Technoeconomic analysis of a methanol plant based on gasification of biomass and electrolysis of water

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2338-2347

  Clausen, Lasse R ^a   Houbak, Niels ^b   Elmegaard, Brian ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b DONG Energy AS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biorefinery; Electrolysis; Gasification; Methanol; REtrol

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOGAS; BIOMASS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; GAS GENERATORS; GASIFICATION; HYDROGEN STORAGE; LOW TEMPERATURE PRODUCTION; METHANOL; NATURAL GAS; OXYGEN; UNDERGROUND GAS MANUFACTURE; UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE; WASTE HEAT; WASTE INCINERATION;

A PLANTS; AUTOTHERMAL REFORMING; BIOREFINERIES; BIOREFINERY; DIFFERENT PROCESS; ELECTROLYSERS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; HEAT PRODUCTION; LOW TEMPERATURES; METHANOL PLANTS; METHANOL PRODUCTION; POST-COMBUSTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RENEWABLES; SYN-GAS; SYNGAS PRODUCTION; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROCESS; TOTAL ENERGY;

ELECTROLYSIS;

BIOFUEL; BIOGAS; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSIS; COMBUSTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTROKINESIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS STORAGE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; METHANOL; PROCESSING; PRODUCTION COST; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WATER;

EID: 77950368370     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.02.034     Document Type: Article

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