Syngas filtration is done best and easiest when it is accomplished in multiple temperature ranges. Soot and ash are easy to isolate in hot gas filtration because water and tar are above their dew points. Tars and phenols are best condensed next and finally water vapor is the last to be removed. While this is usually the ideal way to filter it isn't always the cheapest. Below are some suppliers and their filtering technologies for high temperature filtration.


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Carbon sequestration is a popular topic garnering a range of ideas for it's solution, ranging from underground carbon sequestration through CO2 injection to biochar to CO2 engines. Lets take a look at some of the technologies being promoted.

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From Biomass Magazine

Valerie Reed of the U.S. DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy talked about the direction the DOE is taking to accelerate the development of algae-based biofuels at the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy held this week in Honolulu, Hawaii. She said the agency intends to develop advanced biofuels—hydrocarbons and other high-density fuels that can be drop in replacements for diesel and gasoline—in a more accelerated fashion than cel… Continue

Daniel did such a good job on this it had to be showcased. You can chat with Daniel and other builders in the Fab Shop.

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