Journal
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
Volume 117, Issue -, Pages 528-537Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2016.03.008
Keywords
Hydrogen; Biomass; Supercritical water gasification; Lignin; Optimization; Catalyst
Categories
Funding
- Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- BioFuelNet Canada
- China Scholarship Council (CSC)
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Process optimization for catalytic biomass supercritical water gasification process (SCWG) was performed. By catalysts screening using cellulose and lignin as biomass model compounds, K2CO3 and 20Ni-0.36Ce/Al2O3 were identified as the best catalysts. Then, an optimization study based on Taguchi experimental design was conducted, and waste biomass including wheat straw, canola meal, and timothy grass were used as feedstock. The effect of different parameters are studied. For these parameters, the order of relative importance for hydrogen production is: temperature > catalyst loading > catalyst type > biomass type. High temperature (similar to 650 degrees C), and high catalyst loading (similar to 100%) are favorable for hydrogen production. The average hydrogen yield using different waste biomass was in the order of: canola meal > wheat straw > timothy grass. Crown Copyright (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available