Room: Auditorium
Date: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Time: 09:00 - 10:00 CEST
Session code 1CO.1
From wastes to valuable products
Evaluating the Technical Efficiencies and Emissions Reduction Potential of CO Platform Molecule Produce from CO2 Captured from Municipal Sewage Sludge Waste-To-Energy Systems Via Thermochemical and El
Short Introductive summary
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an important C1 platform molecule with enormous market potentials as a raw material for fuels (e.g., alcohols) and chemicals (e.g., acrylic acid/phosgene). This study investigates the energy/carbon efficiencies and GHG mitigation potentials of integrating thermochemical/electrochemical CO2 to CO conversions into municipal sewage sludge (MSS) waste-to-energy systems as compared to the status quo of producing the CO via partial oxidation of natural gas and MSS incineration without energy recovery. The electrochemical CO2-to-CO conversion technologies are at early development stages (TRL 1-4) with minimal reports on their environmental impacts. Thus, Aspen Plus process simulations were employed to provide mass and energy inventory estimates, which are then applied to perform ex-ante life cycle assessments of the MSS incineration to CO systems. The study therefore serves as a first estimate of the environmental impacts at an early technology development stage, which can provide insights on energy/environmental hotspots to steer future research on technology/process improvements for sustainable developments.
Presenter
Richard PADI
Utrecht University, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, THE NETHERLANDS
Presenter's biography
Richard Padi’s (PhD Chem. Eng.) expertise lies in sustainable bioprocess design. Currently, his work as a postdoc at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development (Utrecht University) is focused on investigating the carbon circularity and climate potentials of complex CO2 value-chains.
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Co-authors:
L. Shen, Utrecht University, THE NETHERLANDS
Session reference: 1CO.1.2