IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/energy/v263y2023ipds0360544222027670.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Preliminary experimental study of a methanation reactor for conversion of H2 and CO2 into synthetic natural gas (SNG)

Author

Listed:
  • Katla, Daria
  • Węcel, Daniel
  • Jurczyk, Michał
  • Skorek-Osikowska, Anna

Abstract

This paper presents the results of tests conducted on the methanation reactor installation at the Silesian University of Technology. The reactor is a fixed-bed type and it consists of one tube filled up with the nickel powder and Ru/(Al2O3) used as a catalyst. The results obtained before and after the modernization of the installation are described. The produced gases are analyzed in the VARIO Luxx of MRU air Emission Monitoring Systems gas analyzer. During the tests, the temperature in three zones of the reactor was measured continuously. The gauge pressure at the inlet and outlet of the reactor was also measured. In the performed tests, the effect of different volumetric flows of substrates (CO2 and H2 in stoichiometric ratio) and the effect of pressure on the produced gas composition were examined. Additionally, for the measurement series carried out on the laboratory stand, the estimated CO2 to CH4 conversion factors were calculated. For the operation of a methanation reactor under atmospheric conditions, the volumetric share of CH4 in the produced Synthetic Natural Gas was between 71.0% and 74.5% for analyzed cases of Gas Hourly Space Velocity and for a reaction pressure of 5 bar, CH4 content was between 88.6 and 89.5%.

Suggested Citation

  • Katla, Daria & Węcel, Daniel & Jurczyk, Michał & Skorek-Osikowska, Anna, 2023. "Preliminary experimental study of a methanation reactor for conversion of H2 and CO2 into synthetic natural gas (SNG)," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 263(PD).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:263:y:2023:i:pd:s0360544222027670
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2022.125881
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544222027670
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.energy.2022.125881?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Bailera, Manuel & Lisbona, Pilar & Romeo, Luis M. & Espatolero, Sergio, 2017. "Power to Gas projects review: Lab, pilot and demo plants for storing renewable energy and CO2," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 292-312.
    2. Katla, Daria & Bartela, Łukasz & Skorek-Osikowska, Anna, 2020. "Evaluation of electricity generation subsystem of power-to-gas-to-power unit using gas expander and heat recovery steam generator," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 212(C).
    3. Li, Rui & Zhang, Jincheng & Zhao, Xiaowei, 2022. "Dynamic wind farm wake modeling based on a Bilateral Convolutional Neural Network and high-fidelity LES data," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 258(C).
    4. Vincent, Immanuel & Bessarabov, Dmitri, 2018. "Low cost hydrogen production by anion exchange membrane electrolysis: A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 81(P2), pages 1690-1704.
    5. Lynch, Muireann & Devine, Mel T. & Bertsch, Valentin, 2019. "The role of power-to-gas in the future energy system: Market and portfolio effects," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 185(C), pages 1197-1209.
    6. Daniel Węcel & Michał Jurczyk & Wojciech Uchman & Anna Skorek-Osikowska, 2020. "Investigation on System for Renewable Electricity Storage in Small Scale Integrating Photovoltaics, Batteries, and Hydrogen Generator," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(22), pages 1-19, November.
    7. Katla, Daria & Jurczyk, Michał & Skorek-Osikowska, Anna & Uchman, Wojciech, 2021. "Analysis of the integrated system of electrolysis and methanation units for the production of synthetic natural gas (SNG)," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 237(C).
    8. Motylinski, Konrad & Wierzbicki, Michal & Kupecki, Jakub & Jagielski, Stanislaw, 2021. "Investigation of off-design characteristics of solid oxide electrolyser (SOE) operating in endothermic conditions," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 170(C), pages 277-285.
    9. Castillo, Victhalia Zapata & Boer, Harmen-Sytze de & Muñoz, Raúl Maícas & Gernaat, David E.H.J. & Benders, René & van Vuuren, Detlef, 2022. "Future global electricity demand load curves," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 258(C).
    10. Uchman, Wojciech & Skorek-Osikowska, Anna & Jurczyk, Michał & Węcel, Daniel, 2020. "The analysis of dynamic operation of power-to-SNG system with hydrogen generator powered with renewable energy, hydrogen storage and methanation unit," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 213(C).
    11. Stanek, Bartosz & Grzywnowicz, Krzysztof & Bartela, Łukasz & Węcel, Daniel & Uchman, Wojciech, 2021. "A system analysis of hybrid solar PTC-CPV absorber operation," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 174(C), pages 635-653.
    12. Gong, Mei & Ottermo, Fredric, 2022. "High-temperature thermal storage in combined heat and power plants," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 252(C).
    13. Luo, Xing & Wang, Jihong & Dooner, Mark & Clarke, Jonathan, 2015. "Overview of current development in electrical energy storage technologies and the application potential in power system operation," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 137(C), pages 511-536.
    14. Satymov, Rasul & Bogdanov, Dmitrii & Breyer, Christian, 2022. "Global-local analysis of cost-optimal onshore wind turbine configurations considering wind classes and hub heights," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 256(C).
    15. Ghaib, Karim & Ben-Fares, Fatima-Zahrae, 2018. "Power-to-Methane: A state-of-the-art review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 81(P1), pages 433-446.
    16. Zheng, Yi & You, Shi & Bindner, Henrik W. & Münster, Marie, 2022. "Optimal day-ahead dispatch of an alkaline electrolyser system concerning thermal–electric properties and state-transitional dynamics," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 307(C).
    17. Götz, Manuel & Lefebvre, Jonathan & Mörs, Friedemann & McDaniel Koch, Amy & Graf, Frank & Bajohr, Siegfried & Reimert, Rainer & Kolb, Thomas, 2016. "Renewable Power-to-Gas: A technological and economic review," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 85(C), pages 1371-1390.
    18. Romeo, Luis M. & Cavana, Marco & Bailera, Manuel & Leone, Pierluigi & Peña, Begoña & Lisbona, Pilar, 2022. "Non-stoichiometric methanation as strategy to overcome the limitations of green hydrogen injection into the natural gas grid," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 309(C).
    19. Thema, M. & Bauer, F. & Sterner, M., 2019. "Power-to-Gas: Electrolysis and methanation status review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 112(C), pages 775-787.
    20. Bartela, Łukasz, 2020. "A hybrid energy storage system using compressed air and hydrogen as the energy carrier," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 196(C).
    21. Bailera, Manuel & Peña, Begoña & Lisbona, Pilar & Marín, Julián & Romeo, Luis M., 2021. "Lab-scale experimental tests of power to gas-oxycombustion hybridization: System design and preliminary results," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 226(C).
    22. Abbasi, Tasneem & Abbasi, S.A., 2011. "'Renewable' hydrogen: Prospects and challenges," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 15(6), pages 3034-3040, August.
    23. Huang, Qingxi & Yao, Jinduo & Hu, Yukun & Liu, Shengchun & Li, Hailong & Sun, Qie, 2022. "Integrating compressed CO2 energy storage in an oxy-coal combustion power plant with CO2 capture," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 254(PC).
    24. Mazloomi, Kaveh & Gomes, Chandima, 2012. "Hydrogen as an energy carrier: Prospects and challenges," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 16(5), pages 3024-3033.
    25. Smoliński, Adam & Wojtacha-Rychter, Karolina & Król, Magdalena & Magdziarczyk, Małgorzata & Polański, Jarosław & Howaniec, Natalia, 2022. "Co-gasification of refuse-derived fuels and bituminous coal with oxygen/steam blend to hydrogen rich gas," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 254(PA).
    26. Sorknæs, Peter & Johannsen, Rasmus M. & Korberg, Andrei D. & Nielsen, Tore B. & Petersen, Uni R. & Mathiesen, Brian V., 2022. "Electrification of the industrial sector in 100% renewable energy scenarios," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 254(PB).
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Katla, Daria & Jurczyk, Michał & Skorek-Osikowska, Anna & Uchman, Wojciech, 2021. "Analysis of the integrated system of electrolysis and methanation units for the production of synthetic natural gas (SNG)," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 237(C).
    2. Kotowicz, Janusz & Uchman, Wojciech & Jurczyk, Michał & Sekret, Robert, 2023. "Evaluation of the potential for distributed generation of green hydrogen using metal-hydride storage methods," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 344(C).
    3. Máté Zavarkó & Attila R. Imre & Gábor Pörzse & Zoltán Csedő, 2021. "Past, Present and Near Future: An Overview of Closed, Running and Planned Biomethanation Facilities in Europe," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-27, September.
    4. Bailera, Manuel & Lisbona, Pilar & Peña, Begoña & Alarcón, Andreina & Guilera, Jordi & Perpiñán, Jorge & Romeo, Luis M., 2022. "Synthetic natural gas production in a 1 kW reactor using Ni–Ce/Al2O3 and Ru–Ce/Al2O3: Kinetics, catalyst degradation and process design," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 256(C).
    5. Chauvy, Remi & Dubois, Lionel & Lybaert, Paul & Thomas, Diane & De Weireld, Guy, 2020. "Production of synthetic natural gas from industrial carbon dioxide," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 260(C).
    6. Hermesmann, M. & Grübel, K. & Scherotzki, L. & Müller, T.E., 2021. "Promising pathways: The geographic and energetic potential of power-to-x technologies based on regeneratively obtained hydrogen," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 138(C).
    7. Uchman, Wojciech & Skorek-Osikowska, Anna & Jurczyk, Michał & Węcel, Daniel, 2020. "The analysis of dynamic operation of power-to-SNG system with hydrogen generator powered with renewable energy, hydrogen storage and methanation unit," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 213(C).
    8. Rusin, Krzysztof & Ochmann, Jakub & Bartela, Łukasz & Rulik, Sebastian & Stanek, Bartosz & Jurczyk, Michał & Waniczek, Sebastian, 2022. "Influence of geometrical dimensions and particle diameter on exergy performance of packed-bed thermal energy storage," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 260(C).
    9. Sayama, Shogo & Yamamoto, Seiji, 2022. "A 6-kW thermally self-sustained two-stage CO2 methanation reactor: design and experimental evaluation of steady-state performance under full-load conditions," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 325(C).
    10. Daniel Węcel & Michał Jurczyk & Wojciech Uchman & Anna Skorek-Osikowska, 2020. "Investigation on System for Renewable Electricity Storage in Small Scale Integrating Photovoltaics, Batteries, and Hydrogen Generator," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(22), pages 1-19, November.
    11. Guelpa, Elisa & Bischi, Aldo & Verda, Vittorio & Chertkov, Michael & Lund, Henrik, 2019. "Towards future infrastructures for sustainable multi-energy systems: A review," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 184(C), pages 2-21.
    12. Georgios Varvoutis & Athanasios Lampropoulos & Evridiki Mandela & Michalis Konsolakis & George E. Marnellos, 2022. "Recent Advances on CO 2 Mitigation Technologies: On the Role of Hydrogenation Route via Green H 2," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-38, June.
    13. Martin Thema & Tobias Weidlich & Manuel Hörl & Annett Bellack & Friedemann Mörs & Florian Hackl & Matthias Kohlmayer & Jasmin Gleich & Carsten Stabenau & Thomas Trabold & Michael Neubert & Felix Ortlo, 2019. "Biological CO 2 -Methanation: An Approach to Standardization," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-32, May.
    14. Azadeh Maroufmashat & Michael Fowler, 2017. "Transition of Future Energy System Infrastructure; through Power-to-Gas Pathways," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-22, July.
    15. Romeo, Luis M. & Cavana, Marco & Bailera, Manuel & Leone, Pierluigi & Peña, Begoña & Lisbona, Pilar, 2022. "Non-stoichiometric methanation as strategy to overcome the limitations of green hydrogen injection into the natural gas grid," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 309(C).
    16. Schlund, David & Theile, Philipp, 2022. "Simultaneity of green energy and hydrogen production: Analysing the dispatch of a grid-connected electrolyser," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 166(C).
    17. Drechsler, Carsten & Agar, David W., 2020. "Intensified integrated direct air capture - power-to-gas process based on H2O and CO2 from ambient air," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 273(C).
    18. Uchman, Wojciech & Kotowicz, Janusz & Sekret, Robert, 2022. "Investigation on green hydrogen generation devices dedicated for integrated renewable energy farm: Solar and wind," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 328(C).
    19. Xiong, Bobby & Predel, Johannes & Crespo del Granado, Pedro & Egging-Bratseth, Ruud, 2021. "Spatial flexibility in redispatch: Supporting low carbon energy systems with Power-to-Gas," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 283(C).
    20. Qi, Meng & Park, Jinwoo & Landon, Robert Stephen & Kim, Jeongdong & Liu, Yi & Moon, Il, 2022. "Continuous and flexible Renewable-Power-to-Methane via liquid CO2 energy storage: Revisiting the techno-economic potential," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 153(C).

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:263:y:2023:i:pd:s0360544222027670. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/energy .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.