Abstract: Pyrolysis and gasification process of municipal solid waste was briefly clarified in this paper starting with various ways of municipal solid waste thermal conversion. The advantages and drawbacks of pyrolysis and gasification reactors were discussed. The research progress in municipal solid waste pyrolysis and gasification and the pilot test of pyrolysis and gasification technology together with their application status were all introduced. The effects of pyrolysis temperature and heating process on the yields and distribution of pyrolysis products，the effects of gasification temperature and oxygen equivalence ratio （RO） on the oxygen gasification reaction and the effects of gasification temperature，water vapor and the municipal solid waste mass ratio （S/M） on the steam gasification reaction were all illustrated clearly by comparing various experimental studies. It was found that the research on municipal solid waste pyrolysis and gasification focused on optimizing control parameters，improving reaction rate，promoting high-value target product and inhibiting the formation of other products and contaminants. Finally the research direction of municipal solid waste pyrolysis and gasification technology in the future was propsed that current research on municipal solid waste pyrolysis and gasification involved few research on the migration of pollutants during pyrolysis and gasification process and lagging study of the mechanisms of pyrolysis and gasification.

摘要： 从城市生活垃圾热转化方式的比较入手，简要阐明了热解气化过程，讨论了各类热解气化反应器的优缺点，概述了城市生活垃圾热解、气化实验研究进展以及热解气化技术中试及应用情况。通过比较各类实验研究，明确了热解温度、加热速率对热解产物产量及产物分布的影响，气化温度、氧气当量比（RO）对含氧气化反应的影响，气化温度、水蒸气与城市生活垃圾质量比（S/M）对水蒸气气化反应的影响。指出了城市生活垃圾热解气化实验研究热点在于优化控制参数，提高反应速率，促进目标产物高值化，抑制其它产物及污染物的生成，以及城市生活垃圾热解气化技术的发展方向。

关键词: 城市生活垃圾, 热解, 气化