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Continuing our discussion of gasification, we will touch upon moving vehicle engines as well as stationary engines like generators. We will further explore some of the factors to be considered in the conversion of petrol to wood gas with additional emphasis on the combustion energy produced and efficiencies in particular. We will discuss wood stoves and how those functions differ from the requirements of internal combustion engines and we will consider some of the environmental factors as they relate to gasification. Here again is Dr. Richard Bates.
At this point the conversation turned to how gasification can help in leveraging the waste stream and, in particular, how it can play a role in both waste management and its elimination. We will cover that in part 3 and, along with avoiding disposal costs, we will discuss generating electricity, and a useful byproduct called biochar. In part 4 we will turn our attention once again to the engine questions and specifically the problems associated with converting various engine types to make use of these different kinds of biomass.