A. V. Bridgwater 
Progress in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion [PDF ebook] 

This book is for chemical engineers, fuel technologists, agricultural engineers and chemists in the world-wide energy industry and in academic, research and government institutions. It provides a thorough review of, and entry to, the primary and review literature surrounding the subject. The authors are internationally recognised experts in their field and combine to provide both commercial relevance and academic rigour. Contributions are based on papers delivered to the Fifth International Conference sponsored by the IEA Bioenergy Agreement.

Innehållsförteckning

Combustion:.

Co-combustion of coal and biomass wastes in fluidised bed;
Development of catalytic wood fired boiler; The mathematical
modelling of biomass pyrolysis in a fixed bed and experimental
verification; Operating parameters for the circulating fluidised
bed (CFB) processing of biomass; Combustion properties of a fuel
bed – Experimental and modelling study; Summary of recent
parametric studies of small-scale domestic biomass combustion;
Combustion processes in a biomass fuel bed – Experimental results
of the influence of airflow and of particle size and density;
Influence of the ash composition in slagging and defluidisation in
a biomass fired commercial CFB boiler; A new type of a boiler plant
for dry and wet biofuel.

Gasification: Modern technologies of biomass conversion; Redox
process for the production of clean hydrogen from biomass; Dynamic
Modelling of Char Gasification in a Fixed-Bed; A two stage
pyrolysis/gasification process for herbaceous waste biomass from
agriculture; Fundamental fluid-dynamic investigations in a scaled
cold model for biomass-steam gasification; Biomass Power
Generation: Sugar Cane Bagasse and Trash; Biomass and waste to
energy conversion in the Netherlands by means of (in) direct
co-combustion: Status, projects and future applications in the
Dutch utility sector; Gasification study of biomass mixed with
plastic wastes; The development of methanol synthesis with biomass
gasification; Final report: Varnamo demonstration programme; Design
of a moving bed granular filter for biomass gasification.

Pyrolysis: Bagasse pyrolysis in a wire mesh reactor; BCO/Diesel
oil emulsification: Main achievements of the emulsification process
and preliminary results of tests on diesel engine; Overview of fast
pyrolysis; Production of hydrogen from biomass-derived liquids;
Levoglucosenone – A product of catalytic fast pyrolysis of
cellulose; Pyrolysis and gasification of black liquors from
alkaline pulping of straw in a fixed bed reactor; Thermal
efficiency of the HTU process for biomass liquefaction;
Low-temperature pyrolysis as a possible technique for the disposal
of CCA treated wood waste; Mathematical modelling of the
flash-pyrolysis process for wood particles; Flash pyrolysis of
biomass in a conical spouted bed. Kinetic study in the 400-500C
range; Scale up effect on plastics waste pyrolysis; Research on the
rotating cone reactor for sawdust flash pyrolysis; Thermal
desorption technology: Low temperature carbonisation of the biomass
for manufacturing of activated carbon; Scaling-up and operation of
a flash-pyrolysis system for bio-oil production and applications on
basis of the rotating cone technology.

Systems: Utilisation of bagasse residues in power production;
Barriers for the introduction of biomass in the Netherlands;
Assessment of the techno-economic viability of a bioelectricity
demonstration plant in Spain; Innovative components for
decentralised combined heat and power generation from biomass
gasification; A role of bioenergy utilization technologies
considering bioenergy supply potential and energy systems using a
global energy and land use model

Om författaren

A. V. Bridgwater is the author of Progress in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion, published by Wiley.