Hydrogen production from algae biomass in rich natural gas-air filtration combustion
Title
Hydrogen production from algae biomass in rich natural gas-air filtration combustion
Subject
Natural gas
Hydrogen
Biomass
Combustion
Porous materials
Volume fraction
Filtration
Moisture
Algae
Alumina
Aluminum oxide
Moisture determination
Photobiological hydrogen production
Description
This paper examines the hydrogen production from the combustion of rich natural gas-air mixtures in a porous medium composed of aleatoric algae biomass particles and alumina spheres. Combustion wave temperature, propagation rate and products (H2, CO, CO2, CH4) were measured as a function of algae volume fraction in the hybrid bed (0100%) and its moisture content (0100%). Three types of algae were analyzed: Ulva lactuca, Lessonia trabeculata, and Lessonia nigrescens. Experimental results show that combustion temperature and hydrogen yields increases with an increase of volume algae fraction in the hybrid bed and an increase of moisture content in the algae. The hydrogen concentration from L. trabeculata was found to be essentially higher than L. nigrescens and U. lactuca, achieved 9.56% with a 100% of moisture content. The maximum energy return over energy invested (EROI) of the process was 50% for L. nigrescens with 50% of algae volume fraction in the hybrid bed and 5% of moisture content. 2016 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC
5513-5522
8
42
Publisher
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Date
2017
Contributor
Ripoll, Nicolas
Silvestre, Claudio
Paredes, Emilio
Toledo, Mario
Type
journalArticle
Identifier
3603199
10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.03.082
Collection
Citation
“Hydrogen production from algae biomass in rich natural gas-air filtration combustion,” Lamar University Midstream Center Research, accessed May 18, 2024, https://lumc.omeka.net/items/show/24890.