UTILIZATION OF RENEWABLE BIOGAS AND LADFILL GAS SOURCES FOR ETHANOL AND METHANOL SYNTHESIS

Savvas Vasileiadis¹, Artemis Vasileiadou², Zoe Ziaka^1*, Elias Fatmelis¹ and Christina Spourtoudi¹

¹Department of Catalysis and Environmental Protection, School of Technology andPhysical Sciences, Hellenic Open University, Greece.

²Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

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DOI: 10.62579/JAGC0004

ABSTRACT

An improved efficient catalytic method of ethanol synthesis is discussed from synthesis gas based on waste biogas and landfill gas resources. Wise utilization of waste biogas and landfill gases can be essential in the renewable area of energy and chemicals production. Improved practices for ethanol and methanol production that contribute to enhanced utilization of renewable resources are investigated in this article.

Ethanol can be produced via a direct catalytic one-step process from synthesis gas coming out from a conventional reactor or from a membrane type reformer.

Moreover, methanol synthesis from synthesis gas based on waste biogas and landfill gas resources is also discussed showing a significant potential.

The detailed flowsheet of the corresponding processes is presented to show the reactors pathway.

Keywords: ethanol/methanol production, biogas and landfill-gas conversion, catalytic membrane reformer, hydrogen and syn-gas utilization.