Dual fluidized bed based technologies for carbon dioxide reduction — example hot metal production

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Authors

  • Stefan Müller
  • Lara Theiss
  • Benjamin Fleiß
  • Martin Hammerschmid
  • Josef Fuchs
  • Stefan Penthor
  • Daniel Rosenfeld
  • Hermann Hofbauer

External Organisational units

  • Institute of Materials Science and Technology
  • Institute of Applied Physics

Abstract

The present work describes the results achieved during a study aiming at the full replacement of the natural gas demand of an integrated hot metal production. This work implements a novel approach using a biomass gasification plant combined with an electrolysis unit to substitute the present natural gas demand of an integrated hot metal production. Therefore, a simulation platform, including mathematical models for all relevant process units, enabling the calculation of all relevant mass and energy balances was created. As a result, the calculations show that a natural gas demand of about 385 MW can be replaced and an additional 100 MW hydrogen-rich reducing gas can be produced by the use of 132 MW of biomass together with 571 MW electricity produced from renewable energy. The results achieved indicate that a full replacement of the natural gas demand would be possible from a technological point of view. At the same time, the technological readiness level of available electrolysis units shows that a production at such a large scale has not been demonstrated yet.

Details

Original languageEnglish
JournalBiomass conversion and biorefinery
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Publication statusPublished - 3 Oct 2020