Event
PhD Oral Defense: Optimization of advanced biofuel thermochemical conversion phenomena for producing bioenergy via gasification
Friday, March 31, 2017 13:15
Macdonald-Stewart Building
MS2-022, 21111 Lakeshore Road, St Anne de Bellevue, QC, H9X 3V9, CA
PhD Oral Defense of Edris Madadian, Department of Bioresource Engineering
With the need for developing a more sustainable world there is a desire to shift from fossil fuels to biofuels, produced using the concept of biorefineries. Within the last decades, thermochemical conversion technologies have gained a great deal of attention for producing advanced biofuels. In this context, the present thesis elaborated different aspects of biomass gasification technology, as a representative of thermochemical pathways, and suggested potential solutions to enhance the efficacy of the process. To fulfill this goal, different types of biomass feedstock were used to examine the potential of bioenergy production through a down-draft gasification reactor.