Article
Energy & Fuels
P. Aragues-Aldea, A. Sanz-Martinez, P. Duran, E. Frances, J. A. Pena, J. Herguido
Summary: This study successfully demonstrated the effect of distributed feeding on the methanation of CO2, improving the selectivity towards CH4 and enhancing the overall process performance.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Manuel Gruber, Denis Wiedmann, Manuel Haas, Stefan Harth, Alexandra Loukou, Dimosthenis Trimis
Summary: This article presents a simulation-based analysis of experimental results of the methanation of CO2 in a catalytic fixed-bed reactor. The study developed a numerical characterization method based on temperature profiles and reactant conversions, systematically investigating parameters like heat transfer coefficients. A simple numerical method for determining the effective heat conductivity of the bed in binary bidisperse fixed-beds was introduced. The study also highlighted the challenges of modeling effective reaction rates in industrial sized catalysts and reactors, emphasizing the interlinking aspects and presenting a step-by-step analysis to understand the complex process. The results showed excellent agreement between experiments and numerics, providing deep insights into the methanation process in a cooled fixed-bed reactor.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Sarvenaz Farsi, Shengzhi Liang, Peter Pfeifer, Roland Dittmeyer
Summary: This work aims to analyze the performance of an advanced packed-bed reactor with evaporation cooling structure and high reactant throughput, utilizing pressurized water as the cooling medium. The study evaluates the reactor performance under various process conditions and investigates the influence of feed throughput and composition on reactor operation. The modelling results successfully predict experimental data regarding temperature profiles and product compositions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Maxime Hervy, Jonathan Maistrello, Larissa Brito, Mathilde Rizand, Etienne Basset, Yilmaz Kara, Marion Maheut
Summary: CO2 methanation tests were conducted in a demonstration scale fluidized bed reactor to investigate its efficiency and flexibility in Power-to-Methane production. The technology showed excellent performance in achieving maximum conversion in one step under various operating conditions. Efficient management of methanation exothermicity and optimized catalyst activity contributed to the reactor's high flexibility and quick stabilization time for permanent operation.
JOURNAL OF CO2 UTILIZATION
(2021)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Martin Thema, Tobias Weidlich, Anja Kaul, Andrea Boellmann, Harald Huber, Annett Bellack, Juergen Karl, Michael Sterner
Summary: The study developed a fully automated process to convert hydrogen and carbon dioxide to methane in a high temperature reactor, achieving high methane content in the product gas for direct feed-in to the gas grid. Optimization of reactor design and system performance led to successful production of methane at a high rate using a specific culture as catalyst.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Wei Zhang, Yixiong Lin, Koyo Norinaga
Summary: This study evaluates the CO2 methanation process using a radial flow reactor and compares four different configurations. The fluid flow, heat transfer, and reaction performances of these reactors are discussed under consistent operating conditions. The results show that the centrifugal P-type structure has the most uniform flow field, while the centripetal Z-type structure performs the best in terms of heat transfer and reaction performance. These findings provide a theoretical basis and technical guidance for designing and developing radial flow reactors.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
Son Ich Ngo, Young-Il Lim, Doyeon Lee, Myung Won Seo, Sungwon Kim
Summary: This study investigated the hydrodynamics, reaction kinetics, and heat transfer of a bench-scale bubbling fluidized bed reactor for CO2 methanation. The study successfully identified the effects of hydrodynamics and reaction kinetics on heat transfer coefficient in the reactor.
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Andre Bolt, Ibrahim Dincer, Martin Agelin-Chaab
Summary: New designs of helical methane/natural gas reactors are proposed in this study, which utilize the Sabatier reaction for renewable production of methane. The study develops three models with different diameters and the same volume, and suggests optimizing the reactor design by varying specific parameters. The reactor model with a diameter of 0.0381 m achieves a reactant conversion of 75% and a yield of 87%, while the model with a cross-sectional diameter of 0.0254 m demonstrates the most effective cooling at a coolant temperature of 200 degrees C.
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Carolina Feickert Fenske, Franz Kirzeder, Dietmar Struebing, Konrad Koch
Summary: The study focuses on the application of biological methanation technology in trickle bed reactors for energy storage. A pilot-scale trickle bed reactor was constructed in a wastewater treatment plant for upgrading raw biogas. The study found that increasing ammonium concentration was the most successful method for pH control, allowing stable and long-term biogas upgrading with high methane production.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
Daria Katla, Daniel Wecel, Michal Jurczyk, Anna Skorek-Osikowska
Summary: This paper presents the results of tests conducted on a fixed-bed methanation reactor at Silesian University of Technology. The reactor was filled with nickel powder and Ru/(Al2O3) as a catalyst. The tests examined the effect of different volumetric flows of CO2 and H2 on the gas composition, as well as the pressure. The results showed that the volumetric share of CH4 in the produced Synthetic Natural Gas ranged from 71.0% to 74.5% under atmospheric conditions, and CH4 content was between 88.6% and 89.5% at a reaction pressure of 5 bar.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Daryl Luvane Reddy, David Lokhat, Hammad Siddiqi, B. C. Meikap
Summary: The study focuses on the simulation and research of carbon capture and power-to-gas technology loop, showing that this method can effectively promote sustainable renewable energy development. Through simulation, high conversion rates of CO and CO2, as well as a high CH4 yield, can be achieved under specific conditions. The research also reveals the reaction mechanism of CO2 and CO methanation.
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Nabin Aryal, Mikkel Odde, Cecilie Bogeholdt Petersen, Lars Ditlev Morck Ottosen, Michael Vedel Wegener Kofoed
Summary: The study demonstrates the methanation and upgrading of syngas to biomethane in a fed-batch trickle-bed reactor system using manure or sludge-based inoculum. Addition of exogenous H2 allows for further upgrading of syngas to biomethane in the same reactors, showing functional redundancy among microbial communities.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Eero Inkeri, Tero Tynjala, Hannu Karjunen
Summary: PtG technology integrates renewable electricity production into the energy system with flexible load regulation and low-emission methane. The operation of the electrolyzer is related to the intermittency of renewable electricity production and electricity markets, resulting in varying full load hours (FLH) with different characteristics.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Huong Lan Huynh, Wakshum Mekonnen Tucho, Qi Shen, Zhixin Yu
Summary: The study focuses on the formation of hot-spots in CO2 methanation bed reactors and finds that the presence of hot-spots significantly increases methane yield. Optimizing bed packing configuration and utilizing hot-spot formation can enhance CO2 methanation performance at low temperatures.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Youngmin Jeong, Jonghyun Park, Myungwan Han
Summary: The power-to-gas (PTG) process involves transforming renewable electric energy into methane through electrolysis and methanation. Critical issues in the process include the fluctuating nature of renewable electric energy and the safe operation of the methanation reactor. A cooled recycle reactor with a multilayered catalyst is proposed for methanation, aiming to improve efficiency and flexibility but also posing design and control challenges.
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Myriam Frey, Alain Bengaouer, Genevieve Geffraye, David Edouard, Anne-Cecile Roger
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Alain Bengaouer, Julien Ducamp, Isabelle Champon, Rasmey Try
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2018)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Simge Danaci, Lidia Protasova, Frans Snijkers, Wim Bouwen, Alain Bengaouer, Philippe Marty
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND PROCESSING-PROCESS INTENSIFICATION
(2018)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
S. Brennan, A. Bengaouer, M. Carcassi, G. Cerchiara, G. Evans, A. Friedrich, O. Gentilhomme, W. Houf, A. Kotchourko, N. Kotchourko, S. Kudriakov, D. Makarov, V. Molkov, E. Papanikolaou, C. Pitre, M. Royle, R. Schefer, G. Stern, A. G. Venetsanos, A. Veser, D. Willoughby, J. Yanez
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2011)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
A. G. Venetsanos, P. Adams, I. Azkarate, A. Bengaouer, L. Brett, M. N. Carcassi, A. Engebo, E. Gallego, A. I. Gavrikov, O. R. Hansen, S. Hawksworth, T. Jordan, A. Kessler, S. Kumar, V. Molkov, S. Nilsen, E. Reinecke, M. Stoecklin, U. Schmidtchen, A. Teodorczyk, D. Tigreat, N. H. A. Versloot
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2011)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
P. Adams, A. Bengaouer, B. Cariteau, V. Molkov, A. G. Venetsanos
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2011)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Isabelle Champon, Alain Bengaouer, Albin Chaise, Sebastien Thomas, Anne-Cecile Roger
JOURNAL OF CO2 UTILIZATION
(2019)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Carlotta Panzone, Regis Philippe, Alban Chappaz, Pascal Fongarland, Alain Bengaouer
JOURNAL OF CO2 UTILIZATION
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Isabelle Champon, Alain Bengaouer, Albin Chaise, Sebastien Thomas, Anne-Cecile Roger
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Carlotta Panzone, Regis Philippe, Clemence Nikitine, Laurent Vanoye, Alain Bengaouer, Alban Chappaz, Pascal Fongarland
Summary: Experimental study on CO2 hydrogenation over a Fe-K/Al2O3 catalyst showed that the H-2/CO2 inlet molar ratio significantly affects the catalyst activity and selectivity, with an excess of H-2 leading to increased CO2 conversion and reduced CO formation. A semiempirical macrokinetic model was developed to accurately predict the experimental data within an error of 20% and a MARR lower than 5%.
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Carlotta Panzone, Regis Philippe, Clemence Nikitine, Alain Bengaouer, Alban Chappaz, Pascal Fongarland
Summary: Mechanistic kinetic models were developed to study the CO2 hydrogenation reaction over an Fe-K/Al2O3 catalyst. The models provide insights into the mechanism and kinetics of the reaction, including the formation of hydrocarbons and oxygenates. The study reveals a complex mechanism involving chain-growth via an alkyl mechanism and CO insertion mechanism for the formation of oxygenate products.
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Simge Danaci, Lidia Protasova, Vesna Middelkoop, Nachiketa Ray, Michel Jouve, Alain Bengaouer, Philippe Marty
REACTION CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Rasmey Try, Alain Bengaouer, Pierre Baurens, Christian Jallut
Article
Thermodynamics
Simge Danaci, Lidia Protasova, Rasmey Try, Alain Bengaouer, Philippe Marty
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
(2017)