Methane pyrolysis enables hydrogen and carbon to be produced from methane in a CO2-free process. BASF develops this method as clean hydrogen is a key element of future chemical production.
Nuclear energy plus some renewables is the future. We need to explore different types of reactors that can even use nuclear waste from standard uranium-235 reactors as fuel.
Is the use of electricity strictly to power the heating element? If so, can other heat sources (like CSP, nuclear, or industrial waste heat) be used to minimize the use of electricity?
Amazing! It will be the future of petroleum industry! And such chemical process should be commercialized as soon as possible to help FCEV become the major renewable energy driven vehicle. The by-product carbon may have some potential applications such as steel, activated graphite or maybe battery material I think.
Fuel cell electric vehicles are essentially a pipe dream at this point, it's a vehicle type that is much too costly and cumbersome (hydrogen has to be stored in massive containers under immense pressure) but I do believe that we can use hydrogen for other industrial applications. Methane itself can be used to produce the hydrogen we can capture the methane from sources that won't go away as long as organic matter is around, sewage, Landfill and farm animal waste all produce methane.
Where the electricity will come from? Do you know the cost of producing electricity using renewables and the loss of converting it into hydrogen from methane?
Thanks for your interest. For the transformation of chemical production to succeed, we need a reliable supply of electricity from renewable sources at competitive prices. This is where BASF is being proactive: we are investing in renewable energy production plants for our own needs and we are concluding contracts to supply our sites directly with energy from renewable sources. At BASF, we see hydrogen first and foremost as a chemical raw material and not as an energy carrier. Hydrogen plays a prominent role in all organic chemical products and is too valuable to be used for energy production.
It's cool and all but like, what do you do with the carbon after? If it's coal, wouldn't it be most financially useful for BASF to sell to companies that would burn it?
We are currently examining what opportunities there are specifically for the carbon produced in our methane pyrolysis. In general, there are numerous markets for solid carbon, especially for high-purity carbon. Customers include, for example, the aluminium, steel and construction industries, as well as manufacturers and processors of graphite.
@@basf When it's used in the steel industry (for reduction of iron oxides) that produces CO2 however, but yes graphite and carbon fibers would be interesting uses. I hope this project goes well, even if it only lowers the price of hydrogen that would still be very useful.
Hi! I am studying the Green New Deal and EU decarbonization. So according to this system in your video, liquid natural gas shipments can go to EU ports and then the CH4 can go into a green hydrogen facility where steam methane reforming powered by solar or wind power will then split the methane to produce hydrogen and solid carbon. Ok, so why not just build these facilities near existing LNG import terminals coupled to wind, or solar power, and use imported LNG as the feedstock? So long as the steam methane reforming is powered by renewables and there are no carbon dioxide emissions, even though the feed is natural gas, that whole process seems totally green. So green hydrogen has actually been produced from natural gas. I don't think the end product is blue hydrogen- I think this earns a green hydrogen certificate. Is that right? Or is this classified as Turquoise? Many thanks in advance.
Nuclear energy plus some renewables is the future. We need to explore different types of reactors that can even use nuclear waste from standard uranium-235 reactors as fuel.
Is the use of electricity strictly to power the heating element? If so, can other heat sources (like CSP, nuclear, or industrial waste heat) be used to minimize the use of electricity?
Amazing! It will be the future of petroleum industry! And such chemical process should be commercialized as soon as possible to help FCEV become the major renewable energy driven vehicle. The by-product carbon may have some potential applications such as steel, activated graphite or maybe battery material I think.
Which vehicle is that?
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Fuel cell electric vehicles are essentially a pipe dream at this point, it's a vehicle type that is much too costly and cumbersome (hydrogen has to be stored in massive containers under immense pressure) but I do believe that we can use hydrogen for other industrial applications. Methane itself can be used to produce the hydrogen we can capture the methane from sources that won't go away as long as organic matter is around, sewage, Landfill and farm animal waste all produce methane.
What's the RE cost per MWH for the process to be economic?
That'll work if Fuel cell heat up a steam generator on steam turbine feeding methane pyolysis?
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How much electricity required for 1 kg of methane pyrolysis
In the overall process about 10 MWh/ t H2.
What's efficiency and Power consumption to heat up such veseel
It’s more energy efficient to do it this way compared to making hydrogen form water through electrolysis
Can it be applied in a stream that contains CH4 (let's say, 70% molar), C2H6 (10%), C3 (5%), CO2 (15%), and saturated water?
Should be possible, but I expect it more efficient to freeze the heavy ones out in advance.
CO2 and H2O may be a problem - at least they appear to be in molten salt pyrolysis.
Where the electricity will come from? Do you know the cost of producing electricity using renewables and the loss of converting it into hydrogen from methane?
Can geothermal energy be used?
Thanks for your interest. For the transformation of chemical production to succeed, we need a reliable supply of electricity from renewable sources at competitive prices. This is where BASF is being proactive: we are investing in renewable energy production plants for our own needs and we are concluding contracts to supply our sites directly with energy from renewable sources.
At BASF, we see hydrogen first and foremost as a chemical raw material and not as an energy carrier. Hydrogen plays a prominent role in all organic chemical products and is too valuable to be used for energy production.
Thanks for your interest, Pankour. We want to operate the methane pyrolysis test plant with electricity from renewable energy.
It's cool and all but like, what do you do with the carbon after? If it's coal, wouldn't it be most financially useful for BASF to sell to companies that would burn it?
We are currently examining what opportunities there are specifically for the carbon produced in our methane pyrolysis. In general, there are numerous markets for solid carbon, especially for high-purity carbon. Customers include, for example, the aluminium, steel and construction industries, as well as manufacturers and processors of graphite.
@@basf When it's used in the steel industry (for reduction of iron oxides) that produces CO2 however, but yes graphite and carbon fibers would be interesting uses. I hope this project goes well, even if it only lowers the price of hydrogen that would still be very useful.
Hi! I am studying the Green New Deal and EU decarbonization. So according to this system in your video, liquid natural gas shipments can go to EU ports and then the CH4 can go into a green hydrogen facility where steam methane reforming powered by solar or wind power will then split the methane to produce hydrogen and solid carbon. Ok, so why not just build these facilities near existing LNG import terminals coupled to wind, or solar power, and use imported LNG as the feedstock? So long as the steam methane reforming is powered by renewables and there are no carbon dioxide emissions, even though the feed is natural gas, that whole process seems totally green. So green hydrogen has actually been produced from natural gas. I don't think the end product is blue hydrogen- I think this earns a green hydrogen certificate. Is that right? Or is this classified as Turquoise? Many thanks in advance.
To generate heat from renewable energy is not price competitive unless you use nuclear.
Energy storage.
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