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LANDFILL GAS PRETREATMENT FOR FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS
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Sandelli, G., J. Trocciola, AND R. Spiegel*. LANDFILL GAS PRETREATMENT FOR FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS. JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES 49:143-9, (1994).
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The paper discusses the U.S. EPA's program, underway at International Fuel Cells Corporation, to demonstrate landfill methane control and the fuel cell energy recovery concept. In this program, two critical issues are being addressed: (1) a landfill gas cleanup method that would remove contaminants from the gas sufficient for fuel cell operation, and (2) successful operation of a commercial fuel cell power plant on that lower-heating-value waste methane gas. (NOTE: The EPA has proposed regulations to control air emissions from municipal solid waste landfills. If these regulations are adopted, they would require waste methane mitigation in order to prevent emission into the atmosphere and reduce the effect on global warming. One potential use of the waster methane is in a device that produces energy, a fuel cell. This device would reduce air emission affecting global warming, acid rain, and other health and environmental issues. By producing useable energy, it would also reduce U.S. dependency on foreign oil.)
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