Electrically heated gas mixture mediated fossil fuel free industrial plant processes

A system for fossil fuel free heating in industrial plant processes, the system comprising:

• a process equipment for obtaining a product by processing a raw material, wherein a heat required for processing the raw material is derived from a gas used as a heating medium, wherein the gas is heated electrically to a predefined temperature, wherein the heat from the gas is transferred directly to the raw material through direct contact, wherein the gas is chemically inactive or participating in the reactions during processing of the raw material, and wherein the gas is at least one of:
• (i) involved in the processing of the raw material as a reactant and/or a byproduct, and (ii) an externally introduced stable gas, or a gas mixture thereof;
• a plurality of electric gas heaters, powered with electricity source, to heat the gas to the predefined temperature, where preheating of the gas is performed at a heat recovery unit, wherein the heat released by the heat recovery unit during cooling of the product exiting the processing equipment is utilized to raise temperature of the gas, and wherein a heating medium flow design loop comprising of the plurality of electric gas heaters reutilizes the heat carrying capacity of the gas by recirculation and eliminates need for storing heat energy from the gas;
• a plurality of gas cleaning units to clean the gas before entering the plurality of electric gas heaters;
• an optional gas recovery unit to recover the gas exiting the processing equipment followed by a gas separator to separate out solid particles before venting out non-harmful gases to the environment;
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• a gas storage unit to store the gas exiting the gas separator, wherein the stored gas is recirculated as a heating medium in the heating medium flow design loop and excess gas is forwarded for sequestration for longer term storage or utilization.