Gasification, one of the thermo-chemical conversion technologies, has been known
and studied for organic substances to produce gaseous fuels. The gaseous product,
known as synthesis gas(syngas), can be effectively utilized in a variety of ways
ranging from electricity production to chemical industry. One of the concerns to
utilize syngas for such further applications would be tar inclusion. In this study, it was
experimented using solid refuse fuel from household waste in a lab-scale fixed bed
gasification reactor to characterize the gaseous product sand to obtain the optimum
operating parameters for appropriate syngas production with less tar generation. At
the temperature around 1100 oC and a lower equivalent ratio(ER), CO and H2 emission
increased but CH4 and CO2 decreased. C2H6 and C3H8 concentrations changed but
were not clear at different ERs. Carbon conversion efficiency, gas, and tar yield
increased with increasing ERs. Tar yield was related to carbon conversion efficiency,
gas yield, and composition of solid refuse fuel fed. For the commercial scale
installation, using these results, the research team will design a gasification plant with
a capacity of 80 tons/day as a final goal of the technology development.