Article
Effect of Sample Aging on the Accuracy of the International Energy Agency's Tar Measurement Protocol
Energy & Fuel
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-2006
DOI
10.1021/ef050187l
Abstract
The Working Group of the Biomass Gasification Task of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Bioenergy Agreement has developed a protocol for sampling and analysis of tar and particulates from biomass gasifiers, which is commonly accepted as a standard for reliable measurement of tar in producer gas. The methodology is dependent upon dissolving tar in a solvent for subsequent recovery by evaporation or distillation. This paper investigates whether storage of the tar/solvent sample prior to analysis affects the accuracy of the tar measurement. On the basis of the results of this study, we recommend that samples be analyzed within a few hours of collection and never be stored longer than 24 h.
Copyright Owner
American Chemical Society
Copyright Date
2006
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Ming Xu, Robert C. Brown and Glenn Norton. "Effect of Sample Aging on the Accuracy of the International Energy Agency's Tar Measurement Protocol" Energy & Fuel Vol. 20 Iss. 1 (2006) p. 262 - 264 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robert_brown/19/
Reprinted with permission from Energy Fuels, 2006, 20 (1), pp 262–264. Copyright 2006 American Chemical Society.