Life-cycle performance of hydrogen production via indirect biomass gasification with CO2 capture

Susmozas, Ana; Iribarren, Diego; Zapp, Petra; Linβen, Jochen; Dufour, Javier

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.02.053

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“…Recent LCA studies concerning biomass gasification are categorised into four groups: (i) biomass-based hydrogen (bio-H 2 ) production [33][34][35][36][37][38], (ii) biomass gasification combined heat and power (CHP) [39][40][41][42][43][44], (iii) other energy systems [45][46][47][48], and (iv) dynamic LCA [49]. This chapter covers the review of the LCA studies about biomass gasification.…”

Section: Life Cycle Assessment Of the Biomass Gasification Processmentioning

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“…To evaluate the environmental performance of H 2 production via indirect gasification of short-rotation poplar, a LCA was implemented using process simulation for normal BG processes [33] and for BG with CO 2 capture by pressure swing adsorption [34]. From a life-cycle perspective, H 2 from poplar gasification generally arose as a good alternative to conventional, fossil-derived H 2 produced via steam methane reforming.…”

Section: Biomass Gasification For Hydrogen Productionmentioning

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Biomass Gasification: A Review of Its Technology, Gas Cleaning Applications, and Total System Life Cycle Analysis

Koido¹,

Iwasaki²

2018

Lignin - Trends and Applications

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Gasification technology presents one option for energy-conversion technique from woody biomass contaminated by radionuclides released in March 2011 during the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. The gasification process converts carbonaceous materials into combustible gases, carbon dioxide, and residues. Owing to their smallscale distributed configuration, woody biomass gasification plants are suitable for gasifying Japan's biomass and have been installed increasingly in Japan recently. This chapter reviews current trends of gasification and life cycle assessment (LCA) of total systems, including gas cleaning.

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Section: Life Cycle Assessment Of the Biomass Gasification Processmentioning

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Section: Biomass Gasification For Hydrogen Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biomass Gasification: A Review of Its Technology, Gas Cleaning Applications, and Total System Life Cycle Analysis

Koido¹,

Iwasaki²

2018

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“…A comparative LCA study of two different gasification systems (downdraft gasifier and CFB gasifier) for H2 production proved that downdraft gasifier delivered better environmental performance over CFB gasifier (Kalinci et al, 2012). According to the LCA study of hydrogen production by Susmozas et al (2016), direct emission to air, external electricity production, and biomass production are the key processes contributing to environmental impacts, while bio-hydrogen production with CO2 capture delivers superior environmental performance over conventional processes.…”

Section: Life Cycle Assessment Of Biomass Gasificationmentioning

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A critical review on biomass gasification, co-gasification, and their environmental assessments

2016

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Please cite this article as: Farzad S., Mandegari M.A., Görgens J.F. A critical review on biomass gasification, co-gasification, and their environmental assessments. Biofuel Research Journal 12 (2016) HIGHLIGHTSConventional and new gasification technologies were compared. Studies dealing with co-gasification of different feedstocks were summarized. Life cycle assessments of biomass gasification and co-gasification were studied. Gasification is an efficient process to obtain valuable products from biomass with several potential applications, which has received increasing attention over the last decades. Further development of gasification technology requires innovative and economical gasification methods with high efficiencies. Various conventional mechanisms of biomass gasification as well as new technologies are discussed in this paper. Furthermore, co-gasification of biomass and coal as an efficient method to protect the environment by reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been comparatively discussed. In fact, the increasing attention to renewable resources is driven by the climate change due to GHG emissions caused by the widespread utilization of conventional fossil fuels, while biomass gasification is considered as a potentially sustainable and environmentally-friendly technology. Nevertheless, social and environmental aspects should also be taken into account when designing such facilities, to guarantee the sustainable use of biomass. This paper also reviews the life cycle assessment (LCA) studies conducted on biomass gasification, considering different technologies and various feedstocks. ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT

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“…Key aspects determining the life cycle performance of hydrogen production systems are the source of energy driving the hydrogen production process and the raw material that contains hydrogen Susmozas et al 2016). On the one hand, since the electrochemical category is widely dominated by case studies of water electrolysis, the environmental performance of this type of system strongly depends on the energy source.…”

Section: System Boundariesmentioning

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Life cycle assessment of hydrogen energy systems: a review of methodological choices

Valente

Iribarren

Dufour

2016

Int J Life Cycle Assess

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Purpose As a first step towards a consistent framework for both individual and comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) of hydrogen energy systems, this work performs a thorough literature review on the methodological choices made in LCA studies of these energy systems. Choices affecting the LCA stages Bgoal and scope definition^, Blife cycle inventory analysis^(LCI) and Blife cycle impact assessment^(LCIA) are targeted. Methods This review considers 97 scientific papers published until December 2015, in which 509 original case studies of hydrogen energy systems are found. Based on the hydrogen production process, these case studies are classified into three technological categories: thermochemical, electrochemical and biological. A subdivision based on the scope of the studies is also applied, thus distinguishing case studies addressing hydrogen production only, hydrogen production and use in mobility and hydrogen production and use for power generation.Results and discussion Most of the hydrogen energy systems apply cradle/gate-to-gate boundaries, while cradle/gate-tograve boundaries are found mainly for hydrogen use in mobility. The functional unit is usually mass-or energybased for cradle/gate-to-gate studies and travelled distance for cradle/gate-to-grave studies. Multifunctionality is addressed mainly through system expansion and, to a lesser extent, physical allocation. Regarding LCI, scientific literature and life cycle databases are the main data sources for both background and foreground processes. Regarding LCIA, the most common impact categories evaluated are global warming and energy consumption through the IPCC and VDI methods, respectively. The remaining indicators are often evaluated using the CML family methods. The level of agreement of these trends with the available FC-HyGuide guidelines for LCA of hydrogen energy systems depends on the specific methodological aspect considered. Conclusions This review on LCA of hydrogen energy systems succeeded in finding relevant trends in methodological choices, especially regarding the frequent use of system expansion and secondary data under production-oriented attributional approaches. These trends are expected to facilitate methodological decision making in future LCA studies of hydrogen energy systems. Furthermore, this review may provide a basis for the definition of a methodological framework to harmonise the LCA results of hydrogen available so far in the literature.

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Life-cycle performance of hydrogen production via indirect biomass gasification with CO2 capture

Cited by 102 publications

References 11 publications

Biomass Gasification: A Review of Its Technology, Gas Cleaning Applications, and Total System Life Cycle Analysis

Biomass Gasification: A Review of Its Technology, Gas Cleaning Applications, and Total System Life Cycle Analysis

A critical review on biomass gasification, co-gasification, and their environmental assessments

Life cycle assessment of hydrogen energy systems: a review of methodological choices

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