Abstract
The cellulose powder that was a main component of any woody biomass was successfully gasified with steam, using a sponge-like porous Ni catalyst. The powder was put on the top surface of the porous catalyst packed in a tubular reactor. The reactor was heated through an electric heater. When the powder was supplied into the porous catalyst kept at 800 deg. C, the gasification efficiency for H atom was 120% of the total amount of H including in the cellulose. It was shown that the shift reaction takes place in addition to the gasification reaction.
