Publication Overview

WoodGas-SOFC – Integrated Biomass – Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cogeneration

• Wellinger M., Ludwig Chr., Wochele J., «The role of trace elements in thermal biomass and waste processing». Proceedings of R‘09 Twin World Congress – Resource Management and Technology for Material and Energy Efficiency – Nagoya (J) and Davos (CH), September 2009.
• Wellinger M., Wochele J., Ludwig Chr., «Poster: Online measurements of trace elements in thermal biomass processing». BIO-SNG ’09 – Synthetic Natural Gas from Biomass, May 26–27, 2009.
• Nagel F.P., Schildhauer T.J., McCaughey N., Biollaz S., «Biomass integrated gasification fuel cell systems – Part 2: Economic analysis». International Journal Hydrogen Energy 34, 6826–6844, 2009.
• Nagel F.P., Schildhauer T.J., Biollaz S., «Biomass integrated gasification fuel cell systems – Part 1: Definition of systems and technical analysis». International Journal Hydrogen Energy 34, 6809–6825, 2009.
• Nagel F.P., Schildhauer T.J., Sfeir J., Schuler A., Biollaz S., «The impact of sulfur on the performance of a SOFC system operated with hydrocarboneous fuel gas». Journal of Power Sources 189, 1127–1131, 2009.
• Nagel F.P., Schildhauer T.J., Biollaz S., «Biomass integrated gasification fuel cell systems – Part 1: Definition of systems and technical analysis». International Journal Hydrogen Energy 34, 6809–6825, 2009.
• Biollaz S.M.A., Hottinger P., Pitta Chr., Karl J., «Results from a 1200 hour test of a tubular SOFC with woodgas». Proceedings 17th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Hamburg Germany, 635–638p, June 29 – July 3, 2009.
• Kopyscinski J., Schildhauer T.J., Biollaz S.M.A., «Employing catalyst fluidization to enable carbon management in the SNG-production from biomass». Chemical Engineering Technology 32, No. 3, 343–347, 2009.
• Nurk G., Holtappels P., Figi R., Wochele J., Wellinger M., Braun A., Graule T., «Versatile reactor system for salt evaporation for SOFC anode degradation studies». Submitted to J. Power Sources.
• Thomann O., «Woodgas catalysis on a SOFC anode». Master Report EPFL, 2009.
• Amelio S., «Testing and modelling of a button SOFC fed with biomass syngas». Master Thesis EPFL, 2009.
• Dubuis M., Maréchal F., «Optimal energy system design under uncertain parameters». PRES’09 proceedings, Rome, Chemical Engineering Transactions, vol. 18, May 10–13, 2009.
• Bernier E., Marechal F., Samson R., «Multi-objective design optimization of a natural gas-combined cycle with carbon dioxide capture in a life cycle perspective». Energy, in press, 2009.
• Gassner M., Marechal F., «Thermo-economic model of a process converting wood to methane». Accepted in Biomass & bioenergy, 2009.
• Brown D., Gassner M., Fuchino T., Maréchal F., «Thermo- economic analysis for the optimal conceptual design of biomass gasification energy conversion systems». Applied Thermal Engineering, 29(11–12), 2137–2152, 2009.
• Gerber L., Gassner M., Maréchal F., «Integration of LCA in a thermo-economic model for multi-objective process optimization of SNG production from woody biomass». Computer Aided Process Engineering – EsCAPE 19, pp. 1405–1410, 2009.
• Luterbacher J., Froling M., Vogel F., Marechal F., Tester J., «Hydrothermal Gasification of Waste Biomass: Process Design and Life Cycle Asessment». Environmental Science & Technology, 43(5), 1578–1583, 2009.
• Gassner M., Marechal F., «Thermodynamic comparison of the FICFB and Viking gasification concepts». Energy, Special Issue PRES08, in press, 2009.
• Li H., Marechal F., Favrat D., «Power and Cogeneration Typification Part I Power plant, Power and Cogeneration Typification Part II Cogeneration». Submitted to Energy, the international journal, 2009.
• Giacomini, S., «Thermo-economic model and optimisation of woodgas SOFC systems». Master Thesis EPFL, 2009.
• Morandin M., Dubuis M., Diethelm S., Marechal F., «Thermodynamic analysis and heat integration of wood gasifier-SOFC systems». Proceedings of the 3rd European Fuel Cell Technology & Applications «Piero Lunghi Conference» EFC09 December 15–18, Rome, Italy, paper EFC09-17074, 2009.
• Biollaz S.M.A., Nagel F.P., Jenne M., Schuler A., «Long-term tests of a complete biomass integrated gasification fuel cell system». Proceedings of the Lucerne Fuel Cell Forum 2008, Lucerne, June 30 – July 4, 2008.
• Nagel F.P., Schildhauer T.J., Biollaz S.M.A., «Finite-volume model based sensitivity analysis focused on charge, mass and heat transfer interactions in SOFCs operated with different fuel gases». Journal of Power Sources 184 (1), 129–142, 2008.
• Schildhauer T.J., Seemann M., Biollaz S.M.A., Stucki S., Ulrich D., Rauch R., «Successful demonstration of long term catalyst stability in the methane from wood process». Scientific Report PSI, Paul Scherrer Institut Villigen, Switzerland, 2008.
• Nagel F., «Electricity generation from thermochemically converted biomass by means of stationary high-temperature fuel cells». PhD thesis PSI, June 2008.
• Owuso-Adansi E., «Design and Installation of testing system for electrochemical investigation of SOFC anodes in artificial wood-gas atmosphere with different inorganic impurities». MSc Thesis, Empa, Sept 2008.
• Salcedo Miranda F.L., «Energy integration of a biomass combined gasification with fuel cell system for electricity production». Master thesis EPFL, Sept 2008.
• Gassner M., Maréchal F., «Thermo-economic optimisation of the integration of electrolysis in SNG production from wood». Energy, vol. 33(2), p. 189–198, 2008.
• Gassner M., Maréchal F., «Methodology for the optimal thermo-economic, multi-objective design of thermochemical fuel production from biomass». Computer Aided Chemical Engineering 24, pp. 1289–1294, 2008.
• Kowalski T., «Evaluating a Surface Ionsisation Detector for Measuring Alkalies in Biomass Gasification». Diss. ETH Nr. 17067, 2007.
• Kowalski T., Ludwig Chr., Wokaun A., «Qualitative Evaluation of Alkali Release during the Pyrolysis of Biomass». Energy & Fuels, 21, 3017–3022, 2007.
• Brown D., Gassner M., Fuchino T., Maréchal F., «Thermo economic analysis for the optimal conceptual design of biomass gasification energy conversion systems». Accepted for Applied Thermal Engineering, 2007.
• Palazzi F., Autissier N., Marechal F., Favrat D., «A methodology for thermo-economic modeling and optimization of solid oxide fuel cell systems». In: Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 27, num. 16, p. 2703–2712, 2007.