Volume 43, Issue 4 pp. 649-660
Review

Flowsheet Modeling and Simulation of Biomass Steam Gasification for Hydrogen Production

Abrar Inayat

Corresponding Author

Abrar Inayat

University of Sharjah, Department of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering, 27272 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Correspondence: Abrar Inayat ([email protected]), Department of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of Sharjah, 27272 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.Search for more papers by this author
Mohsin Raza

Mohsin Raza

Otto von Guericke University, Faculty of Process and System Technology, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany

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Zakir Khan

Zakir Khan

COMSATS University Islamabad, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lahore Campus, Lahore, Pakistan

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Chaouki Ghenai

Chaouki Ghenai

University of Sharjah, Department of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering, 27272 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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Muhammad Aslam

Muhammad Aslam

COMSATS University Islamabad, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lahore Campus, Lahore, Pakistan

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Muhammad Shahbaz

Muhammad Shahbaz

Hamad Bin Khalif University (HBKU), Division of Sustainable Development, College of Science and Engineering, Qatar Foundation, 5825 Doha, Qatar

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Muhammad Ayoub

Muhammad Ayoub

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Department of Chemical Engineering, 31750 Bandar Seri Iskander, Perak, Malaysia

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First published: 04 February 2020
Citations: 22

Abstract

Hydrogen production from biomass steam gasification is systematically reviewed. Equilibrium modeling and simulation studies using various techniques for effective hydrogen production are presented. Heat integration, economic analysis of the hydrogen production, and systematic design algorithms research publications are overviewed and discussed for energy-efficient and economic hydrogen production from various biomass feedstocks. Comparison and analysis of the results strongly suggest the viable potential of biomass steam gasification for hydrogen production from small to large scales with applications for thermal heat, power generation, and many other industrial fields.

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