Gasification is one of the most promising technologies for conversion of biomass into power generation due to its tremendous potential for improving the efficiency of energy conversion and reducing the cost of electricity (COE). In this study, the techno-economic feasibility of distributed power plants via wheat/corn straw gasification in China was...
Published in Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering
Polymer thermal recycling for hydrogen production is a promising process to recover such precious element from plastic waste. In the present work a simple but efficacious high energy milling pretreatment is proposed to boost H2 generation during polyethylene gasification. The polymer is comilled with calcium and nickel hydroxides and then it is sub...
Co-electrolysis of CO2 and H2O in pressurized solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOEC) results in internal methanation when the fuel electrode contains nickel, as nickel catalyzes the methanation reaction. Recent SOEC stack experiments operated at 19 bar and 700 °C produced a gas with a methane content of 18 vol% (dry). The exothermic methanation reac...
Published in Biotechnology advances
Biomass has been recognised as a promising resource for future energy and fuels. The biomass, originated from plants, is renewable and application of its derived energy and fuels is close to carbon-neutral by considering that the growing plants absorb CO2 for photosynthesis. However, the complex physical structure and chemical composition of the bi...
Co-electrolysis of CO2 and H2O in pressurized solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOEC) results in internal methanation when the fuel electrode contains nickel, as nickel catalyzes the methanation reaction. Recent SOEC stack experiments operated at 19 bar and 700 °C produced a gas with a methane content of 18 vol% (dry). The exothermic methanation reac...
The carbonaceous products of gasification or pyrolysis (chars) and active carbon (AC) have been found effective as adsorbents for tar species and active as catalysts for tar conversion. However, a deeper understanding of the interaction between aromatic compounds and carbonaceous surfaces is needed for the practical implementation and optimization ...
The carbonaceous products of gasification or pyrolysis (chars) and active carbon (AC) have been found effective as adsorbents for tar species and active as catalysts for tar conversion. However, a deeper understanding of the interaction between aromatic compounds and carbonaceous surfaces is needed for the practical implementation and optimization ...
Published in Advances in biochemical engineering/biotechnology
Synthesis gas or syngas is an intermediate, which can be produced by gasification from a variety of carbonaceous feedstocks including biomass. Carbon monoxide and hydrogen, the main constituents of syngas, can be subjected to a broad range of chemical and microbial synthesis processes, leading to gaseous and liquid hydrocarbon fuels as well as to p...
The carbonaceous products of gasification or pyrolysis (chars) and active carbon (AC) have been found effective as adsorbents for tar species and active as catalysts for tar conversion. However, a deeper understanding of the interaction between aromatic compounds and carbonaceous surfaces is needed for the practical implementation and optimization ...
