Investigation into the characteristics and possible applications of biomass gasification by-products from a downdraft gasifier system

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dc.contributor.advisorMamphweli, Den
dc.contributor.advisorKatwire, D Men
dc.contributor.authorMelapi, Aviween
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-12T23:53:34Z
dc.date.available2026-08-12T23:53:34Z
dc.date.issued2015en
dc.description.abstractBiomass gasification has attracted the interest of researchers because it produces zero carbon to the atmosphere. This technology does not only produce syngas but also the byproducts which can be used for various application depending on quality.The study conducted at Melani village in Alice in the Eastern Cape of South Africa was aimed at investigating the possible applications of the gasification byproducts instead of being thrown away. Pine wood was employed as the parent feedstock material for the gasifier. Biomass gasification by-products were then collected for further analysis. The studied by-products included tar(condensate), char, soot and resin. These materials were also blended to produce strong materials.The essence of the blending was to generate ideal material that is strong but light at the same time.The elemental analysis of the samples performed by CHNS analyser revealed that carbon element is in large quantities in all samples. The FTIR spectra showed almost similar results for all the studied samples, since the samples are end products of lignocellulosegasification. SEM gave the sticky images of resin as well as porous char structures. Char showed a higher heating value of 35.37MJ/Kg when compared to other by-products samples.en
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dc.identifier.citationMelapi, Aviwe. 2015en
dc.identifier.othervital:11348en
dc.identifier.otherhttp://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1020174en
dc.identifier.otherBiomass gasification -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen
dc.identifier.otherRenewable energy sources -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen
dc.identifier.otherBiomass energy -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen
dc.identifier.otherCrop residue management -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen
dc.identifier.otherCoal gasification -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen
dc.identifier.otherLignocellulose -- Biodegradation -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/4587
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.publisherFaculty of Science & Agricultureen
dc.rightsUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.subjectBiomass gasification -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen
dc.subjectRenewable energy sources -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen
dc.subjectBiomass energy -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen
dc.subjectCrop residue management -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen
dc.subjectCoal gasification -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen
dc.subjectLignocellulose -- Biodegradation -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen
dc.titleInvestigation into the characteristics and possible applications of biomass gasification by-products from a downdraft gasifier systemen
dc.title.alternativeInvestigation into the characteristics and possible applications of biomass gasification by-products from a downdraft gasifier systemen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.typeMastersen
dc.typeMSc (Chemistry)en

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