[Gasification] Biomass Pyrolysis Reactions

[Jeff Davis]

Dear Tom,

My next book investment will be "Chemistry Demystified" by Linda Williams, but 
first I need to finish "Financial Armageddon" by Michael J. Panzner (good 
reading).

I plan to take advantage of your flaming pyrolysis technology by replacing my 
HeatHut stove with Mr Charcoal (super sized TLUD). It will make charcoal and 
heat water that will be stored in a 2000 gallon fuel tank that I have. The 
tank will be insulated with bales of switchgrass. The charcoal will be used 
for Terra Preta and fireballs.

Best wishes,

Jeff


Tom Reed Wrote,
> This comes pretty close to what you will find, but there will be lots of
> cats and dogs of tar too:
>
> CH1.4O0.6 + Heat ==>0.7 Charcoal +  0. 2 CO + 0.1 CO2 + 0.2 H2O + 0.5 H2
> + .......    (T 400-500C)
>
> In flaming pyrolysis in  the TLUC stove, it is more like:
>
>  CH1.4O0.6 + 0.1 (O2 + 3.76 N2) ==> 0.8 CO + 0.7 H2 + 0.4 N2  (DHr = 63
> MJ/kg;  HHV (gas) = 7.4 MJ/m3


-- 
Jeff Davis
Somewhere 20 miles south of Lake Erie, USA