Sandviken - Super Critical Water Gasification

This Tuesday morning, we are delighted to have Dyon Hermsen, Sales Manager of Sandviken, speak to us about Super Critical Water Gasification and its significance to the transition towards renewable energies. 

Supercritical water gasification (SCWG) is a very recent technology that allows the conversion of organic wastewaters into a fuel gas with a high content of hydrogen and light hydrocarbons. 

The technology uses the fourth natural phase of water — the supercritical water phase — to split molecules to an almost atomic level. This largely untapped phase occurs when temperatures reach 375°C and pressure is higher than 221 bar.”

When water is in the supercritical phase, organic substances such as sewage, become extremely soluble. The water becomes a solvent for organic components and a catalyst for rapid and almost complete conversion of the energy stored in organic components into gas. From this, gas components such as hydrogen can be stored and used in the same infrastructure as existing gas supplies. As the process uses waste to create hydrogen, it is completely renewable.

Please, note that pre-registration by 17:00, on Monday, June 6th at the latest, is mandatory for IRL participation at Concordia Hotel.