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Pollutant testing (NOx, SO2 and CO) of commercialized micro-combined heat and power (mCHP) fuel cells
Paulus, Nicolas; Davila Valdebenito, Camila; Lemort, Vincent
2023 • In Proceedings of the 36th International Conference On Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS2023)
SO2; Fuel cell; mCHP; NOx; pollutant emissions; CO
Abstract :
[en] Energy transition currently brings focus on fuel cell micro-combined heat and power (mCHP) systems for residential uses. The two main technologies already commercialized are the Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs). The pollutant emissions of one system of each technology have been tested with a portable probe both in laboratory and field-test configurations. In this paper, the nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and carbon monoxide (CO) emission levels are compared to other combustion technologies such as a recent Euro 6 diesel automotive vehicle and a classical gas condensing boiler. At last, a method of converting the concentration of pollutants (in ppm) measured by the sensors into pollutant intensity per unit of energy (in mg/kWh) is documented and reported. This allows for comparing the pollutant emissions levels with relevant literature, especially other studies conducted with other measuring sensors.
Both tested residential fuel cell technologies fed by natural gas can be considered clean in terms of SO2 and NOx emissions. The CO emissions can be considered quite low for the tested SOFC and even nil for the tested PEMFC. The biggest issue of natural gas fuel cell technologies still lies in the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions associated with the fossil fuel they consume.
Disciplines :
Energy
Author, co-author :
Paulus, Nicolas ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Aérospatiale et Mécanique (A&M) ; Haute Ecole de la Province de Liège > Sciences et Techniques > Ingénieur Industriel
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