Life cycle assessment of hydrogen production by methane decomposition using carbonaceous catalysts

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1205-1212

  Dufour, J ^a   Galvez J L ^b   Serrano, D P ^a,c   Moreno, J ^a   Martinez G ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

^c IMDEA ENERGY INSTITUTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hydrogen production; Life cycle assessment; Methane decomposition; Steam reforming

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE; CARBONACEOUS CATALYST; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; DEACTIVATION PROCESS; DECOMPOSITION PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT TOOLS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; METHANE CONVERSIONS; METHANE DECOMPOSITION; REACTION CONVERSION; STEAM METHANE REFORMING; STEAM REFORMING; ZERO EMISSION;

CATALYSIS; CATALYST DEACTIVATION; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS PRODUCERS; HYDROGEN FUELS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE; REFORMING REACTIONS; STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 75049085407     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.11.093     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. 2 capture and storage-Part B: chain analysis of promising CCS options. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science 33 (2007) 580-609
2. 2 emission. Energy Conversion and Management 36 6-9 (1995) 791-796
3. Donner J.B. Carbon black (1976), Marcel Dekker, New York pp. 16-8
4. Shah N., Ma S., Wang Y., and Huffman G.P. Semi-continuous hydrogen production from catalytic methane decomposition using a fluidized-bed reactor. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 32 (2007) 3315-3319
5. Muradov N., Smith F., and T-Raissi A. Catalytic activity of carbons for methane decomposition reaction. Catalysis Today 102-103 (2005) 225-233
6. Serrano D.P., Botas J.A., and Guil-Lopez R. Hydrogen production from methane pyrolysis over commercial carbon catalysts: kinetic and deactivation study. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 34 (2009) 4488-4494
7. Dunker A.M., Kumar S., and Mulawa P.A. Production of hydrogen by thermal decomposition of methane in a fluidized-bed reactor-effects of catalyst, temperature, and residence time. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 31 (2006) 473-484
8. Muradov N.Z., and Verizoglu T.N. From hydrocarbon to hydrogen-carbon to hydrogen economy. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 30 (2005) 225-237
9. Spath PL, Amos WA. Assessment of natural gas splitting with a concentrating solar reactor for hydrogen production. National Renewable Energy Laboratory Technical Report, 2001, NREL/TP-510-31949. Available at: www.nrel.gov [last accessed January 2009].
10. Udo de Haes H.A., and Heijungs R. Life cycle assessment for energy analysis and management. Applied Energy 84 (2007) 817-827
11. Koroneos C., Dompros A., Roumbas G., and Moussiopoulos N. Life cycle assessment of hydrogen fuel production processes. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 29 (2004) 1443-1450
12. Spath PL, Amos WA. Life cycle assessment of hydrogen production via natural gas steam reforming. National Renewable Energy Laboratory Technical Report, 2001, NREL/TP-570-27637. Available at: www.nrel.gov [last accessed January 2009].
13. Granovskii M., Dincer I., and Rose M.A. Life cycle assessment of hydrogen fuel cell and gasoline vehicles. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 31 (2006) 337-352
14. Utgikar V., and Thiesen T. Life cycle assessment of high temperature electrolysis for hydrogen production via nuclear energy. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 31 (2006) 939-944
15. Dufour J, Serrano DP, Gálvez JL, Moreno J, García C. Life cycle assessment of processes for hydrogen production. Environmental feasibility and reduction of greenhouse gases emissions. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 34(3): 1370-76.
16. 2. Journal of Power Sources 169 (2007) 103-109
17. 2 emissions. Catalysis Today 116 (2006) 281-288
18. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. IPCC glossary. Available at: http://www.ipcc.ch/glossary/index.htm [last accessed January 27].
19. International Energy Agency. World energy outlook 2007. China and India. Paris, 2008.
20. Halloran J.W. Carbon-neutral economy with fossil fuel based hydrogen energy and carbon materials. Energy Policy 35 (2007) 4839-4846