Producer gas

<p>Producer gas is <a href="/facts/Fuel_gas/DW8H1THN">fuel gas</a> that is manufactured by blowing through a <a href="/facts/Coke_(fuel)/vD8xjd0m">coke</a> or <a href="/facts/Coal/83kV3qxg">coal</a> fire with air and steam simultaneously. It mainly consists of <a href="/facts/Carbon_monoxide/CKuLtEMJ">carbon monoxide</a> (CO), <a href="/facts/Hydrogen/BoYHjl0J">hydrogen</a> (H2), as well as substantial amounts of <a href="/facts/Nitrogen/Nf1QpGDz">nitrogen</a> (N2). The caloric value of the producer gas is low (mainly because of its high nitrogen content), and the technology is obsolete.  Improvements over producer gas, also obsolete, include <a href="/facts/Water_gas/m7ozCA4k">water gas</a> where the solid fuel is treated intermittently with air and steam and, far more efficiently <a href="/facts/Synthesis_gas/VfslxkIN">synthesis gas</a> where the solid fuel is replaced with methane.
</p><p>In the US, producer gas may also be referred to by other names based on the fuel used for production such as <a href="/facts/Wood_gas/0FJEA71V">wood gas</a>. Producer gas may also be referred to as suction gas. The term suction refers to the way the air was drawn into the gas generator by an internal combustion engine. <a href="/facts/Wood_gas/0FJEA71V">Wood gas</a> is produced in a <a href="/facts/Wood_gas_generator/ntQtR4SD">gasifier</a>
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Producer gas