Synthetic natural gas from wood: Reactions of ethylene in fluidised bed methanation
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2013

The synthesis step in the production of synthetic natural gas from wood, i.e. the methanation, was investigated by systematic experiments with commercial nickel catalyst in a micro-fluidised bed reactor. Ethylene in the feed is always converted completely; dominantly serial reactions of ethylene to ethane and further to methane under isothermal fluidised bed methanation conditions could be shown. Lower temperatures favour the production of the intermediate ethane while high temperatures cause the formation of carbon depositions and carbon whiskers. Applying optimal operation conditions, the hydrogenation of the unsaturated olefin not only avoids the deposition of carbon or coke, but also leads to an increase of the higher heating value (HHV) of the produced (raw) SNG. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Biomass

Ethylene

Methanation

Fluidised bed

Synthetic natural gas (SNG)

Hydrogenation

Författare

J. Kopyscinski

Paul Scherrer Institut

Martin Seemann

Chalmers, Energi och miljö, Energiteknik

R. Moergeli

Paul Scherrer Institut

CTU AG

S.M.A. Biollaz

Paul Scherrer Institut

T.J. Schildhauer

Paul Scherrer Institut

Applied Catalysis A: General

0926-860X (ISSN) 1873-3875 (eISSN)

Vol. 462-463 150-156

Ämneskategorier

Energiteknik

Kemiska processer

Styrkeområden

Energi

DOI

10.1016/j.apcata.2013.04.038

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