Production of Biohydrogen from Organ-Containing Waste for Use in Fuel Cells

Mikhail Fedorov, Vladimir Maslikov, Vadim Korablev, Natalia Politaeva (), Aleksandr Chusov and Dmitriy Molodtsov
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Mikhail Fedorov: Institute of Civil Engineering, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Polytechnic Str., 29, St. Petersburg 195220, Russia
Vladimir Maslikov: Institute of Civil Engineering, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Polytechnic Str., 29, St. Petersburg 195220, Russia
Vadim Korablev: Institute of Civil Engineering, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Polytechnic Str., 29, St. Petersburg 195220, Russia
Natalia Politaeva: Institute of Civil Engineering, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Polytechnic Str., 29, St. Petersburg 195220, Russia
Aleksandr Chusov: Institute of Civil Engineering, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Polytechnic Str., 29, St. Petersburg 195220, Russia
Dmitriy Molodtsov: Institute of Civil Engineering, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Polytechnic Str., 29, St. Petersburg 195220, Russia

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 21, 1-11

Abstract: The production of low-carbon hydrogen based on renewable energy sources is considered a promising direction in the development of the modern world economy. The purpose of the presented research is to develop technologies and study the processes of converting biogases into hydrogen, as well as its use in low-temperature fuel cells. The methodology for organizing a multi-stage laboratory experiment for obtaining biogas, its purification from impurities and, in the future, the production of biohydrogen was developed based on field studies in Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. The results of modeling studies have shown that during biogas reforming, it is possible to obtain a hydrogen mixture with a hydrogen content of 98% vol and methane 2% vol. Based on the results of the research, the possibility of using the significant potential of “weak” biogas containing methane 30–45% vol to produce biohydrogen (more than 93% vol) was proved. A technique for using biohydrogen in low-temperature fuel cells for energy generation has been substantiated and tested.

Keywords: waste; biogas; biohydrogen; hydrogen fuel; residual methane; low-temperature fuel cell; energy efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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