Thermodynamic simulation of syngas production through combined biomass gasification and methane reformation
| Autor: | Chandra S. Theegala, Evan Terrell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Waste management
Wood gas generator Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry 020209 energy Fossil fuel Energy Engineering and Power Technology 02 engineering and technology Thermodynamic simulation 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Methane chemistry.chemical_compound Fuel Technology chemistry Natural gas 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Environmental science Production (economics) Biomass gasification 0210 nano-technology business Syngas |
| Zdroj: | Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 3:1562-1572 |
| ISSN: | 2398-4902 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c8se00638e |
| Popis: | Increasing energy demand, decreasing fossil resources and climate change have necessitated the study of sustainable ways to produce energy and fuels. Natural gas, consisting primarily of methane, is a cleaner alternative compared to other fossil fuels and has become cheaper and more abundant over the last decade. Methane reformation can produce syngas for downstream applications but requires significant heat and CO2. Biomass gasification has potential to provide the necessary heat and CO2 through a combined process in which gasifier-derived syngas is used as a reactant in methane reformation. This is studied through thermodynamic simulation and lab-scale experimentation. Simulation showed a 92% increase in gasifier syngas HHV with maximum H2 : CO ratio of 1.75. Experimentally, the HHV increase was 73% compared to raw gasifier syngas, and the maximum H2 : CO ratio was 1.48. Overall, combined methane reformation and biomass gasification has high CH4 and CO2 conversions and produces syngas with more optimal characteristics for future applications. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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