Dear Dr. Alok Dhaundiyal

Thanks a lot for your answer, could you please cite some references.

Thanks in advance!

Ahmed

Hi Rani P Ramachandran

thank you so much for such good references.

Best regards,

Ahmed

Alok Dhaundiyal

Yes, I do.

Technically you do not need steam to gasify straw. :)

However, it depends on what product you want to optimize gasification for. Then the selection of the steam-to-biomass ratio will be one variable, along with temperature, pressure, type of gasifier, air, etc. Can you provide more information? Then maybe more specific answers you will receive.

Dear Dr. Georgios Archimidis Tsalidis ,

Thank you for your answer!

Actually, I am doing LCA for different energy projects, including gasification, and I am collecting the inventory data from the literature. So, if you can help, I will be gratuful.

Best regards,

Ahmed

As a thumb rule, you can use energy balance of both steam and the straw with the gasifier efficiency.

In this regard you need the specific heat of paddy straw, moisture content and the gasification temperature. Then divide this value by the steam enthalpy to get the quantity of steam required.

Dear Dr. Kodithuwakkuge Jayasinghe ,

Could you please provide a numerical example with the exact formula used?

Thanks in advance!

Best regards,