Diego, M., Akram, M., Bellas, J. et al. (2 more authors) (2017) Making gas-CCS a commercial reality: the challenges of scaling up. Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, 7 (5). pp. 778-801. ISSN 2152-3878
Abstract
Significant reductions in CO2 emissions are required to limit the global temperature rise to 2°C. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a key enabling technology that can be applied to power generation and industrial processes to lower their carbon intensity. There are, however, several challenges that such a method of decarbonization poses when used in the context of natural gas (gas-CCS), especially for solvent-based (predominantly amines) post-combustion capture. These are related to: (i) the low CO2 partial pressure of the exhaust gases from gas-fired power plants (3-4%vol. CO2), which substantially limits the driving force for the capture process; (ii) their high O2 concentration (12-13%vol. O2), which can degrade the capture media via oxidative solvent degradation; and (iii) their high volumetric flow rates, which means large capture plants are needed. Such post-combustion gas-CCS features unavoidably lead to increased CO2 capture costs. This perspective aims to summarize the key technologies used to overcome these as a priority, including supplementary firing, humidified systems, exhaust gas recirculation and selective exhaust gas recirculation. These focus on the maximum CO2 levels achievable for each, as well as the electrical efficiencies attainable when the capture penalty is taken into account. Oxy-turbine cycles are also discussed as an alternative to post-combustion gas-CCS, indicating the main advantages and limitations of these systems together with the expected electrical efficiencies. Furthermore, we consider the challenges for scaling-up and deployment of these technologies at a commercial level to enable gas-CCS to play a crucial role in a low-carbon future.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Authors. Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology published by Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | CO2 capture; exhaust gas recirculation; gas-CCS; humidified turbine cycles, oxy-fired gas turbines; supplementary firing |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Mechanical Engineering (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/K000446/1 ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/M001482/1 ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/J020788/1 EUROPEAN COMMISSION - HORIZON 2020 UNSPECIFIED |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2017 13:15 |
Last Modified: | 20 Oct 2023 13:43 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/ghg.1695 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:118914 |
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