Syngas Flare.

About Us

The long-term goal of our group is to develop an economical process for biomass conversion into fuels. Current research projects are focused on biomass gasification, bio-oil production using fast pyrolysis and hydrogen production from biobased materials.

Gopal and Suchithra have joined our group from the fall 2008 and Auburn Tiger is proud to welcome them. We are in the process of developing our laboratory infrastructure. Our laboratory has a GC/MS, a high pressure mini-bench top reactor, a gas analysis and a Nova gas analyzer. The team has access to 25 kWe downdraft mobile gasifier, a TGA coupled with FTIR, and an oxygen bomb calorimeter.

We have developed a pyrolysis unit and it is currently running and the yield from the unit is about 50 wt.% at 450 oC with pine wood. 

Recently, we have a new member in our group. Hari is highly motivated and committed to solve niche problems in fast pyrolysis arena.

Bio-oil from pine wood.