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    Analysis of unbalanced pressure PEM electrolyzer for high pressure hydrogen production
    (2017-01-01)
    Saebea, Dang
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    Hacker, Viktor
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    Assabumrungrat, Sutthichai
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    Arpornwichanop, Amornchai
    Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer is a promising technology and likely to be an important hydrogen generator. The ability to produce high purity hydrogen and deliver it at relatively high pressure is an important advantage of the PEM electrolyzer technology. In this work, the high pressure PEM electrolyzer without the need for external compression is studied. The simulation of the electrolyzer is performed based on an electrochemical model with consideration of hydrogen permeation. The effect of cathode pressure and membrane thickness on electrolyzer performance is studied. The explosion limit of a hydrogen-oxygen mixture in the anode is also taken into consideration. The electrochemical compression shows advantage in term of delivering hydrogen at high pressure with having less effect on performance and low power requirement. The increase of cathode pressure slightly affects the electrolyzer performance. The high pressure operation at the cathode and the use of thin membranes cause hydrogen crossover from the cathode to anode, especially at high current density operation.
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    Modeling and optimization of proton-conducting solid oxide electrolysis cell: Conversion of CO2 into value-added products
    (2016-11-01)
    Namwong, Lawit
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    Authayanun, Suthida
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    Saebea, Dang
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    Arpornwichanop, Amornchai
    Proton-conducting solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOEC-H<sup>+</sup>) are a promising technology that can utilize carbon dioxide to produce syngas. In this work, a detailed electrochemical model was developed to predict the behavior of SOEC-H<sup>+</sup> and to prove the assumption that the syngas is produced through a reversible water gas-shift (RWGS) reaction. The simulation results obtained from the model, which took into account all of the cell voltage losses (i.e., ohmic, activation, and concentration losses), were validated using experimental data to evaluate the unknown parameters. The developed model was employed to examine the structural and operational parameters. It is found that the cathode-supported SOEC-H<sup>+</sup> is the best configuration because it requires the lowest cell potential. SOEC-H<sup>+</sup> operated favorably at high temperatures and low pressures. Furthermore, the simulation results revealed that the optimal S/C molar ratio for syngas production, which can be used for methanol synthesis, is approximately 3.9 (at a constant temperature and pressure). The SOEC-H<sup>+</sup> was optimized using a response surface methodology, which was used to determine the optimal operating conditions to minimize the cell potential and maximize the carbon dioxide flow rate.
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    Effect of anode-cathode exhaust gas recirculation on energy recuperation in a solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine hybrid power system
    (2016-01-01)
    Saebea, Dang
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    Authayanun, Suthida
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    Arpornwichanop, Amornchai
    A solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine (SOFC-GT) hybrid system supplying liquid fuel as ethanol exhibits promise as an auxiliary power unit. In this study, the recirculation of anode and cathode exhaust gas in the SOFC-GT system is proposed to improve the efficiency of heat management in the SOFC-GT hybrid system. The key operating parameters, such as fuel utilization factor and the cell and GT temperatures, are analyzed in terms of the performance of the SOFC-GT hybrid systems. The simulation results show that the recirculation of anode and cathode exhaust gas has a direct impact on the turbine performance. To maintain the inlet temperature of the small turbine in the range of 873-1223 K, the amount of fuel and air added to the combustor to control the turbine inlet temperature on the system performance is also investigated. A SOFC-GT hybrid system with both anode and cathode exhaust gas recirculation achieves the highest system and thermal efficiency.
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    Exergoeconomics of hydrogen production from biomass air-steam gasification with methane co-feeding
    (2017-01-01)
    Nakyai, Teeranun
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    Authayanun, Suthida
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    Arpornwichanop, Amornchai
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    Assabumrungrat, Suttichai
    Biomass is one of the most promising energy sources for hydrogen production. However, biomass gasification has a low hydrogen content in the producer gas. To increase the hydrogen yield, the co-feeding of methane into biomass gasification is proposed in this study. The type of gasifying agent is a key factor in the determination of the content of the hydrogen product. To compare the designs and find the best performance criteria of a process, not only energy and exergy analyses but also a cost analysis of the process should be investigated. In the present study, the effects of various types of gasifying agent, i.e., air and both steam and air, for the biomass gasification with/without methane co-feeding are investigated through an exergoeconomic analysis. It is observed that the air-steam used as an agent achieves high energy and exergy efficiency. Methane co-feeding can improve the energy and exergy efficiency. In exergoeconomic analysis, the specific exergy cost (SPECO) method is applied to investigate the unit cost of hydrogen. The economic reveal that the biomass gasification using air-steam as an agent with methane co-feeding also presented the lowest unit hydrogen cost of 2.69 $/kg. The unit exergy cost of hydrogen is 0.068 $/kW h.
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    Effect of Flow Pattern on Single and Multi-stage High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Stack Performance
    (2014-01-01)
    Authayanun, Suthida
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    Patniboon, Artitaya
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    Saebea, Dang
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    Arpronwichanop, Amornchai
    A high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell (HT-PEMFC) is a promising clean and effective technology for power generation because of its simplified water and heat management as well as high CO tolerance. Therefore, it could be possible to directly use a reformate gas for HT-PEMFC without the need for sophisticated purification processes. Due to the non-uniform of H<inf>2</inf> and CO distributions within fuel cells, the stack design is one of the key factors to enhance the performance and efficiency of HT-PEMFC. In this study, a single HT-PEMFC stack is investigated by considering the CO poisoning effect. The mathematical model of HT-PEMFC based on the electrochemical reaction model coupled with the diffusion model of a gas diffusion layer and electrolyte film layer is used for simulation studies. At high fuel utilization, hydrogen is highly consumed and CO concentration increases, having a significant impact on cell performance. The multi-stack HT-PEMFC is designed to minimize the CO poisoning effect and to maximize its efficiency. The power output that is obtained from each cell stack is presented and the overall power output is compared with single cell stack. Effect of different flow patterns, i.e., co-current and counter-current flow, on the HT-PEMFC stack performance is also presented. © 2014 Elsevier B.V.
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    Hydrogen production form glycerol steam reforming in supercritical water with CO2 absorption unit
    (2014-01-01) ;
    Chery-Rod, Napat
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    Nudchapong, Sirirat
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    Authayanun, Suthida
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    Arpornwichanop, Amornchai
    Glycerol is expected to be an adequate renewable resource for hydrogen production in the future because it is the by-product of biodiesel production. In this work, crude glycerol containing 80 wt% of glycerol and 20 wt% of methanol is used to perform the thermodynamic analysis of hydrogen production via the glycerol supercritical steam reforming process using the Gibbs free energy minimization method in AspenPlusTM. The effects of operating conditions i.e., temperature, pressure and the ratio of supercritical water to crude glycerol (S/G ratio), in the reformer were analyzed. The simulation results show that the suitable operating conditions for the reformer giving 65 mol% H<inf>2</inf> in the gaseous product are at temperature, pressure and S/G ratio of 800 C, 240 atm and 90. However, the purity of hydrogen is still not suitable for industrial application. Therefore, the hydrogen purification processes including the gas-liquid separation unit and CO<inf>2</inf> absorption process using monoethanolamine (MEA) as an absorption media were also investigated. The results show that the final product of the absorption process using 5-stage absorber can produce approximately up to 99 mol% H<inf>2</inf>..
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    Thermodynamic analysis of hydrogen production from the adsorption-enhanced steam reforming of biogas
    (2014-01-01)
    Saebea, Dang
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    Authayanun, Suthida
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    Arpornwichanop, Amornchai
    Biogas is considered a potential, renewable fuel to be used as a hydrogen source. At present, a steam reforming is widely used process in hydrogen production, but it needs to be operated at high temperature to achieve high hydrogen yield. Because biogas consists of mostly CO<inf>2</inf>, the hydrogen purification of a reformate gas obtained is another important issue, especially for fuel cell applications. In this study, an enhanced-adsorption steam reforming process in which steam reforming reaction and CO<inf>2</inf> adsorption are occurred in a single unit is investigated. A thermodynamic analysis is performed to study effects of important operating parameters on hydrogen yield and product distribution. It is found that a biogas processor should be operated at high temperatures and inlet steam-T o-methane ratio. The content of CO in the reformate gas increases with increased operating temperature. The steam reforming of biogas coupled with a CO<inf>2</inf> adsorption gives a higher hydrogen product with considerable low CO content, compared to the conventional steam reforming of biogas.
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    Performance evaluation of biogas-fed solid oxide fuel cell system coupling with CO2-selective membrane separator
    (2018-01-01)
    Saebea, Dang
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    Authayanun, Suthida
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    Arpornwichanop, Amornchai
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    Biogas is an interesting fuel for hydrogen production in solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). However, CO2 is a main composition of biogas, resulting in the dilution of hydrogen in syngas and low electrical efficiency of SOFC. To increase the hydrogen concentration, the power plant of biogas-fuelled SOFC requires the installation of carbon dioxide-selective membrane separator. The aim of this work is the performance analysis of the power plant of SOFC system utilizing biogas as fuel with and without installing the CO2-selective membrane separator. The simulation results showed that the membrane area has direct effect on the amount of permeated CO2 and the system performance. The increase of membrane area of separator enhances the SOFC and thermal efficiencies. However, the hydrogen loss in the retentate side increases and resulting in the decrement of system electrical efficiency. When considering performance of both systems, the SOFC efficiency of the SOFC system with CO2-selective membrane separator is superior to the conventional system about 7.54%. Also, its thermal efficiency is higher, compared to the conventional system.
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    Effect of different fuel options on performance of high-temperature PEMFC (proton exchange membrane fuel cell) systems
    (2014-04-15)
    Authayanun, Suthida
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    Saebea, Dang
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    Arpornwichanop, Amornchai
    High-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells (HT-PEMFCs) have received substantial attention due to their high CO (carbon monoxide) tolerance and simplified water management. The hydrogen and CO fractions affect the HT-PEMFC performance and different fuel sources for hydrogen production result in different product gas compositions. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the theoretical performance of HT-PEMFCs fueled by the reformate gas derived from various fuel options (i.e., methane, methanol, ethanol, and glycerol). Effects of fuel types and CO poisoning on the HT-PEMFC performance are analyzed. Furthermore, the necessity of a water-gas shift (WGS) reactor as a CO removal unit for pretreating the reformate gas is investigated for each fuel type. The methane steam reforming shows the highest possibility of CO formation, whereas the methanol steam reforming produces the lowest quantity of CO in the reformate gas. The methane fuel processing gives the maximum fraction of hydrogen (≈0.79) when the WGS reactor is included. The most suitable fuel is the one with the lowest CO poisoning effect and the maximum fuel cell performance. It is found that the HT-PEMFC system fueled by methanol without the WGS reactor and methane with WGS reactor shows the highest system efficiency (≈50%). © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
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    Biomass steam gasification of sugarcane leftover for green diesel production
    (2018-01-01)
    Chatrattanawet, Narissara
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    Kanjanasorn, Worameth
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    Authayanun, Suthida
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    Saebea, Dang
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    Biomass gasification is one of attractive processes for syngas production. In this research, sugarcane leftover is selected to use as feedstock. The produced gas has a purpose to use for green liquid fuels production through Fischer-Tropsch process. Consequently, this search aims to develop the model of syngas production from sugarcane leftover by using AspenPlus™ simulation software. In order to obtain syngas that suitable for producing liquid fuel, the content of some contaminants, i.e., CO<inf>2</inf> and H<inf>2</inf>S must be concerned and thus, this process should be integrated with gas cleaning. The simulation was performed by using steam as gasifying agent. The effect of operating conditions in gasifier was also examined to find optimal conditions that provide the highest cold gas efficiency. The results showed that syngas content increases significantly with an increase in temperature and it reaches a stable at temperature higher than 750 °C. The optimal steam to biomass molar ratio is 0.6. Moreover, the absorption process by monoethanolamine (MEA) was studied to reduce H<inf>2</inf>S in syngas (below 0.1 mg/Nm<sup>3</sup>). Under this requirement, it was found that the optimal operating condition of adsorber is pressure of 40 bar and tray number of 10 by using MEA molar flow rate of 325 kmol/h.