Abstract:The work on thermo-chemical conversion of biomass was initiated at the Institute with the financial support from the Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology in 1981. During the first five years, one of the key question addressed was: Can a 3.7 kWe gasifier be built to produce engine consistent quality gas from woody biomass -even though small systems are prone to unfavorable thermal conditions? Studies showed that this question could be answered in the positive. The period 1985-90 was characterized … Show more
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