DESIGN AND MODELING OF AN AUTOTHERMAL CO-FLOW REACTOR FOR TURQUOISE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION

Within the current framework of the industrial processes it is noticeable a shift towards alternative and more green sources of energy: great attention has been focused on hydrogen utilization as energy carrier due to the major advantages brought by its combustion, thus receiving the attention of policy makers. Warming impact of continuous fossil fuels utilization could be mitigated introducing in the current energy mix environmentally friendly sources. Henceforth the motivation of this work, in which it is looked at a possible design for producing the so-called "turquoise hydrogen". The advantage of this design lies in the way heat is provided to the system - paired with the simple geometry of the reactor system. Analysis of performances, costs and environmental impact is provided in detail as well to highlight the large flexibility of the proposed design (according to different optimization criteria).