Biomethanol production from gasification of non-woody plant in South Africa: Optimum scale and economic performance

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 312-322

  Amigun, Bamikole ^a,b   Gorgens, Johann ^b   Knoetze, Hansie ^b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gasification; Methanol; Syngas

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CAPITAL INVESTMENT; CARBON NEUTRAL FUEL; CHEMICAL BUILDING BLOCKS; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; ECONOMIC PROSPECTS; ECONOMIES OF SCALE; FUEL CELL VEHICLES; GASIFICATION PROCESS; HYDROGEN-RICH GAS; INVESTMENT COSTS; LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION; LONG TERM; METHANOL PLANTS; METHANOL PRODUCTION; METHANOL SYNTHESIS; MITSUBISHI; PER UNIT; PLANT SIZE; PRODUCTION CAPACITY; PRODUCTION SCALE; SOUTH AFRICA; SYN-GAS; TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION COST; TRANSPORTATION DISTANCE; TRANSPORTATION FUELS; UNIT COST; WOODY PLANTS;

BIOMASS; COSTS; ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; FUEL CELLS; GAS ABSORPTION; GAS GENERATORS; GASIFICATION; INVESTMENTS; METHANOL; SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOMASS POWER; ECONOMY OF SCALE; FUEL; METHANOL; PRODUCTION COST; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 71649088273     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.09.020     Document Type: Article

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