Methanation

Methanation is a physical-chemical process to generate Methane from a mixture of various gases out of biomass fermentation or thermo-chemical gasification. The main components are carbon monoxide and hydrogen. The following main process describes the methanation:

$\mathrm{\,CO + 3\, H_2 \rightarrow C H_{4} + \, H_2O}$

This process is used for the generation of biogenous natural gas substitute, which can be fed into the gas grid.
Methanation is the reverse reaction of steam methane reforming, which converts methane into synthesis gas.

See also

• PROX
• Renewable natural gas
• Substitute natural gas (SNG)

This chemical reaction article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Organic reactions Methane Chemical engineering Chemical reaction stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Gaspar da Costa LPK Look at other dictionaries: méthanation — [metanɑsjɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. 1972, in la Clé des mots; de méthane. ❖ ♦ Techn. Réduction (des oxydes de carbone) par l hydrogène, produisant du méthane. || « L oxyde de carbone doit (…) subir une méthanation pour être substituable au gaz naturel »… …   Encyclopédie Universelle Méthanation —  Ne doit pas être confondue avec la méthanisation, processus naturel biologique de dégradation de la matière organique en absence d oxygène. La méthanation est un procédé industriel de conversion catalytique de l hydrogène et du monoxyde de… …   Wikipédia en Français methanation — metanavimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Metalo paviršiaus įsotinimas anglimi naudojant metaną. atitikmenys: angl. methanation rus. метанирование …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas methanation — metaninimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Metano gamyba iš CO ir CO₂ mišinio veikiant jį vandeniliu. atitikmenys: angl. methanation rus. метанирование …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas methanation — noun Date: 1926 the production of methane especially from carbon monoxide and hydrogen …   New Collegiate Dictionary methanation — /meth euh nay sheuhn/, n. Chem. the process of converting a mixture, as of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, into methane. [1955 60; METHANE + ATION] * * * …   Universalium methanation — noun The reaction of hydrogen and carbon monoxide to form methane …   Wiktionary methanation — meth·a·na·tion …   English syllables methanation — ˌmethəˈnāshən noun ( s) Etymology: methane + ation : methanization …   Useful english dictionary Substitute natural gas — Substitute natural gas, or SNG, can be produced from fossil fuels such as lignite coal or from biofuels, when it is named Bio SNG.In the Great Plains, USA, approximately 15 TWh/year of SNG from lignite coal is injected into the national gas grid …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”