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Montuori, LinaCorresponding AuthorAlcazar-Ortega, ManuelAuthorVargas-Salgado, CarlosAuthor

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January 20, 2025
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Experimental Evaluation of a Lignocellulosic Biomass Downdraft Gasifier on a Small-Scale Basis: A Thermodynamic Approach

Publicated to: Applied Sciences. 15 (1): 1-14 - 2025-01-01 15(1), DOI: 10.3390/app15010177

Authors:

Montuori, Lina; Alcázar-Ortega, Manuel; Vargas-Salgado, Carlos; Adinolfi, Ennio A.
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Affiliations

Univ Politecn Valencia, Inst Energy Engn, Camino Vera S-N, Valencia 46022, Spain - Author
Univ Salerno, Dept Ind Engn, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, Italy - Author

Abstract

This research study explores the technology of biomass syngas production by using an experimental downdraft fixed-bed gasifier coupled to a two-cylinder engine, designed and implemented at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain. Furthermore, it deals with the study of the experimental and analytical relations between the driving thermodynamic parameters that control the gasification process, in order to contribute to the development of a theoretical model for the design of a small-scale gasification facility. Different experiments have been performed to investigate the variations in parameters such as low heating values, the air-syngas ratio, the reduction and combustion temperature, efficiency, and electrical power generation during the continuous functioning of the gasification power production facility. The results obtained show that the low heating value is directly related to the inlet air flow rate, so that it increases when the air flow increases, while the increase in the inlet air flow of the gasifier makes both the reduction and the combustion temperature increase. Moreover, the efficiency of the motor-generator reaches a maximum value of 0.204 at the maximum power (around 5 kW), being characterized by an excellent operating range for the air-fuel ratio of a gasification facility.
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Keywords

Downdraft reactorEnergyEnergy productionFixed-bed gasifierGasificationLignocellulosic biomassRenewableRenewablesSyngaSyngasTechnologyThermodynamics

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Applied Sciences due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position 50/179, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Multidisciplinary. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q4 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Instrumentation.

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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-03:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 9 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Italy; Switzerland.

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (MONTUORI, LINA) .

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been MONTUORI, LINA.

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