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International Journal of Environment Science and Technology
Center for Environment and Energy Research and Studies (CEERS)
ISSN: 1735-1472 EISSN: 1735-1472
Vol. 13, No. 10, 2016, pp. 2393-2400
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Bioline Code: st16222
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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International Journal of Environment Science and Technology, Vol. 13, No. 10, 2016, pp. 2393-2400
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Gasification of sugarcane bagasse in supercritical water media for combined hydrogen and power production: a novel approach
Safari, F.; Tavasoli, A. & Ataei, A.
Abstract
A novel process based on supercritical water gasification
has been used in this study for co-production of
hydrogen and power from sugarcane bagasse as one of the
main agricultural wastes of Iran. The cycle of the process was
designed first, and then, the thermodynamic equilibrium
model of the gasification process was simulated using ASPEN
PLUS. The effects of temperature and feed concentration on
molar fraction of main components of produced gas were
investigated. The temperature was directly correlated with
hydrogen production in which hydrogen and carbon monoxide
production was favored at higher temperatures. The maximum
hydrogen production occurred in the sugarcane bagasse concentrations
about 20–30 wt%. Palladium membrane as a
metallic dense membrane was used for separation of high-purity
hydrogen. Hydrogen production of 8.55 kg/h and
electrical power generation of 56 kW were obtained for the
20 wt% mixture of bagasse with a mass flow rate of 1000 kg/h, reactor pressure of 300 bars and temperature of 700 °C.
Keywords
Cogeneration; Gasification; Hydrogen; Sugarcane bagasse; Supercritical water media
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