Syngas production via high-temperature steam/CO2 co-electrolysis: an economic assessment

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 1382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingxi Fu ◽  
Corentin Mabilat ◽  
Mohsine Zahid ◽  
Annabelle Brisse ◽  
Ludmila Gautier
Author(s):  
G. L. Hawkes ◽  
J. E. O’Brien ◽  
M. G. McKellar

Two hybrid energy processes that enable production of synthetic liquid fuels that are compatible with the existing conventional liquid transportation fuels infrastructure are presented. Using biomass as a renewable carbon source, and supplemental hydrogen from high-temperature steam electrolysis (HTSE), these two hybrid energy processes have the potential to provide a significant alternative petroleum source that could reduce US dependence on imported oil. The first process discusses a hydropyrolysis unit with hydrogen addition from HTSE. The second process discusses a process named Bio-Syntrolysis. The Bio-Syntrolysis process combines hydrogen from HTSE with CO from an oxygen-blown biomass gasifier that yields syngas to be used as a feedstock for synthesis of liquid transportation fuels via a Fischer-Tropsch process. Conversion of syngas to liquid hydrocarbon fuels, using a biomass-based carbon source, expands the application of renewable energy beyond the grid to include transportation fuels. It can also contribute to grid stability associated with non-dispatchable power generation. The use of supplemental hydrogen from HTSE enables greater than 90% utilization of the biomass carbon content which is about 2.5 times higher than carbon utilization associated with traditional cellulosic ethanol production. If the electrical power source needed for HTSE is based on nuclear or renewable energy, the process is carbon neutral. INL has demonstrated improved biomass processing prior to gasification. Recyclable biomass in the form of crop residue or energy crops would serve as the feedstock for this process. A process model of syngas production using high temperature electrolysis and biomass gasification is presented. Process heat from the biomass gasifier is used to heat steam for the hydrogen production via the high temperature steam electrolysis process. Oxygen produced form the electrolysis process is used to control the oxidation rate in the oxygen-blown biomass gasifier.


2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (20) ◽  
pp. 6487-6500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myriam De Saint Jean ◽  
Pierre Baurens ◽  
Chakib Bouallou ◽  
Karine Couturier

2015 ◽  
Vol 182 ◽  
pp. 341-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinbing Chen ◽  
Chengzhi Guan ◽  
Guoping Xiao ◽  
Xianlong Du ◽  
Jian-Qiang Wang

High temperature (HT) steam/CO2 coelectrolysis with solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs) using the electricity and heat generated from clean energies is an important alternative for syngas production without fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Herein, reaction characteristics and the outlet syngas composition of HT steam/CO2 coelectrolysis under different operating conditions, including distinct inlet gas compositions and electrolysis current densities, are systematically studied at 800 °C using commercially available SOECs. The HT coelectrolysis process, which has comparable performance to HT steam electrolysis, is more active than the HT CO2 electrolysis process, indicating the important contribution of the reverse water-gas shift reaction in the formation of CO. The outlet syngas composition from HT steam/CO2 coelectrolysis is very sensitive to the operating conditions, indicating the feasibility of controlling the syngas composition by varying these conditions. Maximum steam and CO2 utilizations of 77% and 76% are achieved at 1.0 A cm−2 with an inlet gas composition of 20% H2/40% steam/40% CO2.


2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (9) ◽  
pp. 1648-1656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehsan Mostafavi ◽  
Jennifer H. Pauls ◽  
C. Jim Lim ◽  
Nader Mahinpey

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (17) ◽  
pp. 12104-12110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lijuan Zhang ◽  
Zhihong Wang ◽  
Zhiqun Cao ◽  
Lin Zhu ◽  
Pengzhang Li ◽  
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RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (37) ◽  
pp. 23095-23104
Author(s):  
Asim Riaz ◽  
Wojciech Lipiński ◽  
Adrian Lowe

Cerium doping into the V2O5 lattice forms a reversible V2O3/VO redox pair after sequential methane partial oxidation and CO2/H2O splitting reactions and produces syngas (H2, CO) with fast rates and high oxygen exchange capacity.


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