Investigation of an Intensified Thermo-Chemical Experimental Set-Up for Hydrogen Production from Biomass: Gasification Process Performance—Part I

Donatella Barisano; Giuseppe Canneto; Francesco Nanna; Antonio Villone; Emanuele Fanelli; Cesare Freda; Massimiliano Grieco; Giacinto Cornacchia; Giacobbe Braccio; Vera Marcantonio; Enrico Bocci; Pier Ugo Foscolo; Steffen Heidenreich

LAPSE

Living Archive for Process Systems Engineering

LAPSE:2023.5489

Published Article

LAPSE:2023.5489

Investigation of an Intensified Thermo-Chemical Experimental Set-Up for Hydrogen Production from Biomass: Gasification Process Performance—Part I

Donatella Barisano, Giuseppe Canneto, Francesco Nanna, Antonio Villone, Emanuele Fanelli, Cesare Freda, Massimiliano Grieco, Giacinto Cornacchia, Giacobbe Braccio, Vera Marcantonio, Enrico Bocci, Pier Ugo Foscolo, Steffen Heidenreich

February 23, 2023

Biomass gasification for energy purposes has several advantages, such as the mitigation of global warming and national energy independency. In the present work, the data from an innovative and intensified steam/oxygen biomass gasification process, integrating a gas filtration step directly inside the reactor, are presented. The produced gas at the outlet of the 1 MWth gasification pilot plant was analysed in terms of its main gaseous products (hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and methane) and contaminants. Experimental test sets were carried out at 0.25−0.28 Equivalence Ratio (ER), 0.4−0.5 Steam/Biomass (S/B), and 780−850 °C gasification temperature. Almond shells were selected as biomass feedstock and supplied to the reactor at approximately 120 and 150 kgdry/h. Based on the collected data, the in-vessel filtration system showed a dust removal efficiency higher than 99%-wt. A gas yield of 1.2 Nm3dry/kgdaf and a producer gas with a dry composition of 27−33%v H2, 23−29%v CO, 31−36%v CO2, 9−11%v CH4, and light hydrocarbons lower than 1%v were also observed. Correspondingly, a Low Heating Value (LHV) of 10.3−10.9 MJ/Nm3dry and a cold gas efficiency (CGE) up to 75% were estimated. Overall, the collected data allowed for the assessment of the preliminary performances of the intensified gasification process and provided the data to validate a simulative model developed through Aspen Plus software.

Record ID

LAPSE:2023.5489

Keywords

Aspen Plus, BFB gasifier, biomass gasification, equilibrium model, Hydrogen, producer gas, steam-oxygen

Subject

Modelling and Simulations

Suggested Citation

Barisano D, Canneto G, Nanna F, Villone A, Fanelli E, Freda C, Grieco M, Cornacchia G, Braccio G, Marcantonio V, Bocci E, Foscolo PU, Heidenreich S. Investigation of an Intensified Thermo-Chemical Experimental Set-Up for Hydrogen Production from Biomass: Gasification Process Performance—Part I. (2023). LAPSE:2023.5489

Author Affiliations

Barisano D: ENEA−Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Lungotevere Thaon di Revel, 76, 00196 Rome, Italy
Canneto G: ENEA−Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Lungotevere Thaon di Revel, 76, 00196 Rome, Italy
Nanna F: ENEA−Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Lungotevere Thaon di Revel, 76, 00196 Rome, Italy
Villone A: ENEA−Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Lungotevere Thaon di Revel, 76, 00196 Rome, Italy
Fanelli E: ENEA−Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Lungotevere Thaon di Revel, 76, 00196 Rome, Italy [ORCID]
Freda C: ENEA−Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Lungotevere Thaon di Revel, 76, 00196 Rome, Italy [ORCID]
Grieco M: ENEA−Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Lungotevere Thaon di Revel, 76, 00196 Rome, Italy
Cornacchia G: ENEA−Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Lungotevere Thaon di Revel, 76, 00196 Rome, Italy
Braccio G: ENEA−Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Lungotevere Thaon di Revel, 76, 00196 Rome, Italy
Marcantonio V: Department of Engineering Science, Marconi University, 00193 Rome, Italy
Bocci E: Department of Engineering Science, Marconi University, 00193 Rome, Italy [ORCID]
Foscolo PU: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of L’Aquila, Monteluco di Roio, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Heidenreich S: Pall GmbH, Zur Flügelau 70, D-74564 Crailsheim, Germany

Journal Name

Processes

Volume

9

Issue

7

First Page

1104

Year

2021

Publication Date

2021-06-25