[Gasification] CO2 recycling

[Toby Seiler]

Daniel, 
   
  I agree with you on the electrical energy required to make the plasma by microwave and understand the reasoning that the plasma may "bump up" the gas quality.  Seems that gasification with a conventional single stage would benefit most with this process, especially if burning wood, not charcoal, where the volatiles and steam are already a gas.  
   
  Isn't what we are talking... "thermodynamics"... raising the temperature, causing both liquid (and bound or solid) to vapor phase change to gas first, in addition to chemical reaction in the pyrolysis, making it all happen?  Herein lies the complexity of gasification, in addition to the pyrolysis reactions, there is major thermodynamics taking place, volatilizing liquids after bringing the temp from ambient.
   
  You seem to understand one point that I made earlier, that "thermodynamics" have a very important role and one can calculate those energy dynamics.  Your calculations show a higher electric energy input (cost and volume) than recovered output.  You correctly point out that it makes economic sense, when being paid to take waste.
   
  So Doug, do you have a gasifier somewhere willing to experiment?  (There I go imploring again, (shit)).  Seems GF could make the microwave part to add on, from spare parts.  Out of 800 list members, you would think we could find ways to R & D (someone with a gasifier and gen set). Or is my imploring reaching about 30?
   
  Cheers,  Toby Seiler

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