LAPSE:2023.36052
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LAPSE:2023.36052
Thermal Methane Cracking on Molten Metal: Kinetics Modeling for Pilot Reactor Design
Emma Palo, Vittoria Cosentino, Gaetano Iaquaniello, Vincenzo Piemonte, Emmanuel Busillo
June 9, 2023
Up to 80% of hydrogen production is currently carried out through CO2 emission-intensive natural gas reforming and coal gasification. Water-splitting electrolysis using renewable energy (green H2) is the only process that does not emit greenhouses gases, but it is a quite energy-demanding process. To significantly contribute to the clean energy transition, it is critical that low-carbon hydrogen production routes that can replace current production methods and can expand production capacity to meet new demands are developed. A new path, alternative to steam reforming coupled with CCS (blue H2) that is based on methane cracking, in which H2 production is associated with solid carbon instead of CO2 (turquoise H2), has received increasing attention recent years. The reaction takes place inside the liquid bath, a molten metal reactor. The aim of this article is to model the main kinetic mechanisms involved in the methane cracking reaction with molten metals. The model developed was validated using experimental data produced by the University of La Sapienza. Finally, such a model was used to scale up the reactor architecture.
Keywords
CO2 free process, Hydrogen, methane cracking, Modelling, molten metal process
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Palo E, Cosentino V, Iaquaniello G, Piemonte V, Busillo E. Thermal Methane Cracking on Molten Metal: Kinetics Modeling for Pilot Reactor Design. (2023). LAPSE:2023.36052
Author Affiliations
Palo E: NextChem Spa, Via di Vannina 88/94, 00156 Rome, Italy
Cosentino V: NextChem Spa, Via di Vannina 88/94, 00156 Rome, Italy
Iaquaniello G: NextChem Spa, Via di Vannina 88/94, 00156 Rome, Italy
Piemonte V: Department of Science and Technology for the Sustainable Development and One Health, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Álvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Rome, Italy [ORCID]
Busillo E: Department of Chemical Engineering, University La Sapienza di Roma, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy [ORCID]
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Processes
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11
Issue
5
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1537
Year
2023
Publication Date
2023-05-17
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2227-9717
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PII: pr11051537, Publication Type: Journal Article
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