Rubber Seed Kernel as a Substitute for Wood in a Biomass Gasifier – An Experimental Study

Abstract:

The prediction of the performance of different biomass energy sources in gasifiers is an important area of study for the implementation of this technology in various applications, relevant to remote villages. This paper presents the experimental studies conducted on a 50 kW imbert downdraft gasifier with wood and rubber seed kernel which are available abundantly in villages close to hilly regions of South India. The influence of equivalence ratio on the species concentration, gas production rate, HHV of producer gas and gasifier conversion efficiency are discussed. The experimental study shows that the rubber seed kernel can be effectively used as feedstock in biomass gasifiers to meet the decentralized heat and power applications of rural villages.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 984-985)
• Pages: 845-849
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.984-985.845
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: V. Christus Jeya Singh*, K. Thyagarajan, P.C. Murugan, S. Joseph Sekhar
• Keywords: Biomass, Downdraft Gasifier, Gasification, Rubber Seed Kernel, Rural Energy

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