Electrifying with High-Temperature Water Electrolysis to Produce Syngas from Wood via Oxy-Gasification, Leading to Superior Carbon Conversion Yield for Methanol Synthesis

Due to concerns regarding fossil greenhouse gas emissions, biogenic material such as forest residues is viewed nowadays a valuable source of carbon atoms produce syngas that can be used synthesise biofuels methanol. A great challenge in using gasified biomass for methanol production the large excess syngas, compared H2 content. The water–gas shift (WGS) reaction often add and balance syngas. CO2 also produced by this reaction. Some has removed from gaseous mixture, thus decreasing process yield maintaining emissions. WGS decreases overall heat output. This paper demonstrates usefulness an extra renewable steam electrolysis instead relying on reaction, much higher performance gasification wood simple system with fixed-bed gasifier. commercial simulation software employed predict approach will more efficient (overall energy efficiency about 67%) productive (carbon conversion 75%) than outlook includes use solid oxide electrolyser technology appears very promising because dual function providing all supplemental required balancing O2 suitable hot raw conducive biomethanol dispersed, small plants local end-users same geographical area, contributing regional sustainability.