Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7721624 | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 2013 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Hydrogen production by biomass gasification using solar energy is a promising approach for overcoming the drawbacks of fossil fuel utilization, but the storage of discontinuous solar flux is a critical issue for continuous solar hydrogen production. A continuous hydrogen production system by biomass gasification in supercritical water using molten-salts-stored solar energy was proposed and constructed. A novel double tube helical heat exchanger was designed to be molten salts reactor for hydrogen production. Model compounds (glycerol/glucose) and real biomass (corn cob) were successfully gasified in this molten salts reactor for producing hydrogen-rich gas. The unique temperature profiles of biomass slurry in the reactor were observed and compared with that of conventional electrical heating and direct solar heating approaches. Product gases yield, gasification efficiency and exergy conversion efficiency of the reactor were analyzed. The results showed that the performances of reactor were determined by feedstock style, biomass concentration, residence time and biomass slurry temperature profiles.
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Authors
Peng Xiao, Liejin Guo, Ximin Zhang, Chao Zhu, Shaohua Ma,