Biofuels Production by Biomass Gasification: A Review
Antonio Molino,
Vincenzo Larocca,
Simeone Chianese,
Dino Musmarra
Affiliations
Antonio Molino
Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Territorial and Production System Sustainability Department, 80055 Portici, Italy
Vincenzo Larocca
Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Division of Renewable Energy, 75026 Rotondella, Italy
Simeone Chianese
Dipartimento di Ingegneria, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Italy
Dino Musmarra
Dipartimento di Ingegneria, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Italy
The production of biofuels from renewable sources is a major challenge in research. Methanol, ethanol, dimethyl ether (DME), synthetic natural gas (SNG), and hydrogen can be produced from syngas which is the result of the gasification of biomasses. Syngas composition varies according to the gasification technology used (such as fixed bed reactors, fluidized bed reactors, entrained flow reactors), the feedstock characteristics, and the operating parameters. This paper presents a review of the predominant biomass gasification technologies and biofuels obtained from syngas by biomass gasification.
