Leland, I totally agree with you, that is why I thought the "CO" was Typo.... Greg On Apr 13, 2015 1:09 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> My question is why does one want to get rid of CO in the fuel gas as it > has a higher heating value than that of hydrogen and without CO, an engine > derating is much more significant just using hydrogen. The one component > that significantly increases engine performance is methane in the produced > gas as small quantities make a significant improvement in engine rating on > produced gas. > Sincerely, > Leland T. "Tom" Taylor > Thermogenics Inc. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Davis <[email protected]> > To: Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification < > [email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Apr 13, 2015 9:07 am > Subject: Re: [Gasification] eliminating carbon monoxide from coal gas > > If the gasifier is air blown with some steam added the reaction will > remain exothermic. If the gasifier is brought up to temp with air and then > switched to steam blown then the reaction will be endothermic on pure steam > and will need to be toggled back to air blown hence town gas. > > Jeff > > > ______________________________________________ > "Once an owner has got used to charcoal gas he will never revert to the > more expensive fuels", Geo Bray > On Apr 12, 2015 9:37 PM, "Viswanathan KS" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dr Karve wrote > Quote > --------. When hot charcoal is treated with steam, it produces coal > gas, consisting of a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen. We have > used this reaction in an experimental stove, in which the coal gas is > used as fuel. Can anybody suggest a simple method of removing carbon > monoxide from coal gas? > Unquote > > Is this reaction sustainable or will the charcoal fire get extinguished > due to prolonged passage of steam? > > The answer to this question should determine the continuation of the > discussion. > > On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 6:54 AM, Henri Naths <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello Anand > Some of the CO can be removed using the water gas reaction. This well > known stoichiometry of the water the water-gas shift reaction is : co+h20 > <=>h2+co2+heat ( exothermic) > In an efficient heat integrated scheme , the heat of the reaction can be > recovered as superheated high pressure steam. > H. > > > > > On Apr 11, 2015, at 9:14 PM, Anand Karve <[email protected]> wrote: > > Coal gas as automotive fuel > Agriculture, forests and urban centres in India produce annually > about 1000 million tons of combustible waste biomass. Its energy > content is almost 3 times as much as the petroleum that we currently > use in our country. Samuchit Enviro Tech developed a simple and > nonpolluting technology for converting combustible biomass into > charcoal. When hot charcoal is treated with steam, it produces coal > gas, consisting of a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen. We have > used this reaction in an experimental stove, in which the coal gas is > used as fuel. Can anybody suggest a simple method of removing carbon > monoxide from coal gas? > Yours > A.D.Karve > > *** > Dr. A.D. 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