Utilising carbon dioxide for transport fuels: The economic and environmental sustainability of different Fischer-Tropsch process designs

Cuéllar-Franca, Rosa M.; García-Gutiérrez, Pelayo; Dimitriou, Ioanna; Elder, Rachael H.; Allen, Ray; Azapagic, Adisa

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113560

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Section: Techno‐economic Feasibility Sustainability and Social Percsupporting

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“…[125] The same study indicates also that the main obstacle to jet fuels application on large scale is the cost of renewable energy, as it impacts for more than 60% of the final fuel cost. [125] Same order of magnitude was found by Cuéllar-Franca et al [144] Cuéllar-Franca et al [144] also investigated the environmental sustainability of different Fischer-Tropsch process designs. They showed that, for optimized large-scale plants, CO 2 -based fuels outperform diesel environmentally across all the designs.…”

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CO₂ Utilization Technologies in Europe: A Short Review

Chauvy

Weireld

2020

Energy Tech

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Carbon dioxide utilization is increasingly attracting interest. CO2 utilization involves a multitude of processes and chemical reactions. In this context, the goal of this review is to analyze the techno‐economic feasibility, sustainability, and social opportunities of CO2 utilization, as a possible contribution to CO2 mitigation in Europe. Industries and the most recent European projects related to carbon capture and utilization are also discussed, illustrating Europe's performance dynamics in science, research, and innovation in this field. The latest developments in CO2 utilization are thus reviewed, including chemicals, mineral carbonation, and biological uses. This study examines a few CO2‐based pathways at high level of maturity covering a wide range of applications, and discusses their current technical feasibility, economic viability, sustainability, and social aspects. They are then evaluated using several indicators to provide a figure of merit, where qualitative results are intended. The mapping and ranking of CO2 utilization pathways may provide a valuable means in prioritizing support and funding to facilitate the development of large‐scale CO2 utilization projects in Europe. Finally, key challenges and opportunities are discussed. The review shows that CO2 utilization may not be a complete solution for Europe, but will support climate change objectives, circular economy, and resource and energy security.

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Section: Syngas and Fischer-tropsch Synthesismentioning

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CO₂ Utilization Technologies in Europe: A Short Review

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2020

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“…There are several studies that analyzed the production of Fischer−Tropsch fuels from CO 2 . For instance, Cuéllar‐Franca et al [132] . studied the life‐cycle environmental impacts and costs of four different processes to produce Fischer‐Tropsch fuels from the CO 2 captured from anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge.…”

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Analytical Review of Life‐Cycle Environmental Impacts of Carbon Capture and Utilization Technologies

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Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) has been proposed as a sustainable alternative to produce valuable chemicals by reducing the global warming impact and depletion of fossil resources. To guarantee that CCU processes have environmental advantages over conventional production processes, thorough and systematic environmental impact analyses must be performed. Life‐Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a robust methodology that can be used to fulfil this aim. In this context, this article aims to review the life‐cycle environmental impacts of several CCU processes, focusing on the production of methanol, methane, dimethyl ether, dimethyl carbonate, propane and propene. A systematic literature review is used to collect relevant published evidence of the environmental impacts and potential benefits. An analysis of such information shows that CCU generally provides a reduction of environmental impacts, notably global warming/climate change, compared to conventional manufacturing processes of the same product. To achieve such environmental improvements, renewable energy must be used, particularly to produce hydrogen from water electrolysis. Importantly, different methodological choices are identified that are being used in the LCA studies, making results not comparable. There is a clear need to harmonize LCA methods for the analyses of CCU systems, and more importantly, to document and justify such methodological choices in the LCA report.

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“…This paper investigates the theoretical mass potential and limitations of "green" CO2 sources for the implementation of utilization options in CCU. Many studies explored the technical opportunities for CCU [1][2][3][4], emphasizing the disruptive potential of some of the potential future applications [5]. Possible CCU pathways can be categorized based on the energy supply for activating the stable CO2, the various synthesis processes or the marketable products.…”

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“…2 gives an overview of the number of biogas plants per country in Europe at the end of 2017. Since then the distribution has changed only marginally.…”

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Assessing the potential of carbon dioxide valorisation in Europe with focus on biogenic CO2

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Böhm

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Journal of CO2 Utilization

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This study investigates the theoretical potential and limitations of green carbon dioxide sources for technical valorisation approaches. The emission of greenhouse gases, especially CO2, must be rigorously reduced in order to achieve the European and global climate objectives. As CO2 is an increasingly valuable resource for industries and new disrupting technologies on CO2 utilization, the potential of CO2 obtained from different green and fossil sources in Europe is discussed for a comparative evaluation. Biogenic or green and fossil CO2 sources are classified according to their emitting processes and industry sectors, respectively. The CO2 potentials are then calculated from statistical data for CO2 generating processes in Europe, complemented and verified by relevant papers and reports. This study demonstrates the European potential of capturing and utilizing the biogenic and fossil CO2. In Europe, 69.7 Mt/a CO2 are estimated to be produced by biogas upgrading, biogas combustion, as well as bioethanol and other fermentation processes. Additionally, 437 Mt/a CO2 are produced by solid biomass combustion. This accounts for a theoretical potential of 506.7 Mt/a CO2 currently available, which is nearly seven times the amount of the current European industrial CO2 demand. The CO2 from biomass combustion is more difficult to capture and is mixed with impurities, which potentially reduces its technical and economic potential, whereas the 63 Mt/a from other high-purity sources are already partially utilized, e.g., by breweries or dry ice producers.

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Utilising carbon dioxide for transport fuels: The economic and environmental sustainability of different Fischer-Tropsch process designs

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CO₂ Utilization Technologies in Europe: A Short Review

CO₂ Utilization Technologies in Europe: A Short Review

Analytical Review of Life‐Cycle Environmental Impacts of Carbon Capture and Utilization Technologies

Assessing the potential of carbon dioxide valorisation in Europe with focus on biogenic CO2

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Utilising carbon dioxide for transport fuels: The economic and environmental sustainability of different Fischer-Tropsch process designs

Cited by 36 publications

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CO2 Utilization Technologies in Europe: A Short Review

CO2 Utilization Technologies in Europe: A Short Review

Analytical Review of Life‐Cycle Environmental Impacts of Carbon Capture and Utilization Technologies

Assessing the potential of carbon dioxide valorisation in Europe with focus on biogenic CO2

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CO₂ Utilization Technologies in Europe: A Short Review

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