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Hydrogen Production from Biomass Gasification

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Production of Hydrogen from Renewable Resources

Part of the book series: Biofuels and Biorefineries ((BIOBIO,volume 5))

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Upgrading of gas streams formed from biomass gasification for the production of pure hydrogen or hydrogen-rich gases is facing many technical and technological challenges. Both gasification and hydrogen separation technologies play a significant role in the total efficiency of the production process. The aim of this chapter is to analyze gasification processes and examine the possible options for hydrogen production from the product gas streams from a gasification process. Gas conditioning and hydrogen purity will be taken into consideration as well as economic aspects of the integrated process.

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  1. Laboratory of Steam Boilers and Thermal Plants, School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9, Heroon Polytechniou str., Athens, 15780, Greece

    Sotirios Karellas

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    Richard L. Smith, Jr.

  3. Nankai University, Tianjin, China

    Xinhua Qi

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Karellas, S. (2015). Hydrogen Production from Biomass Gasification. In: Fang, Z., Smith, Jr., R., Qi, X. (eds) Production of Hydrogen from Renewable Resources. Biofuels and Biorefineries, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7330-0_4

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