Synthetic natural gas via integrated high-temperature electrolysis and methanation: Part I-Energy performance

Journal of Energy Storage

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 22-37

  Giglio, Emanuele ^a   Lanzini, Andrea ^a   Santarelli, Massimo ^a   Leone, Pierluigi ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Methanation; Solid oxide electrolysis; Synthetic fuels; Thermal integration

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS PLANTS; HYDROGENATION; INTEGRATION; METHANATION; NATURAL GAS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); SYNTHESIS GAS; SYNTHETIC FUELS;

ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE ELECTROLYSIS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; SOLID OXIDE; SYNGAS COMPRESSION; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS; THERMAL INTEGRATION;

REGENERATIVE FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84938085121     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2352152X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2015.04.002     Document Type: Article

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