Abstracts Book - IMRC 2018

• SF3-O012
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM NON EDIBLE BIOMASS
GASIFICATION
Felipe de Jesus Ortega Garcia 1
1 Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Refining processes, Mexico.
Hydrogen is an essential raw material for the transformation of crude oil into
clean fuels through hydrogenation processes such as hydrodesulphurization
and catalytic hydrocracking. In conventional petroleum refineries hydrogen is
produced by catalytic steam reforming of light hydrocarbons (natural gas,
refinery gas), these processes, however, produce large CO2 emissions which
contribute to pollute the environment. Hydrogen may also be produced by other
means which are less harmful such as lignocellulose gasification, which also
produces CO2, but since it enters into the biomass cycle its harmful effect is
neutralized by nature photosynthesis. The proposed process consists of a
gasification system coupled with a carbon monoxide shift reactor which can
produce large amounts of hydrogen. In this work, we present the technical and
economic feasibility of this process, which also represents an interesting
opportunity for reducing greenhouse gases emissions while adding an
interesting economic value to the non-edible biomass.
Acknowledgment:
Authors thank Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo for supporting this research.
Keywords: Hydrogen production, Gasification, Biomass
Presenting authors email: fjortega@imp.mx