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11 Wet Cell Gasification Technology Description Bagasse has traditionally been burned in boilers to help fuel the operations for sugar mills. The problem with burn boilers, particularly older burn boilers is their outputs, not only of useful process heat, but pollution. The burn boilers also require dry feedstock, as very wet feedstock will choke the boiler. Slag and residue forming on boiler tubes and the system can also pose a challenge for consistent operations. The wet cell gasification technology is generally far cleaner than burning or burn boilers. The EWC (Ecology Wet Cell) gasification unit is a two-stage updraft gasifier. In the first stage, the biomass is gasified in a starved oxygen environment. In the second stage, the producer gas is consumed in a powerful double vortex combustor producing 100,000,000 (one hundred million) Btu per hour of heat at approximately 1010oC. The temperature has been successfully varied for particular applications to as high as consistent 1204oC. Where there is a large amount of waste or biomass by products and agricultural residue this robust gasification to heat system can provide a very useful solution. This gasification unit can also handle human and animal waste mixed in with biomass, a very fibrous materials that cause real problems with other feed systems. Advantages Produces large volume of heat effectively and reliably for various applications Running on a combination of biomass sources.