Fuel Flexibility: Landfill Gas Contaminant Mitigation for Power Generation

Technical Report · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1130430· OSTI ID:1130430

Storey, John Morse ^[1]; Theiss, Timothy J ^[1]; Kass, Michael D ^[1]; FINNEY, Charles E A ^[1]; Lewis, Samuel ^[2]; Kaul, Brian C ^[1]; Besmann, Theodore M ^[1]; Thomas, John F ^[1]; Rogers, Hiram ^[1]; Sepaniak, Michael ^[3]

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1. ORNL
2. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
3. University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK)

This research project focused on the mitigation of silica damage to engine-based renewable landfill gas energy systems. Characterization of the landfill gas siloxane contamination, combined with characterization of the silica deposits in engines, led to development of two new mitigation strategies. The first involved a novel method for removing the siloxanes and other heavy contaminants from the landfill gas prior to use by the engines. The second strategy sought to interrupt the formation of hard silica deposits in the engine itself, based on inspection of failed landfill gas engine parts. In addition to mitigation, the project had a third task to develop a robust sensor for siloxanes that could be used to control existing and/or future removal processes.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1130430
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-2014/44; ED1909000; CEED300
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CHP
landfill gas
siloxane