caa a22 4500 606169210 CHVBK 20210128100711.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10098-014-0891-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10098-014-0891-8 Thermal degradation and gasification characteristics of Tung Shells as an open top downdraft wood gasifier feedstock [Elektronische Daten] [Lalta Prasad, B. Salvi, Virendra Kumar] Tung (Aleurites Fordii) is cultivated in China, Argentina, Paraguay, Africa, India, and United States. Tung oil has various applications like as a drying agent for paints and varnishes, termite control as well as cleaning and polishing compounds. The Tung shell and de-oiled cake are residues after decortications of the Tung seeds. This paper has been aimed for thermal degradation and gasification of Tung shells. Thermal degradation of the Tung shell was carried out at heating rates of 10, 15, and 20°C/min from room temperature to 750°C under non-isothermal conditions, and N2 was used as a carrier gas. Based on the thermogravimetric analysis and differential thermogravimetric analysis results, it was found that Tung shells have low thermal stability. These shells were gasified in the downdraft wood gasifier. The calorific value of producer gas was calculated to be 4.75MJ/Nm3. The conversion efficiency of the gasifier for Tung shells was higher (93%) as compared to the wood (84%). The producer gas generated from shells could be used for heat and or power generation for rural areas. Also a solution to reduce the disposal problem of toxic Tung shells generated from oil expellers. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 Tung shell nationallicence Activation energy nationallicence Downdraft gasifier nationallicence Producer gas nationallicence Gasifier conversion efficiency nationallicence Prasad Lalta Department of Mechanical Engineering, G.B. Pant Engineering College, 246194, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India aut Salvi B. Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, 313001, Udaipur, India aut Kumar Virendra Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, 110016, New Delhi, India aut Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy Springer Berlin Heidelberg 17/6(2015-08-01), 1699-1706 1618-954X 17:6<1699 2015 17 10098 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-014-0891-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-014-0891-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Prasad Lalta Department of Mechanical Engineering, G.B. Pant Engineering College, 246194, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Salvi B. Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, 313001, Udaipur, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kumar Virendra Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, 110016, New Delhi, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy Springer Berlin Heidelberg 17/6(2015-08-01), 1699-1706 1618-954X 17:6<1699 2015 17 10098