Modeling of a Microwave Plasma Driven Biomass Pyrolitic Conversion for Energy Production
Dmitry L. Tsyganov
Brest State Technical University, Moskovskaya 267, 224017 Brest, Belarus
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Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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Elena Tatarova
Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorDmitry L. Tsyganov
Brest State Technical University, Moskovskaya 267, 224017 Brest, Belarus
Search for more papers by this authorNeli Bundaleska
Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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Elena Tatarova
Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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The thermal decomposition of biomass particles in a microwave plasma operating at atmospheric pressure conditions has been theoretically investigated. The set of equations, including thermal balance equations for the gas and biomass particles and kinetic rate balance equations for stable and intermediate components of biomass decomposition was solved for two different assumptions: thermal equilibrium and non-equilibrium. The thermal equilibrium assumption is acceptable given the high temperature and high reaction rates achievable in the microwave plasma environment, and although it hides the evolution of the pyrolysis process, it allows the description of the detailed chemical composition of the stable pyrolysis by-products (H2, CO, C2H2, and C [solid]).
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