How much water is consumed in the gasification of the fuel in Integrated Plasma Fuel Cell process compared to the Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle?
The Hydrogen Plasma Black reactor does not utilize water in the gasification process. No water is used as a fuel transport medium and none is required for gasification. The gasification, more specifically decomposition (cracking) of the fuel, occurs in the absence of oxygen and water. The baseline IPFC process (electricity and hydrogen production) anticipates the use of water in the range of thousands of gallons per day in, for example, heat exchangers. Current plans call for circulating this water through cooling towers as a conservation measure, as is common in the industry. Alternatives to the baseline IPFC process design, which for example would supplement hydrogen production, would consume additional water. In these alternatives, added components are a Water Gas Shift Reactor and a bottoming cycle to utilize waste heat. The Water Gas Shift Reactor consumes carbon monoxide and water and produces carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas. The bottoming cycle uses waste heat to create steam to
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