Production costs of the chemical industry in the EU and other countries: Ammonia, methanol and light olefins

Boulamanti, Aikaterini K.; Moya, José Antonio

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2016.02.021

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“…At present, 90 % of the methanol industry in Europe is located in Germany , where methanol is produced from steam reforming natural gas. The regional differences in total industrial production cost of methanol can be seen in Fig.…”

Section: Economics Of Methanol Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Total industry cost for methanol production (per ton of methanol) in 2013 for Ukraine, Russia, USA, Saudia Arabia, and the European Union . Average selling price: EU: 473 EUR t −1 , USA: 403 EUR t −1 (Methanex, 2013) .…”

Section: Economics Of Methanol Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The cost of producing and purifying syngas from natural gas amounts to just over 50 % of the total production cost of methanol synthesis; this cost increases tõ 75 % when the syngas is produced from coal [22]. At present, 90 % of the methanol industry in Europe is located in Germany [21], where methanol is produced from steam reforming natural gas. The regional differences in total industrial production cost of methanol can be seen in Fig.…”

Section: Economics Of Methanol Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Renewable methanol production is an emerging technology that bridges the gap in the shift from fossil fuel to renewable energy. Two thirds of the global emission of CO2 stems from humanity's increasing energy need from fossil fuels. Renewable energy, mainly from solar and wind energy, suffers from supply intermittency, which current grid infrastructures cannot accommodate. Excess renewable energy can be harnessed to power the electrolysis of water to produce hydrogen, which can be used in the catalytic hydrogenation of waste CO2 to produce renewable methanol. This review considers methanol production in the current context, regionally for Europe, which is dominated by Germany, and globally by China. Appropriate carbon‐based feedstock for renewable methanol production is considered, as well as state‐of‐the‐art renewable hydrogen production technologies. The economics of renewable methanol production necessitates the consideration of regionally relevant methanol derivatives. The thermodynamics, kinetics, catalytic reaction mechanism, operating conditions and reactor design are reviewed in the context of renewable methanol production to reveal the most up to date understanding.

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“…Olefins are used mainly in the production of polymers, which drive the development of organic chemicals [1]. Ethylene and propylene are the most important olefins; in 2015, the consumption of these materials in China was approximately 4.03 × 10 7 t and 3.18 × 10 7 t, respectively [2].…”

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“…Configuring China's olefin industry system entails evaluating the costs of different technology paths. The costs of different technologies are influenced by many factors, such as the feedstock price, technological learning, energy consumption, scaling up of individual units, and technology localization (the cost difference of a technology in different nations and districts) [1,6,19,[25][26][27]. The impact of feedstock prices (such as dynamic oil and coal prices) on the configuration of the olefin industry has been analyzed in our previous work [28].…”

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Analysis of China’s olefin industry using a system optimization model considering technological learning and energy consumption reduction

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Membrane‐Based Olefin/Paraffin Separations

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Efficient olefin/paraffin separation is a grand challenge because of their similar molecular sizes and physical properties, and is also a priority in the modern chemical industry. Membrane separation technology has been demonstrated as a promising technology owing to its low energy consumption, mild operation conditions, tunability of membrane materials, as well as the integration of physical and chemical mechanisms. In this work, inspired by the physical mechanism of mass transport in channel proteins and the chemical mechanism of mass transport in carrier proteins, recent progress in channel-based and carrier-based membranes toward olefin/paraffin separations is summarized. Further, channel-based membranes are categorized into membranes with network structures and with framework structures according to the morphology of channels. The separation mechanisms, separation performance, and membrane stability in channel-based and carrier-based membranes are elaborated. Future perspectives toward membrane-based olefin/paraffin separation are proposed.

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Production costs of the chemical industry in the EU and other countries: Ammonia, methanol and light olefins

Cited by 132 publications

References 18 publications

Renewable Methanol Synthesis

Renewable Methanol Synthesis

Analysis of China’s olefin industry using a system optimization model considering technological learning and energy consumption reduction

Membrane‐Based Olefin/Paraffin Separations

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