Muhaimin Iqbal
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Appearance of the Regenerative Energy Reactor

Advanced Renewable

Tue , 23 Apr 2024 21:46 WIB

Among the reactors that we have designed and built before, this one is the most compact and efficient. At first glance, the external appearance is similar to previous reactors such as XH2 and XH2M, but inside it is very different. The reactor, which we call the Regenerative Energy (RE) reactor, is designed to be able to maximize the entire RE concept, using just one reactor installation.

In this RE reactor there is a Boudouard reactor or what we call OCCYRE (Onboard Carbon Cycles for Regenerative Energy), essentially to react CO with C to become CO gas, this is the first step to convert CO2 emissions into energy again, this is what Regenerative Energy is all about.

This CO gas can be used to produce hydrogen through the Water Gas Shift (WGS) reaction, so the WGS reactor is also part of this RE reactor. The WGS reactor needs a supply of hot steam, so in this reactor there is a built-in water evaporator or boiler that utilizes high waste heat from OCCYRE.

WGS also requires a catalyst or at least a heat carrier bed material which from time to time needs to be reactivated or regenerated, so in this reactor a catalyst/bed material regenerator function is also available. The position of OCCYRE, the evaporator and regenerator, all three of which operate at high temperatures - are combined in one main tube, so that all three can utilize each other's waste heat.

With a configuration like this, the RE reactor can be input with CO2, charcoal and wet or dry biomass, and can also process organic and inorganic waste. The output is in the form of syngas with various levels of desired energy content, this can be controlled by adjusting the H2/CO molecular ratio. In fact, this reactor can also be directed to produce pure hydrogen from the input materials mentioned above.

While it is still made one by one on an order basis, we are also looking for domestic and global partners to mass produce it, so that SDG target number 7 - Affordable Clean Energy can be achieved before 2030!