Techno-Economic Evaluations of Copper-Based Chemical Looping Air Separation System for Oxy-Combustion and Gasification Power Plants with Carbon Capture

Cormoş, Călin-Cristian

doi:10.3390/en11113095

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“…Although several studies on biomass gasification were recently published, most of them are focused on process optimization based on theoretical analyses or laboratory-scale experimental tests [16][17][18], with particular reference to advanced simulation models [19][20][21]. Several works assess the economic performance for possible applications in large-scale coal-and biomass-fuelled power plants [22][23][24]. There is however a lack of techno-economic analyses on the potential application of gasification technologies (in particular BFB) for small-scale combined heat and power (CHP) generation [25].…”

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Techno-Economic Analysis of a Small-Scale Biomass-to-Energy BFB Gasification-Based System

Porcu¹,

Sollai²,

Marotto³

et al. 2019

Energies

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In order to limit global warming to around 1.5–2.0 °C by the end of the 21st century, there is the need to drastically limit the emissions of CO2. This goal can be pursued by promoting the diffusion of advanced technologies for power generation from renewable energy sources. In this field, biomass can play a very important role since, differently from solar and wind, it can be considered a programmable source. This paper reports a techno-economic analysis on the possible commercial application of gasification technologies for small-scale (2 MWe) power generation from biomass. The analysis is based on the preliminary experimental performance of a 500 kWth pilot-scale air-blown bubbling fluidized-bed (BFB) gasification plant, recently installed at the Sotacarbo Research Centre (Italy) and commissioned in December 2017. The analysis confirms that air-blown BFB biomass gasification can be profitable for the applications with low-cost biomass, such as agricultural waste, with a net present value up to about 6 M€ as long as the biomass is provided for free; on the contrary, the technology is not competitive for high-quality biomass (wood chips, as those used for the preliminary experimental tests). In parallel, an analysis of the financial risk was carried out, in order to estimate the probability of a profitable investment if a variation of the key financial parameters occurs. In particular, the analysis shows a probability of 90% of a NPV at 15 years between 1.4 and 5.1 M€ and an IRR between 11.6% and 23.7%.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Techno-Economic Analysis of a Small-Scale Biomass-to-Energy BFB Gasification-Based System

Porcu¹,

Sollai²,

Marotto³

et al. 2019

Energies

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“…The discovery of an energy-efficient material for the swing absorption of O 2 remains highly sought for a wide range of applications from O 2 supplies to COPD patients, to aircraft and submarine emergency O 2 supplies, and for separation from H 2 in water electrolysis to name just a few. The typical energy consumption in units for the cryogenic separation of O 2 from air exceeds 200 kWh of electricity per ton of produced oxygen − and is thus associated with significant environmental impact. , Despite the eight intervening decades since Calvin and co-worker’s impressive studies using 42 variations on the Co(salen) scaffold, and which were deemed highly important for the U.S. National Defense, no advance has been made. At that time, however, no SAR insight through crystallographic characterization was possible.…”

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Structure Activity Relationships for Reversible O₂ Chemisorption by the Solid Phases of Co(salen) and Co(3F-salen)

Møller

McKenzie

2023

JACS Au

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The potential of solid-state materials comprising Co(salen) units for concentrating dioxygen from air was recognized over 80 years ago. While the chemisorptive mechanism at the molecular level is largely understood, the bulk crystalline phase plays important, yet unidentified roles. We have reverse crystal-engineered these materials and can for the first time describe the nanostructuring requisite for achieving reversible O2 chemisorption by Co(3R-salen) R = H or F, the simplest and most effective of the many known derivatives of Co(salen). Of the six phases of Co(salen) identified, α-ζ: α = ESACIO, β = VEXLIU, γ, δ, ε, and ζ (this work), only γ, δ, ε, and ζ are capable of reversible O2 binding. Class I materials (phases γ, δ, and ε) are obtained by desorption (40–80 °C, atmospheric pressure) of the co-crystallized solvent from Co(salen)·(solv), solv = CHCl3, CH2Cl2, or 1.5 C6H6. The oxy forms comprise between 1:5 and 1:3 O2:[Co] stoichiometries. Class II materials achieve an apparent maximum of 1:2 O2:Co(salen) stoichiometries. The precursors for the Class II materials comprise [Co(3R-salen)(L)·(H2O) x ], R = H, L = pyridine, and x = 0; R = F, L = H2O, and x = 0; R = F, L = pyridine, and x = 0; R = F, L = piperidine, and x = 1. Activation of these depends on the desorption of the apical ligand (L) that templates channels through the crystalline compounds with the Co(3R-salen) molecules interlocked in a Flemish bond brick pattern. The 3F-salen system produces F-lined channels proposed to facilitate O2 transport through the materials through repulsive interactions with the guest O2. We postulate that a moisture dependence of the activity of the Co(3F-salen) series is due to a highly specific binding pocket for locking in water via bifurcated hydrogen bonding to the two coordinated phenolato O atoms and the two ortho F atoms.

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“…44 Furthermore, the existence of inflation rates makes it essential to utilize the chemical plant cost index (CEPCI) to upgrade all costs to the year 2021, i.e., eq 22. 49 125% from total equipment costs cooling water price 50 $0.01179/t copper oxide price 50 $1179/t direct labor (number of plant personnel) 50…”

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Techno-economic Optimization of the Combined Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Air Brayton Cycles Driven by Copper-Based Chemical Looping Combustion

Du,

Yu,

Yang

et al. 2024

Energy Fuels

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The chemical looping combustion (CLC)-driven power generation system has great potential for application. In this study, a direct CLC-driven combined supercritical carbon dioxide and air Brayton cycle with near-zero carbon emissions (CLC–sCO2–BC) is proposed. After revealing the thermodynamic performance advantages of the proposed system, we comprehensively compared the thermoeconomic performance of CLC–sCO2–BC with and without preheating and optimized the performance of the two layouts using an immune genetic algorithm. The results show that the proposed system has a net power advantage of 1.15 MW and an efficiency gain of 2.30 percentage points compared to the Allam-Z cycle. The preheating mode can enhance the thermoeconomic performance of the proposed system by increasing the temperature of recycled CO2 in the fuel reactor. The optimization results confirm that the preheated layout achieves a thermal efficiency improvement of 2.78 percentage points and a levelized cost of electricity reduction of $7.35/MWh over the basic layout. Meanwhile, the preheated layout lowers the optimal gas turbine inlet temperature and increases the optimal CO2 compressor inlet pressure.

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Techno-Economic Evaluations of Copper-Based Chemical Looping Air Separation System for Oxy-Combustion and Gasification Power Plants with Carbon Capture

Cited by 17 publications

References 26 publications

Techno-Economic Analysis of a Small-Scale Biomass-to-Energy BFB Gasification-Based System

Techno-Economic Analysis of a Small-Scale Biomass-to-Energy BFB Gasification-Based System

Structure Activity Relationships for Reversible O₂ Chemisorption by the Solid Phases of Co(salen) and Co(3F-salen)

Techno-economic Optimization of the Combined Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Air Brayton Cycles Driven by Copper-Based Chemical Looping Combustion

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Techno-Economic Evaluations of Copper-Based Chemical Looping Air Separation System for Oxy-Combustion and Gasification Power Plants with Carbon Capture

Cited by 17 publications

References 26 publications

Techno-Economic Analysis of a Small-Scale Biomass-to-Energy BFB Gasification-Based System

Techno-Economic Analysis of a Small-Scale Biomass-to-Energy BFB Gasification-Based System

Structure Activity Relationships for Reversible O2 Chemisorption by the Solid Phases of Co(salen) and Co(3F-salen)

Techno-economic Optimization of the Combined Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Air Brayton Cycles Driven by Copper-Based Chemical Looping Combustion

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Structure Activity Relationships for Reversible O₂ Chemisorption by the Solid Phases of Co(salen) and Co(3F-salen)