Publication in Journal of Hydrogen Energy
19.06.2026
Hydrogen production performances of biomass gasifier integrated smart hydrogen production pilot plant of BCSIR: A step towards sustainable green fuel
Abdus Salam, Robert Steinberger-Wilckens, Viktor Hacker
Hydrogen production performance was investigated using a biomass gasifier-integrated hydrogen production pilot plant, fabricated for the first time at the Hydrogen Energy Laboratory, BCSIR. Production of producer gas from wood chips, its cleaning, upgradation, drying, and hydrogen separation via PSA were conducted using the pilot configuration. The key challenge is to report the optimal H2 output and purity using this configuration. A 15 kWh, 60% efficient downdraft biomass gasifier generates 13.38 m3/h of producer gas (CO = 19%, H2 = 16.68%, CO2 = 13.05%, and CH4 = 2.1%) with the calorific value of 5.48 MJ/m3, which is subjected to a three-stage cleaning process. WGS conversion ensures the concentrations of H2 and CO gases are 29%, 33%, 31% and 1.5%, 0.98% & 1.2%, respectively, at 300 °C, 350 °C & 400 °C, and steam/CO ratios of 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 & 4.0. Finally, the plant produces 98.6% (Vol %) hydrogen gas and stores it at 55 bar for further use.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2026.154800
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