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Co-gasification of glycerol/fat mixtures in a downflow fixed bed reactor: Preliminary results
The aim of this work was to assess the technical viability of glycerol/fat co-gasification. The gasification performance was
studied in a downflow fixed bed reactor using steam as oxidizing agent. Tests were performed with a mixture of 10% of fat
and 52% of water, and the effect of temperature was evaluated in the 800 oC to 950 oC range. Samples of dry gas from the
gasifier were collected and analysed by gas chromatography in order to determine the CO, CO2, CH4 and H2 content. The
results revealed that the co-gasification of glycerol/fat mixtures seems to be a feasible technical option. Best results of the
gasification parameters were obtained at the highest tested temperature, 950 ◦C.This work was supported by Portugal 2020 [POCI-01-0145-FEDER-024067] and Fundação para a Ciência e
Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/137913/2018].info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
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