Emissions from biogas fueled engine generator compared to a fuel cell

Philip R. Goodrich; Richard J. Huelskamp; David R. Nelson; David Schmidt; R. Vance Morey; Dennis Haubenschild; Mathew Drewitz; Paul Burns

Emissions from biogas fueled engine generator compared to a fuel cell

Philip R. Goodrich, Richard J. Huelskamp, David R. Nelson, David Schmidt, R. Vance Morey, Dennis Haubenschild, Mathew Drewitz, Paul Burns

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A highly successful biogas project on a Minnesota 800-cow dairy has been operating for 5 yr. The emissions of a conventional combustion engine coupled with an induction generator (genset) producing electricity for the grid was compared with a fuel cell using the same biogas. The emissions of NO_x, CO, THC, and SO₂ from the fuel cell were much less than from the engine generator. The pressure swing absorber gas cleanup process, prior to introducing the gas to the fuel cell, removed almost all (15 ppm H₂S remains of original 5000 ppm) of the critical contaminant gas. The CO₂ was decreased from 40 to 10%. A biofilter would be used to collect and recycle the H₂S into the soil along with the filter material. The biofilter is not expected to sequester the CO₂ and that would be ultimately released to the local atmosphere. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 98th AWMA Annual Conference and Exhibition (Minneapolis, MN 6/21-24/2005).

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA
Volume	2005
State	Published - 2005
Event	Air and Waste Management Association's - 98th annual Conference and Exhibition - Minneapolis, MN, United States Duration: Jun 21 2005 → Jun 24 2005

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Other	Air and Waste Management Association's - 98th annual Conference and Exhibition
Country/Territory	United States
City	Minneapolis, MN
Period	6/21/05 → 6/24/05

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Goodrich, PR, Huelskamp, RJ, Nelson, DR, Schmidt, D, Morey, RV, Haubenschild, D, Drewitz, M & Burns, P 2005, Emissions from biogas fueled engine generator compared to a fuel cell. in Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA. vol. 2005, Air and Waste Management Association's - 98th annual Conference and Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN, United States, 6/21/05.

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