This post will try to present all the questions and answers for gasification technology in general and biomass gasification in particular:
1. What are the major advantages of gasification?
2. What are the key disadvantages of gasification?
3. Which are the largest companies that use gasification to produce fuels and chemicals?
4. What is the minimum size at which gasification technology will be economical?
5. What is the EROEI for gasification in general and biomass gasification in specific?
6. Why isn't the biofuels world shifting fully to gasification?
7. What is the difference between syngas and producer gas?
8. Is gasification and pyrolysis interchangeable?
9. What is the difference between gasification and pyrolysis?
10. Once the biomass or waste is gasified, is there nothing that is left over? What about the left-overs for pyrolysis?
11. What are the capex and operating costs of the gasification part alone? For pyrolysis?
12. What is the capex and operating costs for Fischer-Tropsch process is specific and catalytic synthesis process in general?
13. Is it possible to ferment the syngas into ethanol? How cost effective is it and why should this be attempted when syngas can be directly converted to biodiesel or gasoline using chemical methods?
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