[Gasification] Sodium in fuels

[Paul S. Anderson]

Tom wrote:
>
> It depends on what the olive waste is. If it is pits that have high sodium
> then it is a difficult fuel to burn or gasify.

What is it about sodium that makes biomass difficult to burn or gasify?

What biomass has high sodium and should be avoided?  Specifically, does 
coconut
husk (coir) have high sodium?

Is there a way to gasify high sodium fuels, such as by reaching a sufficiently
high temperature?

The late, great Gus Johanssen of South Africa told me once of husk 
drying sheds
at some project on islands in the Indian Ocean, and implied that the 
husks were
quite acceptable as fuels in his downdraft gasifiers.

Sorry I have no answers, only questions!!

Paul
-- 
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