Trade-offs in cost and emission reductions between flexible and normal carbon capture and sequestration under carbon dioxide emission constraints

Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) is the process of capturing unwanted carbon dioxide (CO2) and utilizing for further use. CCU offers significant potential as part of a sustainable circular economy solution to help mitigate the impact of climate change resulting from the burning of hydrocarbons and alongside adoption of other renewable energy technologies. However, implementation of CCU technologies faces a number of challenges, including identifying optimal pathways, technology maturity, economic viability, environmental considerations as well as regulatory and public perception issues. Consequently, this research study provides a critical analysis and evaluation of the technology pathways for CCU in order to explore the potential from a circular economy perspective of this emerging area of clean technology. This includes a bibliographic study on CCU, evaluation of carbon utilization processes, trend estimation of CO2 usage as well as evaluation of methane and methanol production. A value chain analysis is provided to support the development of CCU technologies. The research study aims to inform policy-makers engaged in developing strategies to mitigate climate change through reduced carbon dioxide emission levels and improve our understanding of the circular economy considerations of CCU in regard to production of alternative products. The study will also be of use to researchers concerned with pursuing empirical investigations of this important area of sustainability.

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Accurate prediction of properties of carbon dioxide for carbon capture and sequestration operations

Petroleum Science and Technology ◽

10.1080/10916466.2015.1107847 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 97-103 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

M. A. Ahmadi ◽

T. Kashiwao ◽

J. Rozyn ◽

A. Bahadori

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Carbon Capture ◽

Accurate Prediction ◽

Carbon Capture And Sequestration ◽

Prediction Of Properties

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A Review of Pathways to Carbon Neutrality from Renewable Energy and Carbon Capture

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202124501018 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 245 ◽

pp. 01018

Author(s):

Qianji Zhao

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Renewable Energy ◽

Carbon Capture ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Dynamic Balance ◽

Carbon Capture And Storage ◽

Carbon Capture And Sequestration ◽

Carbon Neutrality ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

The Status

The greenhouse gas represented by carbon dioxide is having a negative impact on the earth's ecology. The goal of carbon neutrality is to reduce carbon emissions to zero through complete elimination or dynamic balance. Therefore, achieving the goal of carbon neutrality is conducive to restoring the earth's ecology and reducing global temperature. The main ways to achieve carbon neutrality include the use of renewable energy to replace fossil energy and carbon capture and sequestration. There is no carbon dioxide involved in the process of renewable energy production, and carbon capture and storage can directly eliminate carbon dioxide. This article reviews the ways to achieve carbon neutrality: the status quo, advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy and carbon capture and sequestration, and analyzes the current development and problems and challenges of carbon neutrality through examples.

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New Correlations for Predicting the Density and Viscosity of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Under Conditions Expected in Carbon Capture and Sequestration Operations

The Open Petroleum Engineering Journal ◽

10.2174/1874834101104010013 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 13-21 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

Liang-Biao Ouyang

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide ◽

Carbon Capture ◽

Carbon Capture And Sequestration ◽

Supercritical Carbon

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Synthesis of Sustainable Carbon Negative Eco-Industrial Parks

Frontiers in Energy Research ◽

10.3389/fenrg.2021.689474 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Elizabeth J. Abraham ◽

Farah Ramadan ◽

Dhabia M. Al-Mohannadi

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Circular Economy ◽

Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽

Carbon Capture ◽

Carbon Dioxide Emission ◽

Value Added ◽

Mixed Integer ◽

Industrial Parks ◽

And Storage

Growing climate change concerns in recent years have led to an increased need for carbon dioxide emission reduction. This can be achieved by implementing the concept of circular economy, which promotes the practice of resource conservation, emission minimization, and the maintenance of sustainable revenue streams. A considerable amount of carbon dioxide emissions is a consequence of stationary sources from industrial processes. These emissions can be reduced using carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) or reduced at source by using emission free renewable resources. The method developed within this work uses mixed integer linear programming (MILP) to design sustainable clusters that convert seawater (including waste brine), air, and waste carbon dioxide emissions to value-added products with sunlight as the main energy source. In this way, circular economy is employed to minimize fresh resource consumption and maximize material reuse. The potential of this work is demonstrated through a case study, which shows that an industrial park may be profitable while adhering to strict emission and material constraints.

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Qualification Testing of a Liquid CO2 Turbopump for Carbon Capture and Sequestration Applications

Volume 4: Cycle Innovations; Fans and Blowers; Industrial and Cogeneration; Manufacturing Materials and Metallurgy; Marine; Oil and Gas Applications ◽

10.1115/gt2011-45912 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

J. Jeffrey Moore ◽

Hector Delgado ◽

Timothy Allison

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Power Plant ◽

Carbon Capture ◽

Power Plants ◽

Pressure Rise ◽

Department Of Energy ◽

Minimal Amount ◽

Carbon Capture And Sequestration ◽

Liquid Co2 ◽

Qualification Testing

In order to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere, significant progress has been made in developing technology to sequester CO2 from power plants and other major producers of greenhouse gas emissions. The compression of the captured carbon dioxide stream requires a sizeable amount of power, which impacts plant availability, capital expenditures and operational cost. Preliminary analysis has estimated that the CO2 compression process reduces the plant efficiency by 8% to 12% for a typical power plant. The goal of the present research is to reduce this penalty through development of novel compression and pumping processes. The research supports the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) objectives of reducing the energy requirements for carbon capture and sequestration in electrical power production. The primary objective of this study is to boost the pressure of CO2 to pipeline pressures with the minimal amount of energy required. Previous thermodynamic analysis identified optimum processes for pressure rise in both liquid and gaseous states. At elevated pressures, CO2 assumes a liquid state at moderate temperatures. This liquefaction can be achieved through commercially available refrigeration schemes. However, liquid CO2 turbopumps of the size and pressure needed for a typical power plant were not available. This paper describes the design, construction, and qualification testing of a 150 bar cryogenic turbopump. Unique characteristics of liquid CO2 will be discussed.

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