Gasification of biomass in a fluidized bed (FB) was modeled based on kinetic data obtained from previously conducted thermo-gravimetic analysis. The thermogravimetric analysis experiments were designed to closely resemble conditions in a real FB gasifierby using high sample heating rates, in situ devolatilization and gas atmospheres of H2O/H2and CO2/CO mixtures. Several charkinetic models were evaluated based on their ability to predict char conversion based on the thermogravimetric data. A modifiedversion of the random pore model was shown to provide good fitting of the char reactivity and suitability for use in a reactor model.An updated FB reactor model which incorporates the newly developed char kinetic expression and a submodel for the estimation ofchar residence time is presented and results from simulations were compared against pilot scale gasification data of pine sawdust.The reactor model showed good ability for predicting char conversion and product gas composition.
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