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Volume: 3 (2024)
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Techno economical assessment of a low-carbon hydrogen production process using residual biomass gasification and carbon capture
E.J. Carrillo, J. Lizcano-Prada, V. Kafaro, D. Rodriguez-Vallejo, A. Uribe-Rodríguez
August 16, 2024. Originally submitted on July 9, 2024
Aiming to mitigate the environmental impact derived from fossil fuels, we propose an integrated carbon capture-biomass gasification process is proposed to produce low-carbon hydrogen as an alternative energy carrier. The process begins with the pre-treatment of empty fruit bunches (EFB), involving grinding, drying, torrefaction, and pelletization. The resulting EFB pellet is then fed into a dual gasifier, followed by a catalytic cracking of tar and water gas shift reaction to produce syngas, aiming to increase its H2 to CO ratio. Subsequently, we explore two alternatives (DEPG and MEA) for syngas upgrading by removing CO2. Finally, a PSA system is modeled to obtain H2 at 99.9% purity. The pre-treatment stage densifies the biomass from an initial composition (%C 46.47, %H 6.22, %O 42.25) to (%C 54.10, %H 6.09, %O 28.67). The dual gasifier operates at 800°C, using steam as a gasifying agent. The resulting syngas has a volume concentration (%CO 20.0, %CO2 28.2, %H2 42.2, %CH4 5.9). Next stages of the process focus on removing the CO2 and increased H2 through catalytic reactions from the syngas. Thus, the DEPG carbon capture process can decrease the CO2 concentration to 2.9%, increasing the hydrogen to 95.6% in volume. In contrast, the MEA process reduces the concentration of CO2 to 5.2% and increases the concentration of H2 to 93.1%. Moreover, we estimate a levelized costs of hydrogen (LCOH) and carbon capture cost for each method (DEPG and MEA) (LCOC) and CO2 avoided (LCCA). LCOH: 3.05 USD/kg H2, LCOC: 92 and 59 USD/t CO2 and 183 and 119 USD/t CO2, for DEPG and MEA respectively.
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Carbon Capture, Empty fruit bunch, Gasification, Pre-treatment, Torrefaction
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Carrillo E, Lizcano-Prada J, Kafaro V, Rodriguez-Vallejo D, Uribe-Rodríguez A. Techno economical assessment of a low-carbon hydrogen production process using residual biomass gasification and carbon capture. Systems and Control Transactions 3:681-690 (2024) https://doi.org/10.69997/sct.153241
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Carrillo E: Research Center for Sustainable Development in Industry and Energy (CIDES), Universidad Industrial de Santander, 680002 Bucaramanga, Colombia
Lizcano-Prada J: TIP, Colombia, Km 7 + 400m Anillo vial Palenque, Diagonal Floridablanca No 22-31 - Bodega 11, Floridablanca, Colombia
Kafaro V: Research Center for Sustainable Development in Industry and Energy (CIDES), Universidad Industrial de Santander, 680002 Bucaramanga, Colombia
Rodriguez-Vallejo D: Pfizer, Chemical Research Development, Sandwich, CT13 9NJ, United Kingdom
Uribe-Rodríguez A: Centre for Innovation and Technology Colombian Petroleum Institute, ECOPETROL, 681011 Piedecuesta, Colombia
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Systems and Control Transactions
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681
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2024
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2024-07-10
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PII: 0681-0690-676333-SCT-3-2024, Publication Type: Journal Article
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