Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications
Open Access
ISSN: 2090-4541
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2090-4541
+44 1300 500008
Bj�¸rn Kvamme
University of Bergen, Norway
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Fundam Renewable Energy Appl
Natural gas hydrates are crystalline structures of water and CH4, containing up to 14% CH4. These hydrate structures are distributed all over the world in permafrost regions or in deep offshore sediments and may contain as much as twice the amounts of all other known reserves of conventional fossil fuels. CO2 hydrate is more stable than CH4 hydrate over most regions of temperature and pressure and mixed hydrate in which CH4 fills part of the structure (the 25% small cavities in the structure) is more stable than CH4 hydrate over all conditions of temperature and pressure. Injection of CO2 into natural gas hydrates will therefore lead to release of CH4 for energy while at the same time storing CO2 in solid form. Steam cracking of the produced CH4 over to hydrogen and CO2 gives the option of a zero-emission cycle for producing energy. Experiments, as well as theoretical aspects of the concept are discussed in detail. Technical solutions for the various stages of the cycle is also presented and discussed. Special focus is on the various mechanisms for the conversions and how to optimize the concept
Bjørn Kvamme has obtained his MSc in Chemical Engineering (1981) and PhD in Chemical Engineering (1984) from the Norwegian University of Technology and Natural Sciences. After a short period with SINTEF and two years at Bergen University College, he was appointed as Full Professor in 1987 and started education of MSc and PhD in Process Technology in Telemark. He is appointed as a Professor in Gas Processing at the Department of Physics, University of Bergen in March 2000. He is the author/co-author of 445 publications during last 15 years, of which 154 are in good international scientific journals. He has 2526 citations as per Feb 1, 2018 and has presented numerous papers at international conferences.
Email:bjorn.kvamme@ift.uib.no