The effect of increased heat integration on the cost for producing DME via black liquor gasification

ECOS 2009 - 22nd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1503-1512

  Pettersson, Karin ^a   Harvey, Simon ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Biorefinery; Black liquor gasification; Heat integration; Kraft pulp mill

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BOILERS; CHEMICAL PULP; COMMERCE; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EVAPORATION; INTEGRATION; INVESTMENTS; KRAFT PULP; OPERATING COSTS; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; RECOVERY;

ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; BIOREFINERIES; BLACK LIQUOR GASIFICATION; CHEMICAL RECOVERY; ELECTRICITY PRICES; EVAPORATION PLANTS; HEAT INTEGRATION; MASS AND ENERGY BALANCE;

GASIFICATION;

BLACK LIQUORS; ELECTRICITY; FUELS; GASIFICATION; HEAT; KRAFT PULPS; PULP MILLS; REFINERS;

EID: 84925133079     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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