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Biomass gasification process, carried out in a gasifier, uses steam and oxygen at high temperature and pressure to transform different types of biomass residue into a mixture of gases such as hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. This method has an advantage of consuming biomass remains and wastes from animal, municipal and agricultural along with clean form of energy generation. However, large‐scale hydrogen production using this process at affordable cost is not viable, at present. By this process, overall emission of CO₂ decreases compared with methods which utilize fossil fuels. Main challenge faced by this technique is availability of massive amounts of natural resources and land, needed for growing feedstock required for the process (Acar and Dincer 2014).