期刊
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
卷 208, 期 -, 页码 1446-1458出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.10.132
关键词
Methanol production; Carbon dioxide utilization; Membrane separation; Water splitting; Solar to chemicals; Optimization
资金
- SABIC
In this work, we demonstrate the process and economic viability of a new production route for methanol utilizing captured CO2 and H-2 produced from renewable, photocatalytic water splitting. Initial assessments of H-2 production from this approach revealed a low-cost potential through inexpensive feedstock, but with one major drawback. Simultaneous production of H-2 and O-2 increases the risk of forming an explosive mixture. In our previous work, we identified membrane-based processes to safely recover the H-2 product. To reduce the H-2 capture costs, we developed a conceptual process comprised of integrated facilities to produce methanol while solving the flammability constraints. The first unit supplies captured CO2, which is used as a raw material and a diluent to recover H-2 from the photocatalytic reactors. The tertiary mixture (H-2/O-2/CO2) is safely processed in an optimized membrane-based separation plant to produce a 3:1 H-2 and CO2 mixture. This binary mixture is then used as feedstock for methanol production via direct CO2 hydrogenation. Based on a detailed economic analysis, the break-even value of the methanol produced is higher than the current market price. The main drivers for the high cost are the separation plant and the feedstock costs of CO2. The best-case scenario (for the selected parameters), where the plant lifetime is 30 years with 0.060 $/kWh electricity price and 0.020 $/kg CO2 cost, has a break-even value for methanol at 0.96 $/kg. Based on a target solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of 10% in the photocatalytic reactor, the gross energy efficiency of the process was 6.25%. As a final element, we compared our process with alternative renewable methanol synthesis route from the literature to highlight the differences in electrochemical and thermochemical approaches. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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