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Sustainability evaluation of biomass direct gasification using chemical looping technology for power generation with and w/o CO2 capture

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  • Mohamed, Usama
  • Zhao, Yingjie
  • Huang, Yi
  • Cui, Yang
  • Shi, Lijuan
  • Li, Congming
  • Pourkashanian, Mohamed
  • Wei, Guoqiang
  • Yi, Qun
  • Nimmo, William

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Sawdust direct gasification using chemical looping with hematite as an oxygen carrier was investigated in a 10 kWth interconnected fluidized bed reactor. This was used to develop a biomass chemical looping gasification combined cycle (BCLGCC) model using Aspen Plus software. A technical analysis of a scaled up, simulated and validated 650 MW power plant using BCLG experimental results and industrial data was conducted. The analysis focused on investigating critical parameters that have a significant effect on syngas quality and quantity, hence optimizing the gasification process to obtain higher energy efficiencies for subsequent power generation. An economic and sustainability assessments comparing BCLGCC with 4 different power generation technologies with and w/o CCS was performed. BCLGCC presents promising economic and environmental results, showing that the efficiencies of the CCS and Non-CCS plants are equal to 36% and 41%, respectively, with a COE (including government renewable energy subsidies) for both CCS and Non-CCS equal to 15.9 ¢/kWh and 12.8 ¢/kWh, both of which are lower than the average COE in the UK (approximately 17.7 ¢/kWh). This highlights the technical and economic potential and feasibility of BCLGCC compared to conventional power generation processes while promoting Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) technology.

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  • Mohamed, Usama & Zhao, Yingjie & Huang, Yi & Cui, Yang & Shi, Lijuan & Li, Congming & Pourkashanian, Mohamed & Wei, Guoqiang & Yi, Qun & Nimmo, William, 2020. "Sustainability evaluation of biomass direct gasification using chemical looping technology for power generation with and w/o CO2 capture," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 205(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:205:y:2020:i:c:s0360544220310112
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.117904
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