Modeling and Optimization of a Chemical Looping Process for Green Hydrogen Production Using Biogas

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dc.contributor.affiliationGrupo de Investigación en Ingeniería en Energía – GRINEN, Universidad de Medellín, Medellin, Colombia
dc.contributor.affiliationGrupo de Materiales Avanzados y Ingeniería en Energía, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Medellin, Colombia
dc.contributor.affiliationDepartment of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Medellin, Medellin, Colombia
dc.contributor.authorVanegas-Trujillo, E.
dc.contributor.authorArrieta, C.E.
dc.contributor.authorCacua, K.
dc.contributor.authorHerrera, B.
dc.contributor.authorAlvarado-Torres, P.N.
dc.contributor.authorLuna-Delrisco, M.
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-03T19:34:50Z
dc.date.available2025-12-03T19:34:50Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.descriptionBiogas, sourced from livestock waste, wastewater treatment plants, and municipal solid waste, offers a promising feedstock for hydrogen production through chemical looping processes. This study focuses on optimizing a Chemical Looping Reforming system for hydrogen production, using different biogas compositions and enhancing efficiency in the Aspen Plus (software). The goal is to maximize hydrogen production while minimizing CO₂ emissions. A sensitivity analysis evaluated the impact of variables such as biogas composition, temperature, water flow, and oxygen carrier quantity. Results show that higher CH₄ fractions in biogas are more favorable for hydrogen production, with an optimal CH₄/CO₂ ratio of 70/30%. The highest H<inf>2</inf> production was achieved at a reactor temperature of 600 °C, with flows of H<inf>2</inf>O, CaO, and NiO set at 4 mol/h, 1.55 mol/h, and 1 mol/h per 1.602 mol/h of biogas feed. The optimized model produced 3.434 mol/h of H₂, with 99.2% CH<inf>4</inf> conversion and 98.5% H<inf>2</inf> purity. Implementing this model at full scale, such as at the Aguas Claras treatment plant (Medellin, Colombia), shows the potential for H<inf>2</inf> production, with an estimated output of 1367 tonnes H₂ year⁻1. Beyond technical optimization, a preliminary techno-economic analysis was conducted, estimating a levelized cost of hydrogen of $2.99/kg and identifying a minimum hydrogen selling price of $4.75/kg for economic viability. These results demonstrate that biogas-fed CLR systems are technically feasible and approach commercial competitiveness at scale, particularly when low-cost feedstock and economies of scale are secured. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12155-025-10915-y
dc.identifier.instnameinstname:Universidad de Medellínspa
dc.identifier.issn19391242
dc.identifier.issn19391234
dc.identifier.reponamereponame:Repositorio Institucional Universidad de Medellínspa
dc.identifier.repourlrepourl:https://repository.udem.edu.co/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11407/9264
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyFacultad de Ingenieríasspa
dc.publisher.programIngeniería en Energíaspa
dc.relation.citationissue1
dc.relation.citationvolume18
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dc.rights.accesoRestricted access
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dc.sourceBioenergy Research
dc.sourceBioenergy Res.
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectBiogas
dc.subjectChemical looping reforming
dc.subjectHydrogen
dc.subjectLivestock
dc.subjectMunicipal solid waste
dc.subjectWastewater
dc.subjectAgriculture
dc.subjectComputer software
dc.subjectCost benefit analysis
dc.subjectEconomic analysis
dc.subjectFeedstocks
dc.subjectHydrogen production
dc.subjectNickel oxide
dc.subjectReforming reactions
dc.subjectSensitivity analysis
dc.subjectWastewater treatment
dc.subjectAspen Plus software
dc.subjectBiogas composition
dc.subjectChemical-looping process
dc.subjectChemical-looping reforming
dc.subjectH 2 production
dc.subjectLivestock wastes
dc.subjectModeling and optimization
dc.subjectReforming systems
dc.subjectSensitivity analyzes
dc.subjectWaste water treatment plants
dc.subjectBiogas
dc.subjectMunicipal solid waste
dc.titleModeling and Optimization of a Chemical Looping Process for Green Hydrogen Production Using Biogas
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