Dear Rex, thanks. A.D.Karve On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Rex Zietsman <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Dr Karve > > Methane is CH4. The methane is compressed, heated and processed with steam > (H2O) through a catalyst to produce CO and H2 in a "steam methane reformer". > The gases are then passed through a water gas shift reactor where the CO > reacts further with H2O to produce CO2 and more H2. The gases are cooled and > passed through a pressure swing absorber where the hydrogen is separated > from the remaining gas. CO2 and excess H2O are vented. > > In gasification, the reactions produce CO, CO2, H2 and H2O naturally. These > are diluted with N2 if air is used. This syngas can be cleaned up and passed > through a WGS reaction to convert the CO to CO2 and H2O to maximize H2 > production. > > Hope this helps... > > Rex Zietsman > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Anand Karve [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 12 May 2014 04:00 AM > To: [email protected]; Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and > gasification > Subject: Re: [Gasification] Tennessee company - pyrolysis biochar + hydrogen > ($1.75 per gallon diesel-equivalent?) > > Dear Greg, > the major component of natural gas is methane. How does the fertilizer > industry separate out hydrogen from methane? The process must be consuming a > lot of energy. > Yours > A.D.Karve > > On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 9:02 AM, Anand Karve <[email protected]> wrote: >> Dear List, >> Already in the first decade of the last century, Haber in Germany >> developed a process for making ammonia by combining nitrogen in the >> air with hydrogen. I was told that this process is used even today by >> fertilizer manufacturers. Where does the fertilizer industry get its >> hydrogen from? >> Yours >> A.D.Karve >> >> On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 8:59 PM, John Bonitz [email protected] >> [biochar-policy] <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Return of the Pyromaniax: Proton Power and its hydrous pyrolysis >>> process for super low-cost hydrogen, by Jim Lane, May 8, 2014 >>> >>> http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2014/05/08/return-of-the-pyroma >>> niax-proton-power-and-its-hydrous-pyrolysis-process-for-super-low-cos >>> t-hydrogen/ >>> >>> >>> >>> John Bonitz >>> Pittsboro, NC >>> >>> 919-360-2492 | LinkedIn >>> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Gasification mailing list >>> >>> to Send a Message to the list, use the email address >>> [email protected] >>> >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page >>> http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.b >>> ioenergylists.org >>> >>> for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: >>> http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/ >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> *** >> Dr. A.D. Karve >> Trustee & Founder President, Appropriate Rural Technology Institute >> (ARTI) > > > > -- > *** > Dr. A.D. Karve > Trustee & Founder President, Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI) > > > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Gasification mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: > http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/
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