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Substitute natural gas
About: Substitute natural gas is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1216 publications have been published within this topic receiving 23604 citations. The topic is also known as: synthetic natural gas.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the extrinsic and intrinsic interactions between catalytic gears (active metals, support materials, and promoters) have been investigated for carbon monoxide (CO) methanation.
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TL;DR: In this paper , a new configuration for catalytic methanation has been proposed, integrating sorption-enhanced methanization and chemical looping in interconnected fluidized bed systems, which would ensure high methane yields while keeping good temperature control and low operating pressure.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared coal and coal derived synthetic fluid fossil fuels with hydrogen and showed that hydrogen is a much more cost effective energy carrier than coal and synthetic fossil fuels, as well as being the environmentally most compatible fuel.
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TL;DR: In this article, a model was designed to analyse the performance of the biomass to synthetic natural gas chain and to estimate the effect of 1% synthetic NGL in the energy system.
Abstract: A quarter of the total primary energy demand in the European Union is met by natural gas. Synthetic natural gas produced through biomass gasification can contribute to a more sustainable energy supply system. A chain analysis of the energetic performance of synthetic natural gas where the upstream, midstream and downstream part are included has not been found in literature. The energy performance of the possible large-scale application of synthetic natural gas is therefore unsure. A model was designed to analyse the performance of the biomass to synthetic natural gas chain and to estimate the effect of 1% synthetic natural gas in the energy system. A break-even distance is introduced to determine whether it is energetically feasible to apply pretreatment. Results show that torrefaction and pelleting are energetically unfeasible within the European Union. Emissions can be reduced with almost 70% compared to a fossil reference scenario. Over 1.2 Mha is required to fulfil 0.25% of the total primary energy demand in the European Union.
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