Process for the production of hydrogen and electric energy from the modification of bio-ethanol, using thermoelectric cells and with zero emission of pollutants

摘要

"PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN AND ELECTRIC ENERGY FROM BIO-ETHANOL MODIFICATION, WITH THE USE OF THERMAL POWER BATTERIES AND WITH ZERO EMISSION OF POLLUTANTS". A process for the production of hydrogen and electric energy, with zero emission of pollutants, of ethanol which is produced from biomass, which is characterized by the partial oxidation / modification of ethanol with water for the production of hydrogen which is subsequently fed into a thermoelectric cell for electric power production, more specifically where an aqueous ethanol solution originated from the fermentation of biomass is separated by distillation or any other technique until it contains approximately 40 to 70% by weight of ethanol, preferably 50 to 60%, this mixture, mixed with an adequate amount of air such that the ratio of moles of oxygen per mole of ethanol is between zero and 0.5, it is fed to a reactor in which the partial oxidation and ethanol modification reactions are carried out on a suitable catalyst , where in the same or in a different reactor the displacement reaction is carried out and, if necessary, the reaction of c CO ombuston or its conversion to CO ~ 4 ~, where the gas mixture from the reactor outlet containing hydrogen in the mixture with carbon dioxide, nitrogen, methane or other gases in small quantities, is separated to the volume that is desired for any type of application.