Well, maybe I am confused. I got the idea somewhere that a lot of NOx was being created in the gasifier, just as it is in an IC engine, simply because the major component of air is nitrogen, not that it's a component of the fuel. On Tue, Jun 25, 2002 at 06:05:55AM -0600, Tom Reed wrote: > Dear Harmon: > > Sounds like you may be confused... > > First, there is very little "high temperature NOx" - probably less than 1 > ppm - in wood gas because the flame temperature is lower than that of > hydrocarbons. > > Second, there is very little "prompt" NOx because wood contains very little > nitrogen - probably less than 10 ppm. Other biomass, however, can be worse > offenders... > > Third, conversion of the NOx to N2 and O2 will yield VERY little power at > this level. > > Any other opinions out there? > > Cheers, Tom Reed BEF GASWORKS > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Harmon Seaver" <hseaver@cybershamanix.com> > To: <gasification@crest.org> > Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 5:15 PM > Subject: GAS-L: NOx and gasifiers > > > > Has anyone ever tried cleaning the NOx out of the woodgas prior to > feeding it > > to an engine by, say, running it thru a catalytic convertor? Or any other > > method? Seems like that would greatly enhance the power of the woodgas, > and, > > since cars do it that way for the exhaust, why not for a gasifier? > > > > > > -- > > Harmon Seaver > > CyberShamanix > > http://www.cybershamanix.com > > > > - > > Gasification List Archives: > > http://www.crest.org/discussion/gasification/200202/ > > > > Gasification List Moderator: > > Tom Reed, Biomass Energy Foundation, Reedtb2@cs.com > > www.webpan.com/BEF > > List-Post: <mailto:gasification@crest.org> > > List-Help: <mailto:gasification-help@crest.org> > > List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gasification-unsubscribe@crest.org> > > List-Subscribe: <mailto:gasification-subscribe@crest.org> > > > > Sponsor the Gasification List: http://www.crest.org/discuss3.html > > - > > Other Gasification Events and Information: > > http://www.bioenergy2002.org > > http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1010424940_7.html Bioenergy > > http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975339_7.html Gasification > > http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975672_7.html Carbon > > > > > -- Harmon Seaver CyberShamanix http://www.cybershamanix.com - Gasification List Archives: http://www.crest.org/discussion/gasification/200202/ Gasification List Moderator: Tom Reed, Biomass Energy Foundation, Reedtb2@cs.com www.webpan.com/BEF List-Post: <mailto:gasification@crest.org> List-Help: <mailto:gasification-help@crest.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gasification-unsubscribe@crest.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gasification-subscribe@crest.org> Sponsor the Gasification List: http://www.crest.org/discuss3.html - Other Gasification Events and Information: http://www.bioenergy2002.org http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1010424940_7.html Bioenergy http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975339_7.html Gasification http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975672_7.html Carbon
