Summary In this paper, different zero CO2 emission integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) systems based on the oxy‐fuel combustion method by integrating with oxygen ion transfer membrane (OTM) with and without sweep gas are proposed in order to reduce the energy consumption of CO2 capture. By utilizing the Aspen Plus software, the overall system models are established. The performances of the proposed systems are compared with the traditional IGCC system without CO2 capture and the zero CO2 emission IGCC system based on the oxy‐fuel combustion method using the cryogenic air separation unit. In addition, the effects of OTM key parameters on the proposed system performance, such as the feed side pressure, permeate side pressure, and operating temperature, are investigated and analyzed. The results show that the efficiency of the zero CO2 emission IGCC system based on the oxy‐fuel combustion method integrated with OTM without sweep gas is 6.67% lower than that of the traditional IGCC system without CO2 capture, but 1.88% higher than that of the zero CO2 emission IGCC system using the cryogenic air separation unit, and 0.64% lower than that of the proposed system with sweep gas. The research achievements will provide valuable references for further study on CO2 capture based on IGCC with lower energy penalty. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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In this paper the coal-fired power plant with CO2 capture by integrating MCFCs system and the integrated coal gasification with CO2 capture by integrating MCFCs combined cycle system are compared with each other in different ways. The effects of the key parameters of MCFC on the performance of two systems, such as CO2 utilization factor, fuel utilization factor and the current density of MCFC, have been analyzed and compared. Aspen Plus soft is used to develop the system models and the key parameters of MCFC are calculated, analyzed and optimized. The flue gas of the coal-fired power plant (CFPP) or the Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) system is used as the reactant gas of MCFC cathode side, reacting with fuel in the anode side and producing power. The anode exhaust gas burns with pure oxygen in the afterburner. The CO2 in the flue gas is further concentrated and captured with the lower energy consumption. The results show that, the efficiency of the coal-fired power plant integrating MCFCs system is about 45.75% when the CO2 capture rate is 88.07%, and the efficiency of the IGCC system integrating MCFCs is about 47.31% when the CO2 capture rate is 88.14%. Achievements in this paper will provide the valuable reference for CO2 capture of coal-fired power plant and IGCC with low energy penalty