On Sun, 26 Aug 2001, Peter Singfield wrote: > I a continuing a quick study of this field. But to date -- looks like an > easy and inexpensive experiment to pass hot product gas through one of > these devices to "reform" tars -- solving one of the problems with product > gas powering an IC engine. How? The process taking place on the cathalyst is combustion, i.e. /oxidation/. I fail to see how tars in the gas could be reduced by cathalytic combustion, when there is no oxygen in the gas. Also, the temperatures in a gasifier must always be way above the 1000°F (ca 540°C, i.e. not even glowing temperature) in the oxidation zone in any case, or reduction won't take place. Joacim - main(){printf(&unix["\021%six\012\0"],(unix)["have"]+"fun"-0x60);} -- David Korn - Gasification List Archives: http://www.crest.org/discussion/gasification/current/ Gasification List Moderator: Tom Reed, Biomass Energy Foundation, Reedtb2@cs.com www.webpan.com/BEF List-Post: <mailto:bioenergy@crest.org> List-Help: <mailto:bioenergy-help@crest.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:bioenergy-unsubscribe@crest.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:bioenergy-subscribe@crest.org> Sponsor the Gasification List: http://www.crest.org/discuss3.html - Other Gasification Events and Information: http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/bioam/ http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/gasref.shtml http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/
