TY - CHAP A1 - Israel, Johannes A1 - Rachow, Fabian A1 - Schwiertz, Carola A1 - Charlafti, Evgenia A1 - Müller, Klaus A1 - Schmeißer, Dieter T1 - Self restriction oft the Sabatier reaction in large scale T2 - Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft N2 - A main goal for a sustainable energy supply is a long term energy storage system. One opportunity in this research field is the power to gas concept, where the produced gas can be fed in the existing network of natural gas. Here we show in a technical scale how the direct CO2 conversion to methane according the Sabatier reaction, CO2 + 4 H2 → CH4 + 2H2O , is self organized. At a certain limit of gas flow, a steady state equilibrium of exothermic heat production and thermal flow is reached and the reaction needs no further external annealing. We find for the maximum volume rate at the steady state equilibirum a shift of around 250 ∘C above the optimized temperature of the catalytic supported chemical equilibrium. It is shown that also with this setup the used catalyst works with a stable conversion higher than 80 % under the reached temperature and given pressure conditions. KW - methanation KW - Sabatier reaction Y1 - 2015 UR - http://www.dpg-verhandlungen.de/year/2015/conference/berlin/part/ake/session/9/contribution/4?lang=en PB - Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft CY - Bad Honnef ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Rachow, Fabian A1 - Israel, Johannes A1 - Schwiertz, Carola A1 - Charlafti, Evgenia A1 - Müller, Klaus A1 - Schmeißer, Dieter T1 - CO2 Methanation with different gas mixtures T2 - Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft N2 - A key issue in the Energiewende in Germany is the storage of excess energy, as it enables energy management systems to react to fluctuating sources and enhances the flexibility of an energy mix. Power to Gas may be the most reasonable approach to store the energy in the form of hydrogen or synthetic natural gas. We study the direct conversion of CO2 by the Sabatier reaction to gain a methane based mixture which can replace natural gas in CHP plants and gas motors and can help to partially reduce the CO2 emission. In laboratory scale we investigated the performance (with IR and QMS) of Ni-based catalyst for different sources of CO2 like clean CO2, CO2 emitted as flue gas from an Oxyfuel power plant or a synthetic mixture with O2, N2 and SO2 in concentration typical for conventional power plants. Measurements from an up-scaled system are also presented, showing data important for a technical application. Here, we are able to convert more than 200kg CO2/day with conversion rates up to 90%. KW - methanation KW - Sabatier reaction KW - contamination KW - catalyst Y1 - 2015 SN - 0420-0195 SP - S. 539 PB - Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft CY - Bad Honnef ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Israel, Johannes A1 - Rachow, Fabian A1 - Schwiertz, Carola A1 - Charlafti, Evgenia A1 - Müller, Klaus A1 - Schmeißer, Dieter T1 - Direct CO2-Methanation of flue gas emitted by conventional power plants T2 - Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft N2 - The catalytic conversion of CO2 with H2 into CH4 is possible by the Sabatier reaction CO2+4H2→CH4+2H2O. Using excess energy from renewable electricity generation, this approach offers an opportunity for recycling of CO2 as synthetic natural gas. In a new concept, we investigate the performance of the Sabatier reaction as direct methanation of flue gas, emitted by conventional power plants. We investigate the Sabatier process in an upscaled system, with a maximum input flow rate of 45 Nm3/h Gas. The performance is investigated in a simulated composition of flue gas and under real conditions at a lignite power plant in Schwarze Pumpe, Brandenburg, Germany. We can achieve a CO2-conversion of up to 90%, with approx. 100% selectivity towards CH4. Under flue gas conditions and at a certain limit of gas flow the system is operated at an autothermal running modus, a steady state equilibrium of exothermic heat production and thermal flow that needs neither external annealing nor cooling. KW - CO2 KW - methanation KW - Sabatier reaction KW - power plant KW - Schwarze Pumpe KW - autothermal mode Y1 - 2017 UR - http://www.dpg-verhandlungen.de/year/2017/conference/muenster/part/ake/session/8/contribution/5 SP - S. 255 PB - Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft CY - Bad Honnef ER - TY - GEN A1 - Müller, Klaus A1 - Rachow, Fabian A1 - Israel, Johannes A1 - Charlafti, Evgenia A1 - Schwiertz, Carola A1 - Schmeißer, Dieter T1 - Direct Methanation of Flue Gas at a Lignite Power Plant T2 - International Journal of Environmental Science N2 - The combustion of fossil fuels results in CO2 emission, which is one of the primary causes of global warming. An important approach for solving this problem is the fixation, the chemical utilization and the recycling of CO2. Therefore, we investigate the catalytic conversion of CO2 with H2 into methane (CH4) with an upscaled test station at a brown coal power plant. In a completely new strategy, we realize the direct conversion of the CO2 content of the flue gas, without a cleaning process like amine scrubbing or optimized combustion like oxyfuel. Our experiments are performed in matters of catalytic performance, heat production and stability of the catalytic Sabatier process, as a function of the gas flow rate. The catalytic performance is investigated with a simulated composition of flue gas and under real conditions directly at the power plant. The CH4 production by the Sabatier process is realized with a maximum input flow rate of near 50Nm3/h, with 30Nm3/h flue gas and 20Nm3/h hydrogen. For these values, the necessary power scale for hydrogen generation by electrolysis is around 100kW. With synthetic and real flue gas, a conversion up to 99% (for hydrogen surplus) with 100% selectivity is stabilized. The reaction operates in thermal steady state equilibrium without any external energy supply. In consequence, the process of CO2 recycling could be integrated directly as a post combustion process of conventional power plants, without an expensive capturing step, for example. KW - CO2 recycling KW - Power to Gas (PtG) KW - Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG) KW - Sabatier-Reaction KW - Flue Gas Y1 - 2017 UR - http://www.iaras.org/iaras/home/caijes/direct-methanation-of-flue-gas-at-a-lignite-power-plant SN - 2367-8941 IS - 2 SP - 425 EP - 437 ER -