Abstract
Methanol gathers much attention as a fuel of fuel cell and a esterification material of bio-diesel oil. In order to obtain methanol sustainably it is very important to get methanol from wood-based biomass and the like, which can be synthesized from H_2 and CO generated by gasification of wood-based biomass. The better performance for the methanol synthesis requires optimum quantity ratio of H_2 and CO. Hence, the objective of this study is to investigate systematically behavior of synthesis gas composition influenced by physical conditions such as heating temperature and humidity of the test samples. The typical testing results related to this matter are reported here together with examination on H_2 generation from charcoal, namely, by-product of the gasification.
