Carbon-free hydrogen and electricity from coal: options for syngas cooling in systems using a hydrogen separation membrane reactor - article no. 031401
- Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (United States). Princeton Environmental Institute
Conversion of coal to carbon-free energy carriers, H-2 and electricity, with CO{sub 2} capture and storage may have the potential to satisfy at a comparatively low cost much of the energy requirements in a carbon-constrained world. This study focuses on the synergy between H{sub 2} separation membrane reactors (HSMRs) and syngas cooling with radiant and convective heat exchanges; such 'syngas coolers' invariably boost system efficiency over that obtained with quench-cooled gasification. Conventional H{sub 2} separation requires a relatively high steam-to-carbon ratio (SIC) to achieve a high level of H{sub 2} production, and thus is well matched to relatively inefficient quench cooling. In contrast, HSMRs shift the WGS equilibrium by continuously extracting reaction product H{sub 2}, thereby allowing a much lower SIC ratio and consequently a higher degree of heat recovery and (potentially) system efficiency. We first present a parametric analysis illuminating the interaction between the syngas coolers, high temperature WGS reactor and HSMR. We then compare the performance and cost of six different plant configurations, highlighting (1) the relative merits of the two syngas cooling methods in membrane-based systems, and (2) the comparative performance of conventional versus HSMR-based H{sub 2} separation in, plants with syngas coolers.
- OSTI ID:
- 21058959
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 130, Issue 3; ISSN 0742-4795
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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