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Application technology for processing VOCs based on solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC)
Petrochemical VOCs generate electricity, and SOFC systems reduce emissions and increase efficiency.
Type
Equipment
Tags
Atmospheric environment
Solution maturity
Early adoption / Process verification
Cooperation methods
Marketing
Applicable industry
Power production
Applications
Waste disposal
Key innovations
This technological innovation lies in the catalytic reform of VOCs exhaust gas from the petrochemical industry into solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) fuel gas for power generation, achieving resource utilization of exhaust gas and significant carbon dioxide emission reduction.
Potential economic benefits
This green technology product can generate 4.06 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year, directly generating considerable power sales revenue or saving electricity costs. At the same time, VOCs in petrochemical waste gas will be converted into energy and waste gas treatment costs will be reduced. In addition, the annual reduction is 4,047.
Potential climate benefits
By using petrochemical VOCs to generate electricity instead of coal-fired electricity, 4,047.82 tons of carbon dioxide can be reduced every year, effectively realizing waste resource utilization, energy conservation and emission reduction.
Solution supplier
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Shanghai Zhongfuzhou New Energy Technology Stock
Shanghai Zhongfuzhou New Energy Technology Stock
Shanghai Zhongfu New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. is deeply involved in the research and development and application of new energy technologies to provide efficient and clean energy solutions.
China
Solution details

The VOCs produced in the petrochemical industry are mainly long-chain hydrocarbons, mainly including alkanes, multi-chain isoalkanes, cycloalkanes, aromatic hydrocarbons, unsaturated hydrocarbons and other hydrocarbon substances. Tests have initially confirmed that 60% of VOCs tail gas can be subjected to catalytic cracking and reforming into solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) fuel gas for SOFC power generation. VOCs tail gas is catalytically cracked into SOFC fuel gas and enters the anode side of the SOFC. It electrochemically reacts with oxygen ions coming from the cathode side to produce water and carbon dioxide, releasing electrons to form current. Specific process routes:VOCs desulfurization → reforming →SOFC power generation → catalytic combustion of tail gas → evacuation. Working temperature: 720-780℃; single cell power density: 300mW/cm2 (0.8V, 750 ℃); stack power: 1000W; stack life>5000 hours. For Shanghai Petrochemical Storage and Transportation Workshop, a SOFC system is adopted and VOCs are used to generate electricity. The annual exhaust gas can generate 4.06 electricity.106 degrees. If standard coal is used, 4.06 is produced106 kilowatt-hours of electricity produces 4.04782*106kg of carbon dioxide, that is, by using VOCs as fuel gas and combining SOFC systems, carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced by 4,047.82 tons per year, achieving energy conservation and emission reduction effects.

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12:39:36, Nov 05, 2025
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