Design and Assessment of an IGCC Concept with CO 2 Capture for the Co-Generation of Electricity and Substitute Natural Gas

Timo Blumberg, Max Sorgenfrei and George Tsatsaronis
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Timo Blumberg: Department for Energy Engineering, Zentralinstitut El Gouna, Technische Universität Berlin, Fraunhoferstraße 33-36, 10587 Berlin, Germany
Max Sorgenfrei: Institute for Energy Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, Marchstraße 18, 10587 Berlin, Germany
George Tsatsaronis: Institute for Energy Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, Marchstraße 18, 10587 Berlin, Germany

Sustainability, 2015, vol. 7, issue 12, 1-13

Abstract: The focus of this work is on the modeling and the thermodynamic evaluation of an integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) for the co-production of electricity and substitute natural gas (SNG). At first, an IGCC with CO 2 capture for electricity generation is analyzed. Coal-derived syngas is conditioned in a water gas shift unit (WGS), and cleaned in an acid gas removal system including carbon capture. Eventually, the conditioned syngas is fed to a combined cycle. A second case refers to a complete conversion of syngas to SNG in an integrated commercial methanation unit (TREMP™ process, Haldor Topsøe, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark). Due to the exothermic reaction, a gas recycling and intercooling stages are necessary to avoid catalyst damage. Based on a state-of-the-art IGCC plant, an optimal integration of the synthetic process considering off-design behavior was determined. The raw syngas production remains constant in both cases, while one shift reactor in combination with a bypass is used to provide an adequate H 2 /CO-ratio for the methanation unit. Electricity has to be purchased from the grid in order to cover the internal consumption when producing SNG. The resulting heat and power distributions of both cases are discussed.

Keywords: co-production; IGCC; Methanation; substitute natural gas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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