Synthetic Natural Gas From Coal Dry Biomass and Power to Gas Applications 1st Edition by Tilman Schildhauer, Serge Biollaz ISBN 1118541812 9781118541814

1. Introductory Remarks

• Why Produce Synthetic Natural Gas?

• Overview

2. Coal and Biomass Gasification for SNG Production

• Introduction – Basic Requirements for Gasification in the Framework of SNG Production

• Thermodynamics of Gasification

• Gasification Technologies

• References

3. Gas Cleaning

• Introduction

• Impurities

• Cold, Warm and Hot Gas Cleaning

• Gas Cleaning Technologies

• Reactive Hot Gas Filter

• References

4. Methanation for Synthetic Natural Gas Production – Chemical Reaction Engineering Aspects

• Methanation – The Synthesis Step in the Production of Synthetic Natural Gas

• Methanation Reactor Types

• Modeling and Simulation of Methanation Reactors

• Conclusions and Open Research Questions

• Symbol List

• References

5. SNG Upgrading

• Introduction

• Separation Processes for SNG Upgrading

• Techno‐Economical Comparison of Selected Separation Options

• References

6. SNG from Wood – The GoBiGas Project

• Biomethane in Sweden

• Conditions and Background for the GoBiGas Project in Gothenburg

• Technical Description

• Technical Issues and Lessons Learned

• Status

• Efficiency

• Economics

• Outlook

• Acknowledgements

• References

7. The Power to Gas Process: Storage of Renewable Energy in the Natural Gas Grid via Fixed Bed Methanation of CO2/H2

• Motivation

• The Power to Fuel Concept: Co‐Utilization of (Biogenic) Carbon and Hydrogen

• P2G® Technology

• Experimental Results

• P2G® Process Efficiency

• Conclusion and Outlook

• Acknowledgements

• References

8. Fluidized Bed Methanation for SNG Production – Process Development at the Paul‐Scherrer Institut

• Introduction to Process Development

• Methane from Wood – Process Development at PSI

• References

9. MILENA Indirect Gasification, OLGA Tar Removal, and ECN Process for Methanation

• Introduction

• Main Process Steps

• Process Efficiency and Economy

• Results and Status

• Outlook

• Acknowledgements

• References

10. Hydrothermal Production of SNG from Wet Biomass

• Introduction

• Historical Development

• Physical and Chemical Bases

• PSI’s Catalytic SNG Process

• Open Questions and Outlook

• References

11. Agnion’s Small Scale SNG Concept

• References

12. Integrated Desulfurization and Methanation Concepts for SNG Production

• Introduction

• Concepts for Integrated Desulfurization and Methanation

• Required Future Research