| dc.contributor.author | Tumuhaise, Herbert | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-05-24T13:11:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-05-24T13:11:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-12 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Tumuhaise, H. (2022). Thermodynamic equilibrium modelling of producer gas from gasification of maize cob (Unpublished undergraduate dissertation). Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/16005 | |
| dc.description | A research project submitted to the Department of Chemistry in partial fulfillment for the award of a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Chemistry of Makerere University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Maize cob biomass is an abundant refuse in the predominantly agricultural Ugandan economy. Gasification is a thermochemical process that converts biomass into fuel gas. In this report, MATLAB was used to forecast percentage mole fractions of components produced. The predicted accuracy of the model was verified by means of comparison with experimental data from literature. The root mean square error of 3.74 was computed as a measure of the deviation of simulated results from the experimental data. Gasification temperature chosen was 1073K and moisture content of 20% of the maize cob biomass was assumed.
The mole percentage composition of producer gas from the maize cob was: hydrogen 22.75%, methane 0.70%, carbon dioxide 11.75%, carbon monoxide 21.59%, and nitrogen 43.2%. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Government of the Republic of Uganda
Dr. Nakimuli Etheldreda and Dr. Asiimwe John Bosco | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Gasification | en_US |
| dc.subject | Producer gas | en_US |
| dc.subject | Thermalchemical | en_US |
| dc.subject | Biomass | en_US |
| dc.subject | Thermodynamic equilibrium modelling | en_US |
| dc.title | Thermodynamic equilibrium modelling of producer gas from gasification of maize cob | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
