Syngas
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Syngas, or synthesis gas, refers to a gas mixture that contains different amounts of carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen, produced from the gasification of biomass or fossil fuels.[1]
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Uses
- Syngas can be burned directly to produce heat or power.
- It can be converted through a chemical process to synthetic natural gas (SNG).
- Syngas can be converted into a wide range of liquid biofuels including synthetic diesel, methanol, DME, and others. Citation needed
- Processes that convert biomass into liquid fuels, using syngas as an intermediate step are often called biomass-to-liquids or BTL.
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Notes
| Biomass | edit | |
| Biomass energy | Woody biomass | Emerging biomass industries Biomass sources: Traditional - Trees/Wood | Potential - Seaweed | ||
