Intensification of Gasification of Biomass and Waste for Hydrogen Production presents current developments and challenges for non-coal gasification and the state-of-the-art of technologies for green hydrogen production from waste and residues. The book expertly brings together waste biomass gasification with the production of hydrogen and liquid fuels, process integration, intensification, and techno-economics, providing a vital guide to green hydrogen production. Users will find this to be a comprehensive reference on the production of green hydrogen through waste gasification that will be invaluable to graduate students, researchers, and industry engineers.
Taking a whole plant unit approach, the book takes the reader through each stage of biomass gasification for the production and refining of hydrogen. The parameters affecting the properties of producer gases are discussed and evaluated, such as types of feedstocks, pre-treatment methods, types of gasifiers, gasifying agents, and operating conditions. Hydrogen purification and gas cleaning are also explained. The latest developments in process intensification and integration are critically reviewed, and the practical challenges and limitations of each method is discussed.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: decarbonisation pathways, process intensification concept, the hydrogen economy, current technologies for hydrogen production and challenges
2. Biomass gasification for hydrogen production: including fundamental concepts, current development and challenges
3. Waste gasification focusing on refuse derived fuel: current status, challenges and opportunities
4. Gas cleaning/tar removal and utilisation from gasification
5. Gas separation/hydrogen purification including CO2 capture and utilisation
6. Intensification approaches for hydrogen production and CO2 utilisation from gasification of biomass and waste
7. Integration approaches for hydrogen and liquid fuel production from gasification
8. Artificial Intelligence research in assisted hydrogen production from gasification of waste and biomass
9. Techno-economic analysis and environment assessment for hydrogen and liquid fuel production from gasification of biomass and waste. This chapter will also look at the economics of scales, other applications of hydrogen derived from gasification
10. Environmental impact and sustainability assessments of biomass and waste gasification, looking at various energy source of the gasification process (plasma, solar etc.)
11. Future development, opportunities and outlook including solar-driven gasification and hydrogen distribution and storage
