Tar Production an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Tar Production and Destruction. Prabir Basu, in Biomass Gasification, Pyrolysis and Torrefaction (Third Edition), 2018. Downdraft Gasifier. Fig. shows the tar production in a downdraft gasifier. It is a cocurrent reactor where both gas and feed travel downward. The temperature is highest in the downstream combustion zone.