Optimization and increased energy efficiency in indirect gasification gas cleaning
Research Project, 2016
– 2019
The product gas from indirect gasification for biofuel production must be cleaned from organic pollutants, such as benzene, before final upgrading to syngas. Removal of hydrocarbons is typically performed by adsorption in packed beds of active carbon that are regenerated with steam. Even though this technique is energy intense, there is still a lack of accurate models to optimize the energy consumption and enable efficient and robust process control.
This project aims to develop new modeling tools for regeneration of packed beds of active carbon, and to investigate the possibilities to extract benzene from the process. The development will be carried out at Chalmers University of Technology in cooperation with Göteborg Energi. The results will help minimize the energy use and enhance the process control in gasification processes for biofuel production.
Participants
Henrik Ström (contact)
Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Fluid Dynamics
Adam Jareteg
Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Fluid Dynamics
Srdjan Sasic
Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Fluid Dynamics
Henrik Thunman
Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Energy Technology
Collaborations
Göteborg Energi AB
Göteborg, Sweden
Funding
Swedish Energy Agency
Project ID: 41245-1
Funding Chalmers participation during 2016–2019
Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure
Sustainable development
Driving Forces
Energy
Areas of Advance
Basic sciences
Roots
C3SE (Chalmers Centre for Computational Science and Engineering)
Infrastructure
Chalmers Power Central
Infrastructure