[Gasification] catalyst

[Jeff Davis]

Toby wrote:
>What I'm asking about is for a
> downdraft gasifier that has only enough oxygen to complete the burn
> after the grate, being fed into a second stage catalytic unit (close
> coupled) thus supplying the thermal energy for a second stage that is
> oxygen starved.

So let me see if I understand:

Your using the first gasifier to provide the heat needed for the second
gasifier (reaction heat). The second gasifier is kind of like a retort
with a catalyst inside plus the fuel/feedstock passing through it.


Jeff







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Jeff Davis

Some where 20 miles south of Lake Erie, USA