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3rd Bioenergy Studies Symposium, Samsun, Turkey, 20 - 21 May 2021, pp.61, (Summary Text)
Due to the depletion and adverse effects to the environment and the health of living things of
fossil fuels, the orientation to alternative renewable energy sources has become an increasingly
important issue worldwide. Biomass, as a renewable, is the most used energy resource after
fossil fuels and can be found in various forms such as agricultural crops, forest wastes, animal
residues, and municipal solid wastes in the environment. Gasification of biomass, that is
obtained from thermochemical processing of biomass, is very attractive method for energy
sustainability. Gasification process offers a promising way to remove carbon dioxide emissions
from the atmosphere and utilize biomass effectively for energy production. In this study, wheat
straw gasification process was investigated by using the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA).
CO2 (Carbon dioxide) atmosphere was used as a gasifying agent to investigate the gasification
behavior. The kinetics of the wheat straw gasification was studied by Coats Redfern method
which is based on Kissinger method. Results obtained from the study provided a good
agreement with the literature.