Thermodynamic analysis of a sorption-enhanced gasification process of municipal solid waste, integrated with concentrated solar power and thermal energy storage systems for co-generation of power and hydrogen

Soheil Khosravi, Elaheh Neshat and Rahim Khoshbakhti Saray

Renewable Energy, 2023, vol. 214, issue C, 140-153

Abstract: A system of coupled CO2 capture and gasification has led to a new concept entitled sorption-enhanced gasification (SEG) which can increase H2 concentration in the syngas composition. This study proposed a novel configuration of the SEG system comprising concentrated solar power and thermal energy storage systems. Calcium looping (CaL) is utilized as the CO2 capture process. Unlike conventional SEG systems in which calcination heat demand is supplied by an oxy-combustion process, this study considers a heliostat field to provide heat for sorbent regeneration. The solar and thermal energy storage systems are simulated dynamically to achieve accurate results. A steam Rankine cycle is also designed to recover the released heat sources through the SEG system. The overall system performance is explored through energy and exergy analyses. Based on the results, the proposed system managed to produce 0.58 kg/s pure hydrogen in addition to 13.96 MW of net electrical power. Meanwhile, CO2 is captured from syngas composition with capturing efficiency of 95%. The energy analysis shows cold gas efficiency and the annual total energy efficiency of 87.76 and 70.74%, respectively. Based on exergy analysis results, the carbonator reactor exhibits the highest permeance compared to the gasifier and calciner reactors, with an exergy efficiency of 88.74%. Parametric study results show an increase in the cold gas efficiency, hydrogen production rate, and electrical energy efficiency with enhancing steam-to-biomass ratio. An increase in CO2 capture efficiency also improves both the electrical energy efficiency and H2 concentration of the syngas composition. CO2 capture efficiency and S/B ratio are inversely related to the exergy efficiency of the system.

Keywords: Municipal solid waste; CO2 capture; Solar energy; Thermal energy storage; Sorption-enhanced gasification; Calcium looping (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2023.06.003

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