CO Methanation for Synthetic Natural Gas Production

Authors

  • Anastasios Kambolis Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) CH-1015 Lausanne, Paul Scherrer Institute CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland. anastasios.kampolis@epfl.ch
  • Tilman J. Schildhauer Paul Scherrer Institute CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland. tilman.schildhauer@psi.ch
  • Oliver Kröcher Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) CH-1015 Lausanne, Paul Scherrer Institute CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland. oliver.kroecher@psi.ch

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2015.608

Keywords:

Catalyst deactivation, Co methanation, Ni/al2o3, Reaction mechanism, Sng

Abstract

Energy from woody biomass could supplement renewable energy production towards the replacement of fossil fuels. A multi-stage process involving gasification of wood and then catalytic transformation of the producer gas to synthetic natural gas (SNG) represents progress in this direction. SNG can be transported and distributed through the existing pipeline grid, which is advantageous from an economical point of view. Therefore, CO methanation is attracting a great deal of attention and much research effort is focusing on the understanding of the process steps and its further development. This short review summarizes recent efforts at Paul Scherrer Institute on the understanding of the reaction mechanism, the catalyst deactivation, and the development of catalytic materials with benign properties for CO methanation.

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Published

2015-10-28

How to Cite

[1]
A. Kambolis, T. J. Schildhauer, O. Kröcher, Chimia 2015, 69, 608, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2015.608.