Kumar, AjayJones, David D.Hanna, Milford A.2019-08-222019-08-222009-07-21Kumar, A., Jones, D. D., & Hanna, M. A. (2009). Thermochemical biomass gasification: a review of the current status of the technology. Energies, 2(4), 556-581. https://doi.org/10.3390/en20300556https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14446/321242A review was conducted on the use of thermochemical biomass gasification for producing biofuels, biopower and chemicals. The upstream processes for gasification are similar to other biomass processing methods. However, challenges remain in the gasification and downstream processing for viable commercial applications. The challenges with gasification are to understand the effects of operating conditions on gasification reactions for reliably predicting and optimizing the product compositions, and for obtaining maximal efficiencies. Product gases can be converted to biofuels and chemicals such as Fischer-Tropsch fuels, green gasoline, hydrogen, dimethyl ether, ethanol, methanol, and higher alcohols. Processes and challenges for these conversions are also summarized.application/pdfThis material has been previously published. In the Oklahoma State University Library's institutional repository this version is made available through the open access principles and the terms of agreement/consent between the author(s) and the publisher. The permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of the material falls under fair use for educational, scholarship, and research purposes. Contact Digital Resources and Discovery Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for further information.10.3390/en20300556Articlereviewthermochemical conversiongasificationbiomasssyngasbiofuelchemicalcombined heat and power