The Removal of Biomass Tar Derived Producer Gas by Means of Thermal and Catalytic Cracking Methods

Authors

  • Hafnee Lateh Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, 90112 Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
  • Juntakan Taweekun Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, 90112 Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
  • Kittinan Maliwan Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, 90112 Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
  • Zainal Alimuddin Zainal Alauddin School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia
  • Sukritthira Rattanawilai Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, 90112 Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.88.2.147156

Keywords:

Thermal and catalytic cracking, modified catalyst, biomass gasification, biomass tar

Abstract

Tar derived from biomass gasification system needs to be eliminated before applying biomass producer gas for avoiding equipment and its gas problems. In this study, thermal and catalytic cracking methods of biomass tar along with microwave assistance in heat transfer were experimented at various temperatures during 650-1,200 °C and residence at 0.24-0.5 s. The results present that high tar removal efficiency by approximately 90 % under thermal cracking treatment and about 98 % with catalytic cracking method. It also shows that the catalytic cracking especially modified catalyst could be lowered carbon deposition on catalyst surface.

Author Biographies

Hafnee Lateh, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, 90112 Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand

abuhaf_me@hotmail.com

Juntakan Taweekun, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, 90112 Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand

jantakan.t@psu.ac.th

Kittinan Maliwan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, 90112 Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand

kittinan.m@psu.ac.th

Zainal Alimuddin Zainal Alauddin, School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia

mezainal@usm.my

Sukritthira Rattanawilai, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, 90112 Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand

sukritthira.b@psu.ac.th

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Published

2021-10-31

How to Cite

Hafnee Lateh, Juntakan Taweekun, Kittinan Maliwan, Zainal Alauddin, Z. A. ., & Sukritthira Rattanawilai. (2021). The Removal of Biomass Tar Derived Producer Gas by Means of Thermal and Catalytic Cracking Methods. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 88(2), 147–156. https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.88.2.147156

Issue

Vol. 88 No. 2: December (2021)

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