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Motte J, Mahmoud M, Nieder-Heitmann M, Vleeming H, Thybaut JW, Poissonnier J, Alvarenga RAF, Nachtergaele P, Dewulf J. Environmental Performance Assessment of a Novel Process Concept for Propanol Production from Widely Available and Wasted Methane Sources. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022; 61:11071-11079. [PMID: 35941850 PMCID: PMC9354509 DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c00808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
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Currently, propanol
production highly depends on conventional fossil
resources. Therefore, an alternative production process, denoted as
“C123”, is proposed and evaluated in which underutilized
and methane-rich feedstocks such as biogas (scenario BG), marginal
gas (scenario MG), and associated gas (scenario AG) are converted
into propanol. A first modular-scale process concept was constructed
in Aspen Plus, based on experimental data and know-how of the C123
consortium partners. The environmental performance of the considered
scenarios was compared at the life cycle level by calculating key
performance indicators (KPIs), such as the global warming burden.
The results showed that scenario BG is the least dependent on fossil
fuels for energy use. Scenario AG seems the most promising one based
on almost all selected KPIs when taking into account the avoided gas
flaring emissions. The performance of the C123 process concept could
be improved by applying heat integration in the process concept.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jordy Motte
- Research Group Sustainable Systems Engineering (STEN), Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium
| | - Mohamed Mahmoud
- Process Design Center (PDC), Paardeweide 7, NL-4824 EH Breda, The Netherlands
| | | | - Hank Vleeming
- Process Design Center (PDC), Paardeweide 7, NL-4824 EH Breda, The Netherlands
| | - Joris W. Thybaut
- Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT), Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Ghent University, Technologiepark 125, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
| | - Jeroen Poissonnier
- Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT), Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Ghent University, Technologiepark 125, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
| | | | - Pieter Nachtergaele
- Research Group Sustainable Systems Engineering (STEN), Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium
| | - Jo Dewulf
- Research Group Sustainable Systems Engineering (STEN), Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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