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Introduction to Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABEn 131)

1st Semester, AY 2018-2019

Reaction Paper on Operation of Syngas Generator

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I. The Syngas Technology

The need for alternative fuel sources increases as the cost of petroleum-based fuels
increases. One promising process for biofuel production involves the formation of
synthesis gas which can then be converted to useful compounds.
Syngas is an abbreviated term for synthesis gas, which is a gaseous mixture of
hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and other trace components. Some of the
examples of syngas production include gasification of coal emissions, waste emissions to
energy gasification, and steam reforming of coke. The general raw materials used for
gasification (creation of syngas) are coal, petroleum-based materials, or other materials
that would be rejected as waste. Instead of placing waste products in landfills or the ocean,
these waste products can be used to generate a useful, energy rich product.
Syngas can be used to produce a wide range of fertilizers, fuels, solvent and synthetic.
materials. It is also used as fuel to manufacture steam or electricity and as a basic chemical
building block for many petrochemical and refining processes.

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II. Reaction

Syngas Generator needs fuel to operate. In Vsu they use rice hull as a fuel to this kind
of generator. To operate, first open the gasification chamber and put the rice hull or the
fuel inside then light it and let the fuel burn. After burning, pyrolysis takes part, which
yields a main product which is syngas and byproducts, which are tar and charcoal. In this
process air or gasses moves upward and the ash goes downward. After the pyrolysis,
syngas flows and collected in the syngas tank or chamber by passing the metal pipe. To
use the syngas, the lever should be opened in order for the syngas to flow to the stove.
During gasification, the fuel specifically the rice hull, is loaded and heated in a
chamber to a high temperature. As a product of pyrolysis, charcoal, tar and syngas are the
products. The syngas are then collected to the syngas tank or chamber, while the tar is
collected through a container below the syngas tank or chamber.
The invention of syngas generator gives the future engineer prior knowledge about
the potential contributions of it. It can be that the engineers in the future will have an idea
that will make them innovate and introduce this alternative fuel source that is generated
from wastes. By this, the society will be introduced to the idea of syngas and will resort
to the use of it resulting to more productive and more eco-friendly fuel resource
production.
III. Life Long Learnings
Through this exercise, students were able to observe the actual process in operating
the syngas generator and appreciate how helpful it is. One of the syngas’ role is to
minimize these phenomena that occurs in this world. It is very functional when it comes
to reducing the amount of greenhouse gases and other harmful chemicals from the

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atmosphere. Gasification of waste to energy is one good example of nature-friendly

method.
The use of syngas entails a lot of benefits to human development, ecological
protection, as well as for general welfare because its contribution is to reduce waste,
pollution in landfills, urban and rural areas.
Among all of these benefits of using syngas generator that the students have learned
through this activity, as an Agricultural Engineering and Biosystems Engineering
students, this serves as an introduction that gave us hint of the technologies that we are
going to study and someday would probably innovate. On the other hand, in the
profession, since we are already knowledgeable, we could help create more technologies
like syngas generator which can protect and minimize phenomenon that occurs in the
world. In our personal lives, it is more efficient if renewable energy technologies like
syngas will be used because it can produce fertilizer (carbonized rice) that we can
consume yet it is not costly and at the same time, harmful gases in the atmosphere will
be reduced.
IV. References
http://www.syngastechnology.com/gasification.html
https://www.globalsyngas.org
http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2011/ph240/demori2/docs/236-1576-1-PB.pdf
V. Members
• Bacason, Shiela
• Bulado, Clark Raymund
• Cabiling, Ericka
• Calunsag, Paola Jade M.
• Gesulga, Jane Claire
• Mata, John Nino
• Nartea, Jake

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