Fuel cell operation on anaerobic digester gas: conceptual design and assessment

被引：10

作者：

Spiegel, RJ ^{[1
]}

Thorneloe, SA

Trocciola, JC

Preston, JL

机构：

[1] US EPA, Natl Risk Management Res Lab, Res Triangle Pk, NC 27711 USA

[2] ONSI Corp, S Windsor, CT 06704 USA

来源：

WASTE MANAGEMENT | 1999年 / 19卷 / 06期

关键词：

anaerobic digester gas; fuel cell system; wastewater treatment; nitrous oxides; carbon monoxide;

D O I：

10.1016/S0956-053X(99)00197-X

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The conceptual design of a fuel cell (FC) system for operation on anaerobic digester gas (ADG) is described and its economic and environmental feasibility is projected. ADG is produced at wastewater treatment plants during the process of treating sewage anaerobically to reduce solids. The economic feasibility study shows the fuel cell is economical where plant electricity costs are 5 phi/kW h or higher, based on entry level fuel cell costs of $3000/kW. FCs are one of the cleanest energy technologies available, and the widespread use of this concept should result in a significant reduction in global warming gas and acid rain air emissions. Additionally, technology evaluation focused on improving a commercial phosphoric acid FC power plant operation on ADG is described. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：389 / 399

页数：11