2020/08/12 by Stefan Schneider, Siegfried Bajohr, Frank Graf +1 · 2 citations
Energy · Engineering · #Global Energy and Sustainability Research #Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues #Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
paper · doi:10.1002/cben.202000014
openalex publication_date 2020/08/12 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
Abstract Fossil fuels have to be substituted by climate neutral fuels to contribute to CO 2 reduction in the future energy system. Pyrolysis of natural gas is a well‐known technical process applied for production of, e. g., carbon black. In the future it might contribute to carbon dioxide‐free hydrogen production. Production of hydrogen from natural gas pyrolysis has thus gained interest in research and energy technology in the near past. If the carbon by‐product of this process can be used for material production or can be sequestrated, the produced hydrogen has a low carbon footprint. This article reviews literature on the state of the art of methane / natural gas pyrolysis process developments and attempts to assess the technology readiness level (TRL).