Fuel cell exhaust gas processing

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a solid oxide fuel cell, a natural gas feedstock,
• processing, by the solid oxide fuel cell, the natural gas feedstock to generate electrical energy,
• wherein exhaust gases, generated as a byproduct of processing the natural gas feedstock to generate the electrical energy, includes water vapor, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen, and
• wherein amounts of the water vapor and the carbon dioxide are higher relative to amounts of the hydrogen, the carbon monoxide, and the nitrogen;
• cooling, by a cooling device, the exhaust gases to condense a portion of the water vapor in the exhaust gases to produce cooled exhaust gases,
• compressing, by a compression device, the cooled exhaust gases to produce compressed exhaust gases;
• capturing, by a carbon capture device, a portion of carbon dioxide from the compressed exhaust gases to produce treated exhaust gases,
• wherein amounts of the hydrogen and the carbon monoxide are higher relative to amounts of the water vapor, the carbon dioxide, and the nitrogen.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to:
• cause a solid oxide fuel cell to receive a natural gas feedstock, and process the natural gas feedstock to generate electrical energy,
• wherein exhaust gases, generated as a byproduct of processing the natural gas feedstock to generate the electrical energy, includes water vapor, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen, and
• wherein amounts of the water vapor and the carbon dioxide are higher relative to amounts of the hydrogen, the carbon monoxide, and the nitrogen;
• cause a cooling device to receive the exhaust gases, cool the exhaust gases to condense a portion of the water vapor in the exhaust gases to produce cooled exhaust gases, and output the cooled exhaust gases;
• cause a compression device to receive the cooled exhaust gases, compress the cooled exhaust gases to produce compressed exhaust gases, and output the compressed exhaust gases;
• and
• cause a carbon capture device to receive the compressed exhaust gases, capture a portion of carbon dioxide from the compressed exhaust gases to produce treated exhaust gases, and output the treated exhaust gases,
• wherein amounts of the hydrogen and the carbon monoxide are higher relative to amounts of the water vapor, the carbon dioxide, and the nitrogen.