[Gasification] ..back to defining gasification, was: cold/hotgas efficiency

[Arnt Karlsen]

On Thu, 11 May 2006 10:07:10 +0200, Dries wrote in message 
<001a01c674d1$e7924eb0$53c1c19d at UGent.be>:

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Arnt Karlsen" <arnt at c2i.net>
> To: <gasification at listserv.repp.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 1:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [Gasification] ..back to defining gasification, was: 
> cold/hotgas efficiency
> 
> 
> > On Wed, 10 May 2006 10:30:31 -0700, Jigme wrote in message
> > <44622337.8060903 at turboisp.com>:
> >
> >> Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Wed, 10 May 2006 08:21:50 +0200, astrupgaard wrote in message
> >> ><20060510062143.TXLR21582.fep45.mail.dk at ag17276f29bb5e>:
> 
> >> > >- and that is why a gasifier definition should never include a
> >> > demand >for cooling of the gas! (Apparently that is the case in
> >> > Californian >legislation)
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > ..it should however require combustibility of the product gas in
> >> > air, say under standard athmosphaeric conditions like under
> >standard > >  aviation conditions such as under the ICAO/ FAA
> >standards, > > 15C/60F, 1013.25mb/760mmHg etc, which _any_ viable
> >gasifier > > can be set up to produce.
> >>
> >> Why should it require combustibility?
> >
> > .."helps" legislators distinguish us from the incinerator people.
> >
> 
> extension of the question of Jigme (or did I misinterprete?):
> in analogy with the petrochemical industry, couldn't some components
> of the  gas be used as a feedstock in the chemical industry?

..it sure can.

> in other words: is gas from biomass only produced for combustion?
> if not, this would call again for a very simple definition of a
> gasifier 

..yup, and we should keep it tight enough to squeeze out the
incinerators, and requiring an easily combustible gas which is 
clean enough for both gensets, petrochemical feedstock and 
gourmet cooking, will do precisely that.  ;o)

-- 
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...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
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