Methanol synthesis using captured CO2 as raw material: Techno-economic and environmental assessment

Applied Energy

Volumn 161, Issue , 2016, Pages 718-732

  Pérez Fortes, Mar ^a   Schöneberger, Jan C ^b   Boulamanti, Aikaterini ^a   Tzimas, Evangelos ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b Chemstations Europe GmbH Lindencorso   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon capture and utilisation (CCU); Conceptual design; Financial analysis; Methanol synthesis; Price of CO2; Process modelling

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CARBON CAPTURE; COAL; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; COSTS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; METHANOL; SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE;

CONVENTIONAL SYNTHESIS; COST OF PRODUCTIONS; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; FINANCIAL ANALYSIS; KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; METHANOL SYNTHESIS; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; PROCESS MODELLING;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY FLOW; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; METHANOL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER PLANT;

EUROPE;

POLYGALA INCARNATA;

EID: 84946869670     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.07.067     Document Type: Article

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