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Gasifier – Applications

Gasifiers can cater to almost all applications needing solid, liquid or gaseous fuels.

The utility of gasifiers arises from the fact that they convert low cost solid fuels (coal or biomass) into clean combustible gas. Then, the produced gas can easily substitute costlier liquid fuels (such as diesel, LDO, furnace oil, kerosene, etc.) or gaseous fuels (such as LPG, natural gas, etc.). Thus, gasifiers offer great opportunity of reduction in energy costs.

When gasifiers are retrofitted where solid fuels are already in use, then generally pollution decreases and efficiency increases due to the use of cleaner gaseous fuel.

Gasifiers can also be used in applications requiring process gas for synthesis or downstream chemical processes.

So far, in India, gasifiers have been widely used for industrial heating (thermal) and power (electricity) generation applications.

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Gasifier – Applications

Cost Savings

This is the primary purpose of a gasifier installation in most of the cases. Gasifiers convert low-cost fuels, like biomass, low-grade coal or waste materials into a clean combustible gas that can substitute costly petroleum derived liquid or gases fuels. Such fuel substitution is feasible in any kind of furnace catering to any type of application or even in engine-generator sets.

Fuel Flexibility

In the dynamic and volatile fuel price scenarios, as they exist today, fuel flexibility becomes important for long-term viability of a project. Gasifiers offer the option of switching from one fuel to another depending upon market conditions. In such large projects, wherein fuel is the major cost contributor, our customers are incorporating gasifiers right from the conceptualization stage.

Stack Emissions Control

The use of sulfur containing liquid fuels (e.g., furnace oil) is restricted in many regions. Also, particulate matter emissions are prohibitive when direct solid fuel combustion is employed. Gasifiers convert solid fuels into clean gas. The stack emissions from combustion of clean producer gas are normally within stipulated limits.

Better Process Control

Finer controls are possible with gaseous combustion as compared to the combustion of liquid or solid fuels.

Lower Oxidation (Burning) Loss

This is relevant in the case of heating of metals. Solid and liquid fuel combustion requires higher amounts of excess air as compared to gaseous combustion. So, substituting solid or liquid fuel by producer gas from gasifier results in reduction in oxidation (burning) loss of metal being heated.

Decarbonization of Industrial Heating Processes

Industrial heating is mostly addressed by burning solid, liquid, or gaseous fossil fuels. Gasifiers convert solid biomass into a clean combustible gas that can substitute fossil fuels in almost any industrial heating process.

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FUELS THAT CAN BE SUBSTITUTED BY PRODUCER GAS

Liquid fuels like, furnace oil, LSHS, LDO, diesel
Petroleum derived gaseous fuels like LPG, natural gas.
By-product gaseous fuels like coke-oven gas or blast furnace gas
Solid fuels (e.g. coal) in lump form
Pulverized coal (PCI) or pet coke

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THERMAL APPLICATIONS

Gasifiers can be used for almost any industrial heating (thermal) application. With appropriate design of burners and combustion system, temperatures up to 15000C can be reached. Some of the applications that can be thought of are:

Metal reheating furnaces
Metal melting furnaces
Dryers
Hot air generators
Rotary kilns
Heat treatment furnaces

Glass melting
Boilers
Galvanizing furnaces
Chemical reactors heating
Vertical shaft kilns
Tunnel kilns

The above list is not is not exhaustive. If you have any thermal application, just get in touch with us. We will explore the benefits that you may get by using gasifiers.

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Combined Heat & Power (CHP):

Typical CHP application involves converting solid fuels into gas in a gasifier, generating power by feeding the gas into an engine, and using the waste heat from the engine for a thermal application.

Gasifiers offer a path towards a more sustainable and cost-effective future for various industries. We can help you determine if gasification is the right solution for your specific needs. Contact us today!

Liquid fuels like, furnace oil, LSHS, LDO, diesel
Petroleum derived gaseous fuels like LPG, natural gas.
By-product gaseous fuels like coke-oven gas or blast furnace gas
Solid fuels (e.g. coal) in lump form
Pulverized coal (PCI) or pet coke