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What is syngas The calorific value of producer gas is lower than that of syngas.why

What is syngas The calorific value of producer gas is lower than that of syngas.why

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Yash Patari
askIITians Faculty 2123 Points
2 years ago
DEAR STUDENT,
Synthesis gas(also known as syngas) is a mixture of carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2) that is used as a fuel gas but is produced from a wide range of carbonaceous feedstocks and is used to produce a wide range of chemical.
The heating value of the syngas obtained under the gasification conditions used in the present study reaches a maximum of8.02 MJ/kg. This calorific value is higher than those reported for SS pyrolysis.
Navneet jha
63 Points
2 years ago
Syngas is a mixture of Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen which is the product of steam or oxygen gasification of organic material such as biomass. 
 
The concentration of carbon monoxide in the 'ideal' producer gas was considered to be 34.7% carbon monoxide and 65.3% nitrogen. There is thus a very high concentration of nitrogen. Since nitrogen is an incombustible gas, it only adds to the volume but does not give any extra heat on combustion. Hence, due to the presence of high concentrations of nitrogen, the amount of energy per unit volume decreases

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