A Review of Alternative Processes for Green Hydrogen Production Focused on Generating Hydrogen from Biomass
Aikaterina Paraskevi Damiri,
Emmanuel Stamatakis,
Spyros Bellas,
Manos Zoulias,
Georgios Mitkidis,
Anestis G. Anastasiadis,
Sotiris Karellas,
George Tzamalis,
Athanasios Stubos,
Theocharis Tsoutsos
Affiliations
Aikaterina Paraskevi Damiri
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Laboratory, School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, 73100 Chania, Greece
Emmanuel Stamatakis
Institute of Geoenergy/Foundation for Research and Technology—Hellas (FORTH/IG), M1 Building, Technical University of Crete Campus, 73100 Chania, Greece
Spyros Bellas
Institute of Geoenergy/Foundation for Research and Technology—Hellas (FORTH/IG), M1 Building, Technical University of Crete Campus, 73100 Chania, Greece
Manos Zoulias
New Energy & Environmental Solutions &Technologies (NEEST), Agia Paraskevi, 15341 Athens, Greece
Georgios Mitkidis
Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A., Maroussi, 15124 Athens, Greece
Anestis G. Anastasiadis
Power Public Corporation (PPC S.A.), Xalkokondyli 22, 10432 Athens, Greece
Sotiris Karellas
Laboratory of Thermal Processes, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou Str., 15780 Athens, Greece
George Tzamalis
National Centre for Scientific Research ‘DEMOKRITOS’ (NCSRD), Agia Paraskevi, 15341 Athens, Greece
Athanasios Stubos
National Centre for Scientific Research ‘DEMOKRITOS’ (NCSRD), Agia Paraskevi, 15341 Athens, Greece
Theocharis Tsoutsos
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Laboratory, School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, 73100 Chania, Greece
Hydrogen plays a leading role in achieving a future with net zero greenhouse gas emissions. The present challenge is producing green hydrogen to cover the fuel demands of transportation and industry to gain independence from fossil fuels. This review’s goal is to critically demonstrate the existing methods of biomass treatment and assess their ability to scale up. Biomass is an excellent hydrogen carrier and biomass-derived processes are the main target for hydrogen production as they provide an innovative pathway to green hydrogen production. Comparing the existing processes, thermochemical treatment is found to be far more evolved than biological or electrochemical treatment, especially with regard to scaling prospects.
