Fuel cells and electrochemical energy systems in general are a focus of our group since many years, starting from original work in the late 90s on hybrid Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-Gas Turbine (SOFC-GT) cycles for very high-efficiency energy conversion.
Research activities focus on high- and low-temperature electrochemical systems (i.e., SOFC, MCFC, PEMFC) for distributed and centralised high-efficiency power generation, as well as on hydrogen production through electrolysis (alkaline, PEM, SOE) and other low-CO2-emission processes. Moreover, reversible electrochemical systems are extensively studied as storage technologies associated with the production of synthetic fuels and power-to-gas. Applications of fuel cells for Carbon Capture and Storage are also addressed in depth.
The group is also active within the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Initiative of the Department of Energy of Politecnico di Milano – www.fch.polimi.it

Energy conversion with fuel cells
Simulation of hydrogen energy systems for stationary or mobile applications
Finite volume (1-3D) and CFD simulation of PEMFC, MCFC, and SOFC
Testing of PEMFCs, SOFCs, and other small-scale power generation units in the Laboratory of Micro-Cogeneration (up to 100 kWe)
Analysis of mass and energy balances through measurements and detailed system modelling
Simulation of large-scale power generation with Carbon Capture, adopting SOFC and MCFC + CCS power plant
Simulation of reversible solid oxide systems (rSOC) for grid management and energy storage in presence of fluctuating renewables
Simulation of reversible molten carbonate systems (rMCC) with coupled renewables and natural gas grid connection


Hydrogen Technologies
Hydrogen production from fossil fuels and co-production of hydrogen and electricity with CO2 capture
Hydrogen production through membrane fuel processors
Hydrogen production through low- and high-temperature electrolysis, focusing on Power-to-Gas (P2G) applications for energy storage and sector coupling (NG grid injection)
High-efficiency hydrogen liquefaction
Power-to-Hydrogen (P2H) and Power-to-Gas (P2G)
Long-term potential for surplus electricity recovery from RES at the regional and country scale
P2G and PV/wind coupling optimisation, dynamic operation, competition with other fast-ramping technologies
Hydrogen blending in natural gas pipelines and quality tracking
Integration of the electric grid with BEV and H2-FCEV mobility (multi-nodal modeling at country scale, dispatch modeling, storage system analysis; driving cycle simulations for light and heavy duty vehicles)
Assessment and comparison of hydrogen delivery modes

For further information on hydrogen and electrochemical systems, please contact Prof. Stefano Campanari (stefano.campanari@polimi.it).
Recent publications
2019 |
Di Marcoberardino, G; Chiarabaglio, L; Manzolini, G; Campanari, S A Techno-economic comparison of micro-cogeneration systems based on polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell for residential applications Journal Article Applied Energy, 239 , pp. 692–705, 2019. @article{DiMarcoberardino2019,
title = {A Techno-economic comparison of micro-cogeneration systems based on polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell for residential applications}, author = {G {Di Marcoberardino} and L Chiarabaglio and G Manzolini and S Campanari}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85061091469&doi=10.1016%2Fj.apenergy.2019.01.171&partnerID=40&md5=762986b5333d0d4192918d2dca28fe94}, doi = {10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.01.171}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-01-01}, journal = {Applied Energy}, volume = {239}, pages = {692–705}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
Nordio, M; Soresi, S; Manzolini, G; Melendez, J; Van Sint Annaland, M; Pacheco Tanaka, D A; Gallucci, F Effect of sweep gas on hydrogen permeation of supported Pd membranes: Experimental and modeling Journal Article International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44 (8), pp. 4228–4239, 2019. @article{Nordio2019,
title = {Effect of sweep gas on hydrogen permeation of supported Pd membranes: Experimental and modeling}, author = {M Nordio and S Soresi and G Manzolini and J Melendez and M {Van Sint Annaland} and D A {Pacheco Tanaka} and F Gallucci}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85059845618&doi=10.1016%2Fj.ijhydene.2018.12.137&partnerID=40&md5=ab42c123ed9b0ce87bb6b3d3496fc6af}, doi = {10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.12.137}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-01-01}, journal = {International Journal of Hydrogen Energy}, volume = {44}, number = {8}, pages = {4228–4239}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
Martínez, I; Martini, M; Riva, L; Gallucci, F; Van Sint Annaland, M; Romano, M C Techno-economic analysis of a natural gas combined cycle integrated with a Ca-Cu looping process for low CO2 emission power production Journal Article International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 81 (July 2018), pp. 216–239, 2019, ISSN: 17505836. @article{Martinez2019,
title = {Techno-economic analysis of a natural gas combined cycle integrated with a Ca-Cu looping process for low CO2 emission power production}, author = {I Martínez and M Martini and L Riva and F Gallucci and M {Van Sint Annaland} and M C Romano}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2018.12.026}, doi = {10.1016/j.ijggc.2018.12.026}, issn = {17505836}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-01-01}, journal = {International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control}, volume = {81}, number = {July 2018}, pages = {216–239}, publisher = {Elsevier}, abstract = {A techno-economic analysis of a natural gas combined cycle integrated with a pre-combustion CO2 capture process based on the Ca-Cu process has been carried out. An extensive calculation of the balances of the entire power plant has been done, including the results obtained from a 1-D pseudo homogeneous model for the fixed bed reactors that compose the Ca-Cu process. Moreover, a methodology developed by the authors is here presented for calculating the cost of the electricity produced and of the CO2 avoided. This methodology has been used to perform the economic analysis of the Ca-Cu based power plant and to optimize the size of the Ca-Cu reactors and the pressure drop in critical heat exchangers. An electricity cost of 82.6 €/MWh has been obtained for the Ca-Cu based power plant, which is 2.2 €/MWh below the benchmark power plant based on an Auto Thermal Reformer with an MDEA absorption process for CO2 capture. The improved performance of the Ca-Cu based power plant in terms of electric efficiency and reduced capital cost expenditure is the reason for the reduced electricity costs. Moreover, a lower cost of CO2 avoided is also obtained for the Ca-Cu plant with respect to the benchmark (80.75 €/tCO2 vs. 85.38 €/tCO2), which features 89% of CO2 capture efficiency.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } A techno-economic analysis of a natural gas combined cycle integrated with a pre-combustion CO2 capture process based on the Ca-Cu process has been carried out. An extensive calculation of the balances of the entire power plant has been done, including the results obtained from a 1-D pseudo homogeneous model for the fixed bed reactors that compose the Ca-Cu process. Moreover, a methodology developed by the authors is here presented for calculating the cost of the electricity produced and of the CO2 avoided. This methodology has been used to perform the economic analysis of the Ca-Cu based power plant and to optimize the size of the Ca-Cu reactors and the pressure drop in critical heat exchangers. An electricity cost of 82.6 €/MWh has been obtained for the Ca-Cu based power plant, which is 2.2 €/MWh below the benchmark power plant based on an Auto Thermal Reformer with an MDEA absorption process for CO2 capture. The improved performance of the Ca-Cu based power plant in terms of electric efficiency and reduced capital cost expenditure is the reason for the reduced electricity costs. Moreover, a lower cost of CO2 avoided is also obtained for the Ca-Cu plant with respect to the benchmark (80.75 €/tCO2 vs. 85.38 €/tCO2), which features 89% of CO2 capture efficiency.
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Colbertaldo, P; Agustin, S B; Campanari, S; Brouwer, J Impact of hydrogen energy storage on California electric power system: Towards 100% renewable electricity Journal Article International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44 (19), pp. 9558–9576, 2019, ISSN: 03603199. @article{Colbertaldo2019,
title = {Impact of hydrogen energy storage on California electric power system: Towards 100% renewable electricity}, author = {P Colbertaldo and S B Agustin and S Campanari and J Brouwer}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.11.062}, doi = {10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.11.062}, issn = {03603199}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-01-01}, journal = {International Journal of Hydrogen Energy}, volume = {44}, number = {19}, pages = {9558–9576}, publisher = {Elsevier Ltd}, abstract = {Decarbonization of the power sector is a key step towards greenhouse gas emissions reduction. Due to the intermittent nature of major renewable sources like wind and solar, storage technologies will be critical in the future power grid to accommodate fluctuating generation. The storage systems will need to decouple supply and demand by shifting electrical energy on many different time scales (hourly, daily, and seasonally). Power-to-Gas can contribute on all of these time scales by producing hydrogen via electrolysis during times of excess electrical generation, and generating power with high-efficiency systems like fuel cells when wind and solar are not sufficiently available. Despite lower immediate round-trip efficiency compared to most battery storage systems, the combination of devices used in Power-to-Gas allows independent scaling of power and energy capacities to enable massive and long duration storage. This study develops and applies a model to simulate the power system balance at very high penetration of renewables. Novelty of the study is the assessment of hydrogen as the primary storage means for balancing energy supply and demand on a large scale: the California power system is analyzed to estimate the needs for electrolyzer and fuel cell systems in 100% renewable scenarios driven by large additions of wind and solar capacities. Results show that the transition requires a massive increase in both generation and storage installations, e.g., a combination of 94 GW of solar PV, 40 GW of wind, and 77 GW of electrolysis systems. A mix of generation technologies appears to reduce the total required capacities with respect to wind-dominated or solar-dominated cases. Hydrogen storage capacity needs are also evaluated and possible alternatives are discussed, including a comparison with battery storage systems.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Decarbonization of the power sector is a key step towards greenhouse gas emissions reduction. Due to the intermittent nature of major renewable sources like wind and solar, storage technologies will be critical in the future power grid to accommodate fluctuating generation. The storage systems will need to decouple supply and demand by shifting electrical energy on many different time scales (hourly, daily, and seasonally). Power-to-Gas can contribute on all of these time scales by producing hydrogen via electrolysis during times of excess electrical generation, and generating power with high-efficiency systems like fuel cells when wind and solar are not sufficiently available. Despite lower immediate round-trip efficiency compared to most battery storage systems, the combination of devices used in Power-to-Gas allows independent scaling of power and energy capacities to enable massive and long duration storage. This study develops and applies a model to simulate the power system balance at very high penetration of renewables. Novelty of the study is the assessment of hydrogen as the primary storage means for balancing energy supply and demand on a large scale: the California power system is analyzed to estimate the needs for electrolyzer and fuel cell systems in 100% renewable scenarios driven by large additions of wind and solar capacities. Results show that the transition requires a massive increase in both generation and storage installations, e.g., a combination of 94 GW of solar PV, 40 GW of wind, and 77 GW of electrolysis systems. A mix of generation technologies appears to reduce the total required capacities with respect to wind-dominated or solar-dominated cases. Hydrogen storage capacity needs are also evaluated and possible alternatives are discussed, including a comparison with battery storage systems.
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Voldsund, Mari; Gardarsdottir, Stefania Osk; De Lena, Edoardo ; Pérez-Calvo, José-Francisco; Jamali, Armin; Berstad, David; Fu, Chao; Romano, Matteo C; Roussanaly, Simon; Anantharaman, Rahul; Hoppe, Helmut; Sutter, Daniel; Mazzotti, Marco; Gazzani, Matteo; Cinti, Giovanni; Jordal, Kristin Comparison of Technologies for CO2 Capture from Cement Production—Part 1: Technical Evaluation Journal Article Energies, 12 (3), pp. 559, 2019. @article{Voldsund2019,
title = {Comparison of Technologies for CO2 Capture from Cement Production—Part 1: Technical Evaluation}, author = {Mari Voldsund and Stefania Osk Gardarsdottir and Edoardo {De Lena} and José-Francisco Pérez-Calvo and Armin Jamali and David Berstad and Chao Fu and Matteo C Romano and Simon Roussanaly and Rahul Anantharaman and Helmut Hoppe and Daniel Sutter and Marco Mazzotti and Matteo Gazzani and Giovanni Cinti and Kristin Jordal}, url = {https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/3/559}, doi = {doi.org/10.3390/en12030559}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-01-01}, journal = {Energies}, volume = {12}, number = {3}, pages = {559}, abstract = {A technical evaluation of CO2 capture technologies when retrofitted to a cement plant is performed. The investigated technologies are the oxyfuel process, the chilled ammonia process, membrane-assisted CO2 liquefaction, and the calcium looping process with tail-end and integrated configurations. For comparison, absorption with monoethanolamine (MEA) is used as reference technology. The focus of the evaluation is on emission abatement, energy performance,and retrofitability. All the investigated technologies perform better than the reference both in terms of emission abatement and energy consumption. The equivalent CO2 avoided are 73–90%,while it is 64% for MEA, considering the average EU-28 electricity mix. The specific primary energy consumption for CO2 avoided is 1.63–4.07 MJ/kg CO2, compared to 7.08 MJ/kg CO2for MEA.The calcium looping technologies have the highest emission abatement potential, while the oxyfuel process has the best energy performance. When it comes to retrofitability, the post-combustion technologies show significant advantages compared to the oxyfuel and to the integrated calciumlooping technologies. Furthermore, the performance of the individual technologies shows strong dependencies on site-specific and plant-specific factors. Therefore, rather than identifying one single best technology, it is emphasized that CO2 capture in the cement industry should be performed with a portfolio of capture technologies, where the preferred choice for each specific plant depends on local factors.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } A technical evaluation of CO2 capture technologies when retrofitted to a cement plant is performed. The investigated technologies are the oxyfuel process, the chilled ammonia process, membrane-assisted CO2 liquefaction, and the calcium looping process with tail-end and integrated configurations. For comparison, absorption with monoethanolamine (MEA) is used as reference technology. The focus of the evaluation is on emission abatement, energy performance,and retrofitability. All the investigated technologies perform better than the reference both in terms of emission abatement and energy consumption. The equivalent CO2 avoided are 73–90%,while it is 64% for MEA, considering the average EU-28 electricity mix. The specific primary energy consumption for CO2 avoided is 1.63–4.07 MJ/kg CO2, compared to 7.08 MJ/kg CO2for MEA.The calcium looping technologies have the highest emission abatement potential, while the oxyfuel process has the best energy performance. When it comes to retrofitability, the post-combustion technologies show significant advantages compared to the oxyfuel and to the integrated calciumlooping technologies. Furthermore, the performance of the individual technologies shows strong dependencies on site-specific and plant-specific factors. Therefore, rather than identifying one single best technology, it is emphasized that CO2 capture in the cement industry should be performed with a portfolio of capture technologies, where the preferred choice for each specific plant depends on local factors.
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2018 |
Foresti, S; Manzolini, G Optimization of PEM Fuel Cell Operation with High-purity Hydrogen Produced by a Membrane Reactor Journal Article Fuel Cells, 18 (3), pp. 335–346, 2018. @article{Foresti2018,
title = {Optimization of PEM Fuel Cell Operation with High-purity Hydrogen Produced by a Membrane Reactor}, author = {S Foresti and G Manzolini}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85047793385&doi=10.1002%2Ffuce.201700119&partnerID=40&md5=a2c9986fce1984f6297caf522e1ca584}, doi = {10.1002/fuce.201700119}, year = {2018}, date = {2018-01-01}, journal = {Fuel Cells}, volume = {18}, number = {3}, pages = {335–346}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
Spallina, Vincenzo; Nocerino, Pasquale; Romano, Matteo C; van Sint Annaland, Martin ; Campanari, Stefano; Gallucci, Fausto Integration of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and chemical looping combustion (CLC) for ultra-high efficiency power generation and CO2 production Journal Article International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 71 (January), pp. 9–19, 2018, ISSN: 17505836. @article{Spallina2018,
title = {Integration of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and chemical looping combustion (CLC) for ultra-high efficiency power generation and CO2 production}, author = {Vincenzo Spallina and Pasquale Nocerino and Matteo C Romano and Martin {van Sint Annaland} and Stefano Campanari and Fausto Gallucci}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2018.02.005}, doi = {10.1016/j.ijggc.2018.02.005}, issn = {17505836}, year = {2018}, date = {2018-01-01}, journal = {International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control}, volume = {71}, number = {January}, pages = {9–19}, publisher = {Elsevier}, abstract = {This work presents a thermodynamic analysis of the integration of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) with chemical looping combustion (CLC) in natural gas power plants. The fundamental idea of the proposed process integration is to use a dual fluidized-bed CLC process to complete the oxidation of the H2-CO-rich anode exhausts from the SOFC in the CLC fuel reactor while preheating the air stream to the cathode inlet temperature in the CLC air reactor. Thus, fuel oxidation can be completed in N2-free environment without the high energy and economic costs associated to O2 production, avoiding at the same time the high temperature and high cost heat exchanger needed in conventional SOFC plants for air preheating. In the proposed configurations, the CLC plant is operated at mild conditions (atmospheric pressure and temperature in the range of 700–800 °C), already demonstrated in several pilot plants. Two different scenarios have been investigated: in the first one, the SOFC is designed for large-scale power generation (100 MWLHV of heat input), featuring a heat recovery steam cycle and CO2 capture for subsequent storage. In the second scenario, the system is designed for a small-scale plant, producing 145 kg/h of pure CO2 for industrial utilization, as a possible early market application. The main parameters affecting the plant performance, i.e. SOFC voltage (V) and S/C ratio at SOFC inlet, have been varied in a sensitivity analysis. Three different materials (Ni, Fe and Cu-based) are also compared as oxygen carriers (OCs) in the CLC unit. The integrated plant shows very high electric efficiency, exceeding 66%LHV at both small and large scale with a carbon capture ratio (CCR) of nearly 100%. It was found that, except for the cell voltage, the other operating parameters do not affect significantly the efficiency of the plant. Compared to the benchmark SOFC-based hybrid cycles using conventional CO2 capture technologies, the SOFC-CLC power plant showed an electric efficiency ∼2 percentage points higher, without requiring high temperature heat exchangers and with a simplified process configuration.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } This work presents a thermodynamic analysis of the integration of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) with chemical looping combustion (CLC) in natural gas power plants. The fundamental idea of the proposed process integration is to use a dual fluidized-bed CLC process to complete the oxidation of the H2-CO-rich anode exhausts from the SOFC in the CLC fuel reactor while preheating the air stream to the cathode inlet temperature in the CLC air reactor. Thus, fuel oxidation can be completed in N2-free environment without the high energy and economic costs associated to O2 production, avoiding at the same time the high temperature and high cost heat exchanger needed in conventional SOFC plants for air preheating. In the proposed configurations, the CLC plant is operated at mild conditions (atmospheric pressure and temperature in the range of 700–800 °C), already demonstrated in several pilot plants. Two different scenarios have been investigated: in the first one, the SOFC is designed for large-scale power generation (100 MWLHV of heat input), featuring a heat recovery steam cycle and CO2 capture for subsequent storage. In the second scenario, the system is designed for a small-scale plant, producing 145 kg/h of pure CO2 for industrial utilization, as a possible early market application. The main parameters affecting the plant performance, i.e. SOFC voltage (V) and S/C ratio at SOFC inlet, have been varied in a sensitivity analysis. Three different materials (Ni, Fe and Cu-based) are also compared as oxygen carriers (OCs) in the CLC unit. The integrated plant shows very high electric efficiency, exceeding 66%LHV at both small and large scale with a carbon capture ratio (CCR) of nearly 100%. It was found that, except for the cell voltage, the other operating parameters do not affect significantly the efficiency of the plant. Compared to the benchmark SOFC-based hybrid cycles using conventional CO2 capture technologies, the SOFC-CLC power plant showed an electric efficiency ∼2 percentage points higher, without requiring high temperature heat exchangers and with a simplified process configuration.
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Vialetto, Giulio; Noro, Marco; Colbertaldo, Paolo; Rokni, Masoud Enhancement of energy generation efficiency in industrial facilities by SOFC – SOEC systems with additional hydrogen production Journal Article International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44 (19), pp. 9608–9620, 2018, ISSN: 03603199. @article{Vialetto2018,
title = {Enhancement of energy generation efficiency in industrial facilities by SOFC – SOEC systems with additional hydrogen production}, author = {Giulio Vialetto and Marco Noro and Paolo Colbertaldo and Masoud Rokni}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.08.145}, doi = {10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.08.145}, issn = {03603199}, year = {2018}, date = {2018-01-01}, journal = {International Journal of Hydrogen Energy}, volume = {44}, number = {19}, pages = {9608–9620}, publisher = {Elsevier Ltd}, abstract = {Industry is one of the highest energy consumption sector: some facilities like steelworks, foundries, or paper mills are highly energy-intensive activities. Many countries have already implemented subsidies on energy efficiency in generation and utilisation, with the aim of decreasing overall consumption and energy intensity of gross domestic product. Meanwhile, researchers have increased interest into alternative energy systems to decrease pollution and use of fossil fuels. Hydrogen, in particular, is proposed as a clean alternative energy vector, as it can be used as energy storage mean or to replace fossil fuels, e.g. for transport. This work analyses the re-vamping of the energy generation system of a paper mill by means of reversible solid oxide cells (RSOCs). The aim is not only to increase efficiency on energy generation, but also to create a polygeneration system where hydrogen is produced. Application on a real industrial facility, based in Italy with a production capacity of 60000 t/y of paper, is analysed. First, the current energy system is studied. Then, a novel system based on RSOC is proposed. Each component of the systems (both existing and novel) is defined using operational data, technical datasheet, or models defined with thermodynamic tools. Then, the interaction between them is studied. Primary energy analysis on the novel system is performed, and saving with respect to the current configuration is evaluated. Even if the complexity of the system increases, results show that saving occurs between 2 and 6%. Hydrogen generation is assessed, comparing the RSOC integrated system with proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis, in terms of both primary energy and economics. Results exhibit significant primary energy and good economic performance on hydrogen production with the novel system proposed (hydrogen cost decreases from 10 €/kg to at least 8 €/kg).}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Industry is one of the highest energy consumption sector: some facilities like steelworks, foundries, or paper mills are highly energy-intensive activities. Many countries have already implemented subsidies on energy efficiency in generation and utilisation, with the aim of decreasing overall consumption and energy intensity of gross domestic product. Meanwhile, researchers have increased interest into alternative energy systems to decrease pollution and use of fossil fuels. Hydrogen, in particular, is proposed as a clean alternative energy vector, as it can be used as energy storage mean or to replace fossil fuels, e.g. for transport. This work analyses the re-vamping of the energy generation system of a paper mill by means of reversible solid oxide cells (RSOCs). The aim is not only to increase efficiency on energy generation, but also to create a polygeneration system where hydrogen is produced. Application on a real industrial facility, based in Italy with a production capacity of 60000 t/y of paper, is analysed. First, the current energy system is studied. Then, a novel system based on RSOC is proposed. Each component of the systems (both existing and novel) is defined using operational data, technical datasheet, or models defined with thermodynamic tools. Then, the interaction between them is studied. Primary energy analysis on the novel system is performed, and saving with respect to the current configuration is evaluated. Even if the complexity of the system increases, results show that saving occurs between 2 and 6%. Hydrogen generation is assessed, comparing the RSOC integrated system with proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis, in terms of both primary energy and economics. Results exhibit significant primary energy and good economic performance on hydrogen production with the novel system proposed (hydrogen cost decreases from 10 €/kg to at least 8 €/kg).
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Di Marcoberardino, G; Manzolini, G; Guignard, C; Magaud, V Chemical Engineering and Processing – Process Intensification, 131 , pp. 70–83, 2018. @article{DiMarcoberardino2018b,
title = {Optimization of a micro-CHP system based on polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell and membrane reactor from economic and life cycle assessment point of view}, author = {G {Di Marcoberardino} and G Manzolini and C Guignard and V Magaud}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85050069870&doi=10.1016%2Fj.cep.2018.06.003&partnerID=40&md5=13199da37412692c7fb99a95fdd37c25}, doi = {10.1016/j.cep.2018.06.003}, year = {2018}, date = {2018-01-01}, journal = {Chemical Engineering and Processing – Process Intensification}, volume = {131}, pages = {70–83}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
Mastropasqua, L; Campanari, S; Brouwer, J Electrochemical Carbon Separation in a SOFC-MCFC Polygeneration Plant With Near-Zero Emissions Journal Article Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 140 (1), 2018. @article{Mastropasqua2018,
title = {Electrochemical Carbon Separation in a SOFC-MCFC Polygeneration Plant With Near-Zero Emissions}, author = {L Mastropasqua and S Campanari and J Brouwer}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85029692013&doi=10.1115%2F1.4037639&partnerID=40&md5=dd0365a3ff099b9556bc17a046338048}, doi = {10.1115/1.4037639}, year = {2018}, date = {2018-01-01}, journal = {Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power}, volume = {140}, number = {1}, abstract = {The modularity and high efficiency at small-scale make high temperature (HT) fuel cells an interesting solution for carbon capture and utilization at the distributed generation (DG) scale when coupled to appropriate use of CO2 (i.e., for industrial uses, local production of chemicals, etc.). The present work explores fully electrochemical power systems capable of producing a highly pure CO2 stream and hydrogen. In particular, the proposed system is based upon integrating a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) with a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC). The use of these HT fuel cells has already been separately applied in the past for carbon capture and storage (CCS) applications. However, their combined use is yet unexplored. The reference configuration proposed envisions the direct supply of the SOFC anode outlet to a burner which, using the cathode depleted air outlet, completes the oxidation of the unconverted species. The outlet of the burner is then fed to the MCFC cathode inlet, which separates the CO2 from the stream. This layout has the significant advantage of achieving the required CO2 purity for liquefaction and long-range transportation without requiring the need of cryogenic or distillation plants. Furthermore, different configurations are considered with the final aim of increasing the carbon capture ratio (CCR) and maximizing the electrical efficiency. Moreover, the optimal power ratio between SOFC and MCFC stacks is also explored. Complete simulation results are presented, discussing the proposed plant mass and energy balances and showing the most attractive configurations from the point of view of total efficiency and CCR. Copyright textcopyright 2018 by ASME.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } The modularity and high efficiency at small-scale make high temperature (HT) fuel cells an interesting solution for carbon capture and utilization at the distributed generation (DG) scale when coupled to appropriate use of CO2 (i.e., for industrial uses, local production of chemicals, etc.). The present work explores fully electrochemical power systems capable of producing a highly pure CO2 stream and hydrogen. In particular, the proposed system is based upon integrating a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) with a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC). The use of these HT fuel cells has already been separately applied in the past for carbon capture and storage (CCS) applications. However, their combined use is yet unexplored. The reference configuration proposed envisions the direct supply of the SOFC anode outlet to a burner which, using the cathode depleted air outlet, completes the oxidation of the unconverted species. The outlet of the burner is then fed to the MCFC cathode inlet, which separates the CO2 from the stream. This layout has the significant advantage of achieving the required CO2 purity for liquefaction and long-range transportation without requiring the need of cryogenic or distillation plants. Furthermore, different configurations are considered with the final aim of increasing the carbon capture ratio (CCR) and maximizing the electrical efficiency. Moreover, the optimal power ratio between SOFC and MCFC stacks is also explored. Complete simulation results are presented, discussing the proposed plant mass and energy balances and showing the most attractive configurations from the point of view of total efficiency and CCR. Copyright textcopyright 2018 by ASME.
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