Journal
PROCESSES
Volume 9, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pr9061046
Keywords
methanol; MTO-MOGD; hydrocarbon fuels; renewable energy; sustainable transport; process simulation; techno-economic analysis
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- EIT Raw Materials ADMA2 Project
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The study focuses on producing renewable gasoline, kerosene, and diesel through methanol-to-olefins and Olefins to Gasoline and Distillate syntheses. Economic analysis shows that the price of renewable methanol significantly impacts the profitability of the MTO-MOGD plant, suggesting the implementation of EU sustainable transport policies is needed to reduce the cost of renewable fuels.
The ambitious CO2 emission reduction targets for the transport sector set in the Paris Climate Agreement require low-carbon energy solutions that can be commissioned rapidly. The production of gasoline, kerosene, and diesel from renewable methanol using methanol-to-olefins (MTO) and Mobil's Olefins to Gasoline and Distillate (MOGD) syntheses was investigated in this study via process simulation and economic analysis. The current work presents a process simulation model comprising liquid fuel production and heat integration. According to the economic analysis, the total cost of production was found to be 3409 (sic)/t(fuels) (273 (sic)/MWh(LHV)), corresponding to a renewable methanol price of 963 (sic)/t (174 (sic)/MWh(LHV)). The calculated fuel price is considerably higher than the current cost of fossil fuels and biofuel blending components. The price of renewable methanol, which is largely dictated by the cost of electrolytic hydrogen and renewable electricity, was found to be the most significant factor affecting the profitability of the MTO-MOGD plant. To reduce the price of renewable fuels and make them economically viable, it is recommended that the EU's sustainable transport policies are enacted to allow flexible and practical solutions to reduce transport-related emissions within the member states.
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