2016 年 58 巻 185 号 p. 130-136
Partial combustion is a thermo-chemical conversion process, which is applicable to tar reduction in the producer gas. Cracking and polymerization of tar, however, occur simultaneously during the partial combustion gas reforming process. In our research, effects of carbon dioxide and water vapor on the producer gas reforming under partial combustion are investigated by using the partial combustion gas reformer and the laminar counter-flow burner. From the experimental results, it was found that carbon dioxide and water vapor indeed had positive effects on tar reduction. We will continue to aim the acquisition of further useful knowledge relating to combustion characteristics of diluted multi-component fuels and formation characteristics of minor products such as soot and nitrogen oxides by upgrading experimental techniques shown in the present article.