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2010

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Paul J. Dauenhauer

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Improved Utilization Of Biomass-Derived Carbon By Millisecond Co-Processing With Hydrogen Rich Feedstocks, Paul J. Dauenhauer, J. L. Colby, A. Bhan, L. D. Schmitt Jan 2010

Improved Utilization Of Biomass-Derived Carbon By Millisecond Co-Processing With Hydrogen Rich Feedstocks, Paul J. Dauenhauer, J. L. Colby, A. Bhan, L. D. Schmitt

Paul J. Dauenhauer

A reactor capable of improving the utilization of biomass-derived carbon during thermochemical conversion to synthesis gas is demonstrated experimentally. By co-processing hydrogen-deficient biomass (H/C[similar]2) with hydrogen-rich feedstocks (H/C≥4) through catalytic partial oxidation, 100% of the fuel carbon atoms fed to the reactor can be converted to CO.