Fuel quality issues with biogas energy - An economic analysis for a stationary fuel cell system

Energy

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 257-277

  Papadias, Dionissios D ^a   Ahmed, Shabbir ^a   Kumar, Romesh ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digester gas; Cost analysis; Fuel cell system; Impurities; Impurity removal; Landfill gas

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; COST ACCOUNTING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FUEL SYSTEMS; IMPURITIES; MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFC);

ANAEROBIC DIGESTER GAS; COST ANALYSIS; FUEL CELL SYSTEM; IMPURITY REMOVAL; LANDFILL GAS;

REMOVAL;

BIOGAS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PREDICTION;

EID: 84864361795     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.06.031     Document Type: Article

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