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Biosynthetic Natural Gas (Bio-SNG)

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Bio-Synthetic Natural Gas (Bio-SNG), Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), bio-methane, Renewable methane:

Gas mixture consisting mainly of methane (>90%, in most regions even >96%) of non-fossil or biomass origin

Fixed bed reactor:

Reactor type, in which catalyst particles or catalytically coated structures are contained such that they cannot move

Fluidised bed reactor:

Reactor type, in which catalyst particles are contained such that they are suspended and moved by an up-wards fluid flow (usually reacting gases)

Power-to-Gas:

Process, in which electric power is converted to a gaseous energy carrier, usually by water electrolysis to produce hydrogen which may be further converted to methane

Dual fluidised bed gasifier (DFB):

Reactor type consisting of two chambers, of which one is used to convert e.g. wood with steam to a producer gas consisting of H2, CO, H2O, CO2, CH4, C2Hx, tars and impurities; the heat for this endothermic reaction is transported by circulating bed material that...

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Schildhauer, T.J. (2018). Biosynthetic Natural Gas (Bio-SNG). In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_996-1

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