Chemical looping technologies for H2 production with CO2 capture: thermodynamic assessment and economic comparison

V. Spallina, A. Shams, A. Battistella, F. Gallucci, M. van Sint Annaland

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Abstract

This work addresses the techno-economic assessment of two chemical looping technologies for H2 production from natural gas fully integrated with CO2 capture. In the first configuration, chemical looping combustion operated with a dual circulating fluidized bed system at atmospheric pressure is used as furnace for the reforming reaction. In the second configuration, a chemical looping reforming system at pressurized conditions is used for the production of the reformed syngas. Both configurations have been designed and compared with reference technologies for H2 production based on conventional fired tubular reforming with and without CO2 capture.

The results of the analysis show that both new concepts can achieve higher H2 reforming efficiency than a conventional plant when integrated with CO2 capture (+8-10% higher). The improvement in the performance of the plant is accompanied with an efficiency penalty of 4-6% and the cost of CO2 avoidance varies from 20-85 €/tonCO2.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)419 – 428
Number of pages10
JournalEnergy Procedia
Volume114
Issue numberJuly 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event13th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, GHGT-13 - Lausanne, Switzerland
Duration: 14 Nov 201618 Nov 2016
Conference number: 13
http://www.ghgt.info/ghgt-13/ghgt-13-programme

Keywords

  • CO capture
  • chemical looping
  • energy analysis
  • hydrogen production
  • steam reforming

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