WASTE TO FUEL Evaluation and Thermochemical Modeling of High Temperature Steam Gasification of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) University of Florida Boiling Heat Transfer and Clean Biomass Energy Research Laboratory Uisung Lee, Jacob N. Chung, Herbert A. Ingley Gasification using High Temperature Steam
Research Fields: Biomass Energy Group at UF Gasifier Biomass or MSW Syngas Hydrogen Separation Membrane Hydrogen Fischer- Trposch Reactor Biodiesel H2 & CO Hydrogen Separation F-T Reaction Photo by Michael Kappel on FlickrMichael KappelFlickr Biomass and MSW Steam Gasification System
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfilled waste : 53.8% (2012, EPA)
Gasification Energy conversion process a process that converts organic or fossil based carbonaceous materials High temperature achieved by reacting the material at high temperatures with a controlled amount of oxygen and/or steam Syngas hydrogen, carbon monoxide and methane Hydrogen Membrane Separator Fischer- Tropsch Reactor Gas turbine or IC engine Gas turbine or IC engine Generator Syngas (H 2, CO, CH 4 ) Syngas (H 2, CO, CH 4 ) Biodiesel Electricity pure Hydrogen Mechanical work
Why Steam? No N 2 dilution Steam works as source of H 2 H element is limited in feedstock Expected Higher H 2 concentration Increase syngas heating value Can be separated and recirculated Condensed water can be reused No CO2 data due to GC problem, for rubber
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