Hydrogen Production by Gasification of Biomass from Copoazu Waste

Biomass is becoming a large renewable resource for power generation; it is involved in higher frequency in environmentally clean processes, and even it is used for biofuels preparation. On the other hand, hydrogen – other energy source – can be produced in a variety of methods including gasification of biomass. In this study, the production of hydrogen by gasification of biomass waste is examined. This work explores the production of a gaseous mixture with high power potential from Amazonas´ specie known as copoazu, using a counter-flow fixed-bed bioreactor.

Authors:

• Emilio Delgado
• William Aperador
• Alis Pataquiva

Keywords:

• Copoazu
• Gasification
• Hydrogen production.

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