricultural wastes are potential candidates as an alternative renewable energy source to fossil fuels.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T08:33:45Z
format Article
id upm-22922
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-15T08:33:45Z
publishDate 2011
publisher Inderscience Enterprises
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling upm-229222020-04-15T16:17:41Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22922/ Air gasification of Malaysia agricultural waste in a fluidised bed gasifier Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina Moghadam, Reza Alipour Mohd Salleh, Mohamad Amran Alias, Azil Bahari Hydrogen production from agricultural waste has been investigated experimentally using a bench-scale fluidised bed gasifier with 60 mm diameter and 425 mm height. During the experiments, the fuel properties and the effects of operating parameters such as gasification temperatures (800–900°C), fluidisation ratio (2.0–3.33 m/s), static bed height (10–30 mm) and equivalence ratio (0.16–0.46) were analysed. Increasing temperatures favoured hydrogen yield and composition (up to 67 mol %) but only minor effects for other parameters. As conclusion, agricultural wastes are potential candidates as an alternative renewable energy source to fossil fuels. Inderscience Enterprises 2011 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22922/1/Air%20gasification%20of%20Malaysia%20agricultural%20waste%20in%20a%20fluidised%20bed%20gasifier.pdf Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina and Moghadam, Reza Alipour and Mohd Salleh, Mohamad Amran and Alias, Azil Bahari (2011) Air gasification of Malaysia agricultural waste in a fluidised bed gasifier. World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 8 (2/3/4). pp. 100-113. ISSN 1741-2242; ESSN: 1741-2234 https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=44210 10.1504/WRSTSD.2011.044210
spellingShingle Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina
Moghadam, Reza Alipour
Mohd Salleh, Mohamad Amran
Alias, Azil Bahari
Air gasification of Malaysia agricultural waste in a fluidised bed gasifier
title Air gasification of Malaysia agricultural waste in a fluidised bed gasifier
title_full Air gasification of Malaysia agricultural waste in a fluidised bed gasifier
title_fullStr Air gasification of Malaysia agricultural waste in a fluidised bed gasifier
title_full_unstemmed Air gasification of Malaysia agricultural waste in a fluidised bed gasifier
title_short Air gasification of Malaysia agricultural waste in a fluidised bed gasifier
title_sort air gasification of malaysia agricultural waste in a fluidised bed gasifier
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22922/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22922/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22922/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22922/1/Air%20gasification%20of%20Malaysia%20agricultural%20waste%20in%20a%20fluidised%20bed%20gasifier.pdf