INVESTIGADORES
AMADEO Norma Elvira
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Hydrogen Production via Catalytic Gasification of Etanol
Autor/es:
V. MÁS; P. GIUNTA,; G, BARONETTI; N. AMADEO,; M. LABORDE
Lugar:
Porto de Galinhas- PE - Brasil
Reunión:
Conferencia; 14 Congreso Brasileiro de Catalise.; 2007
Institución organizadora:
Sociedad Brasileña de Catálisis
Resumen:
The clean and
non-contaminating characteristics of H2 as a fuel will depend on the
process, the raw material and the source of energy employed for its production.
If it is obtained from fossil hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide is released to the
atmosphere, regardless of the technology used; instead, if biomass is used
instead of hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide is also released, but in this case the
plant consumes the carbon dioxide produced during its growth.
Ethanol presents several advantages related to
natural availability, storage and handling safety. It can be produced renewably
from several biomass sources, including energy plants, waste materials from
agro industries or forestry residue materials, organic fraction of municipal
solid waste, etc. Besides the bioethanol-to-hydrogen system has the significant
advantage of being nearly CO2 neutral, since the carbon dioxide
produced is consumed for biomass growth, thus offering a nearly closed carbon
cycle. In summary, among the various processes and primary fuels that have been
proposed in the production of hydrogen for fuel cell applications, steam
reforming of ethanol is the most attractive.