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  • oa A Comprehensive Exploration of Biomass Gasification Technologies Advancing United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Part I

    Mechanisms, sources, processes and products of gasification

  • Authors: M. N. Uddin1 and N. A. Nithe2
  • Affiliations: 1 School of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia; SEM, FEM, Prince of Songkla University, Hat-yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand; School of Energy and Science, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, Ontario, L1G 0C5, Canada; NOVA IMS, University Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Australia; IPT, FIUNA, Universidad Nacional de Asuncion, San Lorenzo, Paraguay; ME, Dzemal Bijedic University Mostaru, 88104, Bosnia and Herzegovina; EEE, Northern University Bangladesh, Dhaka 1230, Bangladesh; Kulliya of Engineering, International Islamic University, 53100, Selangor, Malaysia; CPS, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Zlin, , Czech Republic 2 School of Energy and Science, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, Ontario, L1G 0C5, Canada
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  • Source: Johnson Matthey Technology Review, Volume 69, Issue 1, Jan 2025, p. 4 - 12
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1595/205651325X17128380208047
    • Received: 28 Jan 2024
    • Accepted: 10 Apr 2024

Abstract

The pursuit of sustainable energy sources on a worldwide scale is a crucial and pressing matter, with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) offering a comprehensive framework for properly addressing this challenge. This two-part paper provides an overview of the various technologies now available for the process of biomass gasification. Compared to other renewable energy sources, which have undergone significant technological advancements in recent years, the field of biomass conversion is still relatively new. Keeping up with the newest breakthroughs becomes increasingly crucial as new conversion techniques are rapidly being created. In the thermochemical conversion process called ‘biomass gasification’, biomass solid source materials are degraded or incompletely burned in an oxygen-free or oxygen-deficient high-temperature atmosphere, resulting in the production of biomass gas. Part I delves into different biomass gasification techniques, including upstream, gasification and downstream processes, highlighting their importance in transforming biomass into clean and combustible gases.

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A Comprehensive Exploration of Biomass Gasification Technologies Advancing United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Part I
Johnson Matthey Technology Review 69, 4 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1595/205651325X17128380208047
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