Research+Links

This will be a page for various links to reasearch. A few example headings are given, but feel free to modify as needed. Try to make some note about the link to make it more easily understood. Also important to note might be if we use specific information from a source, to make crediting sources easier in the future.

=**MSW Gasification Products (non-Plasma)**= http://www.seas.columbia.edu/earth/kleinthesis.pdf The document that came up during our telecon with Dennis on 02/04/09.

Overview
http://www.fischer-tropsch.org/DOE/DOE_reports/FC26-01NT41354/FC26-01NT41354-1/Liscinsky%20FC26-01NT41354%2010-20-02.pdf A similar project that looked more into overall efficiency for electicity production. Includes insights into feed preparation, gasification, and cleanup.

Gasification
2/3/09 - I've emailed the guy from this company for help with the gasifier. Hopefully he'll respond quickly. http://www.recoveredenergy.com/ 1/29/09 - We should call them when we need to size and cost the plasma torch. James http://www.westinghouse-plasma.com/ 1/29/09 - This link contains information on existing facilities. Need to investigate further. James http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_arc_waste_disposal

http://www.ieahia.org/pdfs/Tech%20Report,%20Babu,%20IEA%20Bioenergy%20Thermal%20Gas%20Task.pdf PDF Title: " BIOMASS GASIFICATION FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION – PROCESS DESCRIPTION AND RESEARCH NEEDS" Some discussion of gasifier types and expected conversions

http://www.knowledgepublications.com/hydrogen/hydrogen_manufacture_detail.htm Excerpt from the book "Hydrogen Manufacture by...Techniques" Very nicely detailed. A copy of the book might prove very useful. Also, detailed process flow diagrams.

Contaminent removal
[|Cyclones.pdf] A broad overview of cyclones from kogerair

[] Caldo - Useful information on how ceramic filters work for hot-gas filtration

[|B_0308e_Rectisol.pdf] The Rectisol process owned by Lurgi. A much more broad contaminent removal, also seperates CO2

[] The Selexol process owned by UOP - used for sulfur removal. Requires a fairly high H2S pressure, however.

http://www.gec.jp/AIR/data/Air-212.html Removal of Cl and S via lime. A specific product but seems to represent the usual method used.

Hydrogen Purification
http://www.pre.ethz.ch/research/projects/?id=solarhydro4 Information is primarilly focused on gasification of coke, but links to other research might address syngas treatment

[|Molecular_Sieves_Presentation.pdf] Informational brochure by Axen's - contains background on molecular sieves and broad product listings

[|Coal_Gasification_Pilot_Study_for_H2_Production.pdf] A look at the back-end of a coal gasification plant. Not directly relevent but helpful.