Energy From Biomass: Proceedings Of The Workshop On Biomass Pilot Projects On Methanol Production And Algae, Held In Brussels, 22 October 1981 (solar Energy R&d In The Ec Series E:) (volume 2)

This l:::ook comes as part of a new series on Solar Energy R+D, includlng Biomass which is carried out by the Euro:pean Community.. The commission of the European Comrmmities' Directorate General (XII) for Science, Research and Developnent is currently implementing, on a cost-sharing basis, a solar energy R+D pro;Jranune through contracts with European industry, research institutions and uni versi ties. This prcgrarrrrne includes a very strong acti vi ty on Biomass. Besides general R+D work on all aspects of Biomass growth and utilization which is reported elsewhere in this series, the Canmission is currently starting a new activity on Pilot Plants based on the use of Biomass for energy purp:Jses, and in particular on methanol prcx:luction from wood. The commission considers that the subject of methanol prcxiuction from wood offers llnp:Jrtant prospects for application wi thin the European Canmilllity and in other parts of the world, in particular some of the developing countries & The state of art in Europe In this field is still considered to be very high as a result of related work which was performed in Europe during ~vorld War II and the time before. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Methanol from Wood; a review related to the proposals submitted to the Commission of the European Communities....Pages 1-14 Front Matter....Pages 15-15 Synthetic Fuel from Biomass: The AVSA Dual Fluid Bed Combustor — Gasifier Project....Pages 16-27 Gazeification du Bois en lit Fluidise a l’Oxygene et Sous Pression en vue de Produire un Gaz Utilisable Pour la Synthese du Methanol....Pages 28-42 Development of the Oxygen Donor Gasifier for Conversion of Wood to Synthesis Gas for Eventual Production of Methanol....Pages 43-52 Synthetic Fuel from Wood Using Steam and Air....Pages 53-65 Experimental Work on a Fixed-Bed Oxygen Gasifier in the view of Methanol Synthesis Using Biomass as a Feedstock....Pages 66-75 Design and Construction of a Pressurized Wood Gasifier with Heat in put by Oxygen Combustion or by Electrical Heating....Pages 76-88 Proposed 20 Tonnes per Day Biomass Gasification Pilot Plant....Pages 89-100 Synthesis Gas Obtained from Biomass....Pages 101-114 Gasification of Wood in the Circulating Fluidized Bed Methanol Production Route....Pages 115-125 Front Matter....Pages 127-127 Biotechnologie Solaire — Production et Utilisation des Algues....Pages 128-140 Hydrocarbon Production via Cultivation of the Alga Botryococcus Braunii....Pages 141-152 Culture de L’Algue Botryococcus Braunii a L’Echelle Pilote....Pages 153-165 Fuel Gas Production by Mariculture on Land....Pages 166-175 Proceedings of the Workshop on Biomass Pilot Projects on Methanol Production and Algae, held in Brussels, 27 October 1981