Journal
BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY
Volume 2, Issue 2, Pages 141-148Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s13399-012-0043-5
Keywords
Break-even crude oil price; Fast-pyrolysis; Economic analysis; Carbon tax; Hydrogen from coal Natural gas and nuclear energy; Thermochemical processes
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- Solar Economy IGERT [NSF 0903670]
- US Department of Energy [DE-FG31608GO18087]
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Fast-pyrolysis based processes can be built on small-scale and have higher process carbon and energy efficiency as compared to other options. H(2)Bioil is a novel process based on biomass fast-hydropyrolysis and subsequent hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) and can potentially provide high yields of high energy density liquid fuel at relatively low hydrogen consumption. This paper contains a comprehensive financial analysis of the H(2)Bioil process with hydrogen derived from different sources. Three different carbon tax scenarios are analyzed: no carbon tax, $55/metric ton carbon tax and $110/metric ton carbon tax. The break-even crude oil price for a delivered biomass cost of $94/metric ton when hydrogen is derived from coal, natural gas or nuclear energy ranges from $103 to $116/bbl for no carbon tax and even lower ($99-$111/bbl) for the carbon tax scenarios. This break-even crude oil price compares favorably with the literature estimated prices of fuels from alternate biochemical and thermochemical routes. The impact of the chosen carbon tax is found to be limited relative to the impact of the H-2 source on the H(2)Bioil break-even price. The economic robustness of the processes for hydrogen derived from coal, natural gas, or nuclear energy is seen by an estimated break-even crude oil price of $114-$126/bbl when biomass cost is increased to $121/metric ton.
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