Comprehensive process and environmental impact analysis of integrated DBD plasma steam methane reforming

Utilization of electricity generated from renewable sources to obtain hydrogen, H2, is of critical importance to decrease the overall carbon footprint. In this work, integration of a dielectric discharge barrier (DBD) plasma reactor to convert low calorific value gas, such as landfill gas or coal mine gas into hydrogen, into the existing steam methane reforming (SMR) technology was evaluated using process design considerations. In particular, a...