PinkMonkey Online Study Guide-Biology
9.3 Producer Gas
Figure 9.1 -
A Producer Gas Generator
Producer gas is a mixture of approximately 25% carbon
monoxide, 55% nitrogen, 13% hydrogen and 7% other gases. It is obtained
by burning coal or coke in the generators with a restricted supply of
air, or by passing air and steam through a bed of red hot fuel. Producer
gas is cheap and used as a fuel mainly in glass furnaces and metallurgical
furnaces. It also serves as a fuel in gas engines to operate tractors,
motor cars and truckso. It is also used as a source of nitrogen for the
preparation of ammonia.
However, producer gas is highly flammable. It is also toxic
and explosive.
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