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Methanation

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Methanation describes the heterogeneous, gas-catalytic or biological synthesis of CH4 from H2 and CO/CO2 or in case of the biological path, alternatively from other carbon sources. It is the second substantial, but optional process step beside the electrolysis within the Power-to-Gas concept. The chemism of the methanation reaction is known for more than one century and chemical methanation processes have been state of the art for several decades. They have been and still are, applied to produce substitute natural gas (SNG) from synthesis gas derived from coal or biomass.

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    http://www.viessmann.de/content/dam/internet-global/pdf_documents/koeb_mawera/MicrobEnergy_power-to-gas.pdf. Accessed 6 April 2014.

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    http://www.krajete.com/en/. Accessed 6 April 2014.

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    http://www.dvgw-innovation.de/presse/power-to-gas-landkarte/. Accessed 30 April 2014.

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  1. Industrial Environmental Protection, Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Austria

    Markus Lehner

  2. Energy Institute, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

    Robert Tichler & Horst Steinmüller

  3. Institute for Environmental Management, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

    Markus Koppe

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Lehner, M., Tichler, R., Steinmüller, H., Koppe, M. (2014). Methanation. In: Power-to-Gas: Technology and Business Models. SpringerBriefs in Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03995-4_4

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