LAPSE:2019.1137
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LAPSE:2019.1137
Experimental Analysis and Model Validation on the Performance of Impregnated Activated Carbons for the Removal of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) from Sewage Biogas
November 24, 2019
Organic waste exploitation is crucial for waste emissions restraint in air, soil and water. This type of waste can be exploited to produce biogas, a valuable fuel exploitable for energy purposes. A circular approach for energy production is much cleaner and more sustainable than the traditional linear approach. In this work, organic waste was used for biogas production to feed a highly efficient solid oxide fuel cell power generator, which requires an ultra-purified fuel. Commercial sorbents were experimentally studied in conjunction with a dynamic adsorption model to predict the breakthrough time and organize the material change-over. In the presence of 0.1% oxygen in the gas mixture, AirDep® CKC showed a marked increase in the adsorption capacity (from 3.91 to 84.87 mg/g), overcoming SulfaTrap® R8G (49.91 mg/g). The effect of several operating parameters on adsorption capacity was evaluated: inlet H2S concentration, filter geometry and gas mixture velocity. Experimental data revealed that adsorption capacity increases with initial H2S concentration, following the typical trend of the Langmuir isotherm. Model simulations were in good agreement compared to experimental results, with an average relative error lower than 7%. A sensitivity analysis on the adsorption capacity was accomplished considering parameters from operational and empirical correlations.
Keywords
biogas, breakthrough time estimation, dynamic adsorption model, gas cleaning, Wheeler–Jonas
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Papurello D, Gandiglio M, Lanzini A. Experimental Analysis and Model Validation on the Performance of Impregnated Activated Carbons for the Removal of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) from Sewage Biogas. (2019). LAPSE:2019.1137
Author Affiliations
Papurello D: Department of Energy (DENERG), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Turin, Italy; Energy Center, Politecnico di Torino, Via Paolo Borsellino 38/16, 10138 Turin, Italy [ORCID]
Gandiglio M: Department of Energy (DENERG), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Turin, Italy [ORCID]
Lanzini A: Department of Energy (DENERG), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Turin, Italy; Energy Center, Politecnico di Torino, Via Paolo Borsellino 38/16, 10138 Turin, Italy [ORCID]
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Processes
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7
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9
Article Number
E548
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2019
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2019-08-21
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2227-9717
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PII: pr7090548, Publication Type: Journal Article
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