Biomass Gasification, Pyrolysis and Torrefaction

Dr. Prabir Basu, founding President of Greenfield Research Incorporated, a private research and development company in Canada that specializes in gasification and torrefaction, is an active researcher and designer of biomass energy conversion systems. Dr. Basu holds a position of Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department and is Head of Circulating Fluidized Bed Laboratory at Dalhousie University, Halifax His current research interests include frontier areas, chemical looping gasification, torrefaction, biomass cofiring amongst others.Professor Basu also founded of the prestigious triennial International Conference series on Circulating Fluidized Beds, and a private R&D company, Fluidized Bed Systems Limited that specializes on design, training and investigative services on fluidized bed boilers. Professor Basu has been working in the field of energy conversion and the environment for more than 30 years. Prior to joining the engineering faculty at Dalhousie University (formerly known as the Technical University of Nova Scotia), he worked with both a government research laboratory and a boiler manufacturing company.Dr. Basu’s passion for the transformation of research results into industrial practice is well known, as is his ongoing commitment to spreading advanced knowledge around the world. He has authored more than 200 research papers and seven monographs in emerging areas of energy and environment, some of which have been translated into Chinese and Korean. He is well known internationally for providing expert advices on circulating fluidized bed boilers and conducting training courses to industries and universities across the globe.

"In a world that relies on biomass for its energy needs more and more with each year,… this book fills a definite need for both policy planners and renewable energy specialists…This is a second edition with new material including torrefaction techniques, spotlighting advanced processes and with an expanded reference section on research results, a glossary and many useful, detailed diagrams and flow-charts." --ProtoView.com, February 2014

• Preface1. Introduction 2. Economic Issues of Biomass Energy Conversion 3. Biomass Characteristics 4. Torrefaction5. Pyrolysis6. Tar Production and Destruction 7. Gasification Theory 8. Design of Biomass Gasifiers9. Hydrothermal Gasification of Biomass10. Biomass co-firing and Torrefaction11. Production of Synthetic Fuels and Chemicals from Biomass12. Biomass Handling13. Analytical TechniquesAppendix A: Definition of BiomassAppendix B: Physical Constants and Unit ConversionsAppendix C: Selected Design Data Tables