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The use of catalysts in biomass gasification has been suggested for a long time.1 Fung and Graham found that potassium carbonate and calcium oxide have catalytic influences on the gasification rate and the product yield.2 This article does not, however, deal with catalysts for the primary gasification. The objective has been to find catalysts for refinement and upgrading of the gas already produced.
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Ekström, C., Lindman, N., Pettersson, R. (1985). Catalytic Conversion of Tars, Carbon Black and Methane from Pyrolysis/Gasification of Biomass. In: Overend, R.P., Milne, T.A., Mudge, L.K. (eds) Fundamentals of Thermochemical Biomass Conversion. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4932-4_34
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