What are gasifiers?

Gasifiers are devices that produce an alternative fuel known as synthesis gas or syngas. The science behind gasifiers & gasification are not covered in this website. The following links and many others provide substantial information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasification

There are many kinds of gasifiers & each is designed for a particular fuel. As this website is Filipino owned, we are happy to feature below a gasifier designed for rice husks by another Filipino.

The Belonio Rice Husk Stove is the first TLUD (Top Lit Updraft) gasifier than can use small particle fuel like rice-husks. It is described below.

Belonio Rice Husk Gasifier

Rice-producing countries like the Philippines generate vast amounts of rice husk - a solid waste that has very low useful value. It is often burned to reduce its volume at the expense of releasing smoke (CO2) into the atmosphere.

Industrial-size rice-husk gasifiers produce syngas as a fuel to cheaply generate mechanical & electrical power.

The Belonio Rice-Husk Gasifier can be used to produce cooking fuel in-expensively in lieu of firewood, charcoal or LPG. Doing so also helps reduce problems associated with rice-husks as a solid waste.

See the following links to learn more about the Belonio gasifiers:

http://www.crest.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/Belonio/preface.html

http://www.crest.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/Belonio/Belonio_gasifier.pdf