On the efficiency, exergy costs and CO2 emission cost allocation for an integrated syngas and ammonia production plant

Energy

Volumn 117, Issue , 2016, Pages 341-360

  Flórez Orrego, Daniel ^a   de Oliveira Junior, Silvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ammonia production; CO2 emissions; Exergy cost; Exergy efficiency; Renewability

Indexed keywords

AIR PURIFICATION; AMMONIA; CHEMICAL PLANTS; COST REDUCTION; COSTS; DATA HANDLING; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; EXERGY; FUELS; GASES; KINETIC THEORY; PURIFICATION; STEAM REFORMING; SYNTHESIS GAS; UREA; WASTE HEAT;

AMMONIA PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EXERGY COST; EXERGY DESTRUCTIONS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEMS; REFORMING PROCESS; RENEWABILITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; CONDENSATION; EMISSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GAS; METHANE; PURIFICATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 84977142940     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2016.05.096     Document Type: Article

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