Thermo-economic optimisation of the integration of electrolysis in a wood to methane process

ECOS 2006 - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 553-560

  Gassner, Martin ^a   Maréchal, Francois ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biofuels; Electrolysis; Gasification; Methanation; Optimisation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOFUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTROLYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUEL STORAGE; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS FUEL STORAGE; GASIFICATION; HYDROGEN STORAGE; METHANATION; METHANE; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION;

BIO-ENERGY; ELECTROLYSERS; ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS; OPTIMISATIONS; PROCESS MODELING; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS; THERMO-ECONOMIC; THERMOCHEMICAL PRODUCTION;

WOOD;

ELECTROLYSIS; GASIFICATION; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 64749106875     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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