Thermal Process Engineering
Decentral Green H2
Decentral Green H2
Production from CO2 neutral Hydrogen from Biomass for
high efficient, decentralised electrical energy and heat
production
Martin Miltner,
David Konlechner
Aleksander Makaruk,
Ass.Prof. Michael Harasek
Univ. Prof. Hermann Hofbauer
[email protected]
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The project
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Funded by Austrian national grant (FFG)
Duration: 24 months
Started in January 2012
Partners:
• BEGAS Energie AG / BKB Biomasse Betriebs
GmbH & Co KG
• Binder Industrieanlagenbau GmbH
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Process chain
• thermo-chemical gasification of biomass using
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the “Sorption Enhanced Reforming”
additional “cold” scrubber cleaning for efficient
tar removal
H2 enrichment up to 90% by one stage
membrane technology
CO removal by adsorption
PEM fuel cell for power production
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H2 enrichment using membranes
• currently one stage membrane process to double the
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H2 concentration
checking different membrane materials and process
conditions
executing long term experiments to demonstrate the
reliability of the process at real conditions
upgrade the test facility, possibility of using two
membrane stages and modify the temperature
conditions
creation of design base for a pilot plant
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Visit us:
• www.membran.at
• www.thvt.at
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