Engineering Pyrolysis vs Gasification-Thermochemical conversion of biomass

[shivajikobardan]

Homework Statement

Difference between pyrolysis and gasification

Relevant Equations

none

Pyrolysis-:

Gasification-:

what's the difference between these two? i have in my notes that gasification uses partial air but pyrolysis uses no air. but in this figure gasification uses steam pipe...whereas pyrolysis uses air pipe. I can't understand what is going on.

 

[Baluncore]

Homework Statement:: Difference between pyrolysis and gasification
Relevant Equations:: none

what's the difference between these two?

Those diagrams are unreliable. That is not a “cyclotron”, it is actually a “cyclone separator”.

Pyrolysis incompletely burns organic material with oxygen from the air, producing CO2 and H2O exhaust gas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrolysis

Gassification does not provide oxygen to complete the combustion, but extracts the hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide as “producer gas” for later reaction or use as a fuel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasification