Application of exergy balances for evaluation of process configurations for biological hydrogen production

Ala Modarresi , Walter Wukovits , Anton Friedl

Exergy analysis was applied to a novel process for biological production of hydrogen from biomass employing thermophilic and photo-heterotrophic bacteria. The exergy content of the process streams is calculated using a MS-Excel spreadsheet.

Mots clés: biohydrogen; process integration; exergy analysis; exergetic efficiency; process simulation; renewable energy; biofuel

Ala Modarresi, Walter Wukovits, Anton Friedl. Application of exergy balances for evaluation of process configurations for biological hydrogen production. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2010, 30 (1), pp.70. ⟨10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2009.04.027⟩. ⟨hal-00621298⟩