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Enriched Methane

The First Step Towards the Hydrogen Economy

  • Is the first book to gather worldwide research in the enriched methane sector
  • Provides an extensive account of potential technological breakthroughs with the capacity to revolutionize energy systems
  • Examines the production, distribution, and use of enriched methane in internal combustion engines and gas turbines
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Green Energy and Technology (GREEN)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Methane/Hydrogen Mixtures from Concentrated Solar Energy: The METISOL Project

    • Giampaolo Caputo, Domenico Mazzei, Mauro Francesco Sgroi
    Pages 37-51
  3. Two-Phase Anaerobic Digestion of Food Wastes for Hydrogen and Methane Production

    • Cristina Cavinato, David Bolzonella, Paolo Pavan, Franco Cecchi
    Pages 75-90
  4. Bio-production of Hydrogen and Methane Through Anaerobic Digestion Stages

    • Chiara Patriarca, Elena De Luca, Claudio Felici, Luigia Lona, Valentina Mazzurco Miritana, Giulia Massini
    Pages 91-109
  5. Biological Hydrogen Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass

    • Sudhanshu S. Pawar, Eoin Byrne, Ed. W. J. van Niel
    Pages 111-127
  6. Purification of Hydrogen-Methane Mixtures Using PSA Technology

    • Rosaria Augelletti, Sara Frattari, Maria Anna Murmura
    Pages 129-146
  7. Using Natural Gas/Hydrogen Mixture as a Fuel in a 6-Cylinder Stoichiometric Spark Ignition Engine

    • Luigi De Simio, Michele Gambino, Sabato Iannaccone
    Pages 175-194
  8. Enriched Methane for City Public Transport Buses

    • Antonino Genovese, Fernando Ortenzi
    Pages 195-213
  9. Explosion Risks of Hydrogen/Methane Blends

    • Prankul Middha
    Pages 235-257

About this book

This book brings together recent research from across the world on enriched methane, and examines the production, distribution and use of this resource in internal combustion engines and gas turbines. It aims to provide readers with an extensive account of potential technological breakthroughs which have the capacity to revolutionize energy systems. Enriched methane, a gas mixture composed by methane and hydrogen (10-30%vol), constitutes the first realistic step towards the application of hydrogen as an energy vector. It provides strong benefits in terms of emissions reduction, that is -11% of CO2, eq emission with the combustion of a 30%vol H2 mixture, if hydrogen is produced from renewable energy sources. Enriched methane offers the following advantages:
• it can be produced at competitive costs; 
• it can be distributed by means of the medium pressure natural gas grid;
• it can be stored in traditional natural gas storage systems; 
<• it can feed natural gas internal combustion engine, improving conversion efficiency. 
This book is intended for academics in chemical engineering and energy production, distribution and storage. It is also intended for energy producers, engineering companies and R&D organizations.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Engineering, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Marcello De Falco

  • ITM-CNR, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy

    Angelo Basile

About the editors

Marcello De Falco is an Assistant Professor of “Dynamic and Control of Industrial Processes” at the Faculty of Engineering of “Campus Bio-Medico” of Rome and a researcher expert in reactor modelling. He has 60 publications about on reactor simulations, chemical processes development and technologies assessment.

Angelo Basile is a Senior Researcher at the Institute on Membrane Technology of the Italian National Research Council (ITM-CNR). Basile is responsible for the research related to the ultra-pure H2 production and CO2 capture using Pd-based Membrane Reactors. In this research area, he published more than: a) 110 papers as first name and/or corresponding author; b) 30 invited speaker or plenary lectures, and c) 220 papers in proc. of Int. Conferences; lecturer in various Summer Schools on Membrane Reactors organized by the European Membrane Society; editor of 15 books and more than 50 chapters; 8 patents (of which: 1 at European level and 1 at worldwide level).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Enriched Methane

  • Book Subtitle: The First Step Towards the Hydrogen Economy

  • Editors: Marcello De Falco, Angelo Basile

  • Series Title: Green Energy and Technology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22192-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-22191-5Published: 05 November 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36002-7Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-22192-2Published: 28 October 2015

  • Series ISSN: 1865-3529

  • Series E-ISSN: 1865-3537

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 257

  • Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Energy Systems, Energy Systems

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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