on the road to reducing problems in the reactor so there are less issues to deal with in filtering, here's a new question.
does anyone know where to look for experimental results on the impacts of increased steam in pyrolysis environments? my hunch is that increased steam will lessen the production of PAHs and general double carbon bonded refractory tars. we know we can do this by reducing pyrolysis temp and slowing the ramp rate, but will steam also help with this? the literature shows a marked decrease in soot production in combustion environments where there is high steam. steam apparently interrupts the agglomeration on the PAH nucleus. thus to the degree we can maintain adequate temps, steam is helping us with soot reduction. but what about during pyrolysis? does it reduce PAH production? do it have other marked effects on the type of tars make? in general, are there wins to be had with steam in pyrolysis that make things meaningfully easier to deal with downstream? i'm about at the end of what i can do on temp control during pyrolysis. i'm hoping there is another route to engage to continue improving the outputs of the pyrolysis stage. j -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim Mason Website: http://www.whatiamupto.com Current Projects: - Gasifier Experimenters Kit (the GEK): http://www.gekgasifier.com - Escape from Berkeley alt fuels vehicle race: www.escapefromberkeley.com - ALL Power Labs on Twitter: http://twitter.com/allpowerlabs - Shipyard Announce list: http://lists.spaceship.com/listinfo.cgi/icp-spaceship.com _______________________________________________ Gasification mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/
