Design of an integrated process for simultaneous chemical looping hydrogen production and electricity generation with CO2 capture |
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Authors: | Mehdi Mehrpooya Mohammad Mehdi Moftakhari Sharifzadeh Mahsa Rajabi Mortaza Aghbashlo Meisam Tabatabai Soleiman Hosseinpour Seeram Ramakrishna |
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Affiliation: | 1. Renewable Energies and Environment Department, Faculty of New Science and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran;2. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Laboratory, Faculty of New Sciences and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran;3. Department of Chemical Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran;4. Department of Mechanical Engineering of Agricultural Machinery, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran;5. Microbial Biotechnology Department, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), P.O. Box: 31535-1897, Karaj, Iran;6. Biofuel Research Team (BRTeam), Karaj, Iran;7. Center for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117576, Singapore |
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Abstract: | This study was aimed at proposing a novel integrated process for co-production of hydrogen and electricity through integrating biomass gasification, chemical looping combustion, and electrical power generation cycle with CO2 capture. Syngas obtained from biomass gasification was used as fuel for chemical looping combustion process. Calcium oxide metal oxide was used as oxygen carrier in the chemical looping system. The effluent stream of the chemical looping system was then transferred through a bottoming power generation cycle with carbon capture capability. The products achieved through the proposed process were highly-pure hydrogen and electricity generated by chemical looping and power generation cycle, respectively. Moreover, LNG cold energy was used as heat sink to improve the electrical power generation efficiency of the process. Sensitivity analysis was also carried out to scrutinize the effects of influential parameters, i.e., carbonator temperature, steam/biomass ratio, gasification temperature, gas turbine inlet stream temperature, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) flow rate on the plant performance. Overall, the optimum heat integration was achieved among the sub-systems of the plant while a high energy efficiency and zero CO2 emission were also accomplished. The findings of the present study could assist future investigations in analyzing the performance of integrated processes and in investigating optimal operating conditions of such systems. |
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Keywords: | Biomass gasification Chemical looping combustion Hydrogen production Power generation LNG |
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