On the search of efficient uses for glycerine: steam gasification
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj09.651Abstract
This work deals with the steam gasification of the glycerine generated during the biodiesel manufacture in an industrial plant. Glycerine (diluted in water) was gasified with the aim of producing an hydrogen-rich gas, making a systematic investigation on the influence of the gasification temperature in the range 600-1000 ºC. It was found that the change in this parameter influences the composition of the gas generated during gasification, driving the process towards a higher hydrogen production as the temperature gets greater. On the other hand, if the aim is to produce a gas with a higher energy content, a lower temperature would be more favourable