Syngas from lignin

Gasification of solid fuels has been an established process for over a century and found new interests in recent years as a pathway to more efficient and effective energy productions routes as well as chemical synthesis. The possibility to exploit unconventional feedstocks is the key feature of this flexible chemical synthesis pathway that makes difficult complex solids into much more easily managed gasses that can be used in gas cycles or industrial furnaces. In this chapter, a review of state-of-the-art biomass gasification technologies is presented. Reactor designs and operating conditions will have a primary spot with recent and established technologies being described.