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- Algehed, Jessica, 1971, et al.
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Evaporation of black liquor and wastewater using medium-pressure steam : Simulation and economic evaluation of novel designs
- 2003
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In: ScienceDirect. - 1404-7098. ; 23:4, s. 481-495
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In this paper, novel evaporation plant designs that use medium-pressure steam and deliver low-pressure(LP) steam to the steam network as well as conventionally designed plants are simulated and evaluatedfrom a technical and economic point of view. Both evaporation of black liquor only and combinedevaporation of black liquor and wastewater are analyzed.The results show that the novel designs suggested in this work all have large potential to save live steamand that an additional 8 m3 of wastewater/ADMT (air dry metric ton) can be evaporated without increasingthe mill´s total live steam demand. They also indicate that the demand for LP steam in the rest ofthe process is less important for the savings in live steam. The total cost for the novel designs and the relationship between that cost and the cost for conventional designs depend on the economic conditions assumed. If the investment in a more energy efficient evaporation plant is considered from a strategic point of view using an annuity factor of 0.1 and if the cost of thesaved fuel is rather high in comparison to the electricity price, the total cost for the novel designs will have alower total cost than the traditional designs.
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- Andersson, Eva Ingeborg Elisabeth, 1956, et al.
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Energy efficient upgrading of biofuel integrated with a pulp mill
- 2006
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In: Energy. - : Elsevier BV. - 0360-5442. ; 31:10-11, s. 1384-1394
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper presents and evaluates different energy efficient options for integrating drying and pelletising ofbiofuel with a modern energy efficient pulp mill process. When drying biofuel, a large amount of the heat input canoften be recovered. One option for heat recovery is to cover low-temperature heat demand in the pulping process.Alternatively available excess heat from the pulp mill can be used for drying. Both alternatives will contribute to abetter energy efficiency for the combined pulp mill and biofuel upgrading facility. Pinch analysis tools can be usedto estimate the excess heat potential at different temperature levels in the pulp mill. Three different technologies forpulp mill integrated biofuel drying were chosen for the study, namely steam drying, flue gas drying and vacuumdrying. The different technologies are evaluated on the basis of energy usage, global CO2 emissions and resultingpellets production cost, using stand-alone pellets production as a reference. The pulp mill assumed for thecalculations is the Eco-Cyclic reference pulp mill. The results of the study indicate that the most attractiveintegrated drying technology option is the flue gas dryer, using flue gases from the black liquor boiler. With theavailable flue gas stream at the reference pulp mill, a potential pellets production of 70,000 ton/yr could beachieved at a cost of 24.6 EUR/ton. The associated reduction in CO2 emissions compared to stand-alone pelletsproduction is 3136 kg/MWh-pellets.
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- Andersson, Viktor, 1983, et al.
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Algae-based biofuel production as part of an industrial cluster
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In: Biomass and Bioenergy. - : Elsevier BV. - 1873-2909 .- 0961-9534. ; 71, s. 113-124
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper presents a study on the production of biofuels from algae cultivated in municipal wastewater in Gothenburg, Sweden. A possible biorefinery concept is studied based on two cases; Case A) combined biodiesel and biogas production, and Case B) only biogas production. The cases are compared in terms of product outputs and impact on global CO2 emissions mitigation. The area efficiency of the algae-based biofuels is also compared with other biofuel production routes. The study investigates the collaboration between an algae cultivation, biofuel production processes, a wastewater treatment plant and an industrial cluster for the purpose of utilizing material flows and industrial excess heat between the actors. This collaboration provides the opportunity to reduce the CO2 emissions from the process compared to a stand-alone operation. The results show that Case A is advantageous to Case B with respect to all studied factors. It is found that the algae-based biofuel production routes investigated in this study has higher area efficiency than other biofuel production routes. The amount of algae-based biofuel possible to produce corresponds to 31 MWfuel for Case A and 26 MWfuel in Case B.
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- Andersson, Viktor, 1983, et al.
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Industrial excess heat driven post-combustion CCS: The effect of stripper temperature level
- 2014
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In: International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. - : Elsevier BV. - 1750-5836. ; 21, s. 1-10
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The implementation of post-combustion CCS provides an opportunity for the oil refining sector to drastically decrease its CO2 emissions. Previous studies have shown that the largest cost is the heat supply to the stripper reboiler. When performing CCS at an oil refinery it could therefore prove economically beneficial to utilize the excess heat from refinery processes to meet this demand for heat. The present study investigates the heat demand in a stripper reboiler at different temperature levels from 120 degrees C down to 90 degrees C. At temperatures lower than 120 degrees C the heat demand increases, but the availability of excess heat also increases. A case study that connects heat demand results with data from an oil refinery shows that if only excess heat is utilized as a heat source, the amount of CO2 that can be separated is largest when the temperature in the stripper reboiler is 90 degrees C. If, however, CCS with a capture rate of 85% were applied to the four largest chimneys at the refinery, the external heat demand would be the lowest for the standard temperature of 120 degrees C. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Andersson, Viktor, 1983, et al.
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Integration of algae-based biofuel production with an oil refinery: Energy and carbon footprint assessment
- 2020
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In: International Journal of Energy Research. - : Hindawi Limited. - 1099-114X .- 0363-907X. ; 44:13, s. 10860-10877
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- Biofuel production from algae feedstock has become a topic of interest in the recent decades since algae biomass cultivation is feasible in aquaculture and does therefore not compete with use of arable land. In the present work, hydrothermal liquefaction of both microalgae and macroalgae is evaluated for biofuel production and compared with transesterifying lipids extracted from microalgae as a benchmark process. The focus of the evaluation is on both the energy and carbon footprint performance of the processes. In addition, integration of the processes with an oil refinery has been assessed with regard to heat and material integration. It is shown that there are several potential benefits of co-locating an algae-based biorefinery at an oil refinery site and that the use of macroalgae as feedstock is more beneficial than the use of microalgae from a system energy performance perspective. Macroalgae-based hydrothermal liquefaction achieves the highest system energy efficiency of 38.6%, but has the lowest yield of liquid fuel (22.5 MJ per 100 MJalgae) with a substantial amount of solid biochar produced (28.0 MJ per 100 MJalgae). Microalgae-based hydrothermal liquefaction achieves the highest liquid biofuel yield (54.1 MJ per 100 MJalgae), achieving a system efficiency of 30.6%. Macro-algae-based hydrothermal liquefaction achieves the highest CO2 reduction potential, leading to savings of 24.5 resp 92 kt CO2eq/year for the two future energy market scenarios considered, assuming a constant feedstock supply rate of 100 MW algae, generating 184.5, 177.1 and 229.6 GWhbiochar/year, respectively. Heat integration with the oil refinery is only possible to a limited extent for the hydrothermal liquefaction process routes, whereas the lipid extraction process can benefit to a larger extent from heat integration due to the lower temperature level of the process heat demand.
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- Andersson, Viktor, 1983, et al.
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Techno-economic analysis of excess heat driven post-combustion CCS at an oil refinery
- 2016
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In: International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. - : Elsevier BV. - 1750-5836. ; 45, s. 130-138
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Carbon capture and storage may, as a bridging technology, rapidly decrease CO2 emissions in the industrial sector. In this paper, a techno-economic study of a future MEA carbon capture plant implemented at a case study oil refinery is presented. Costs are calculated for six setups of carbon capture at the refinery. Excess heat from the refinery processes is used in the capture plant for regeneration of the absorption fluid, and the stripper reboiler temperature is varied to increase the extractable of excess heat. Supplementary heating is carried out with a heat pump. The number of chimneys to be included in the capture process is also varied, resulting in different CO2 concentrations and amounts of CO2 at the inlet of the capture plant. Results show that the specific cost for carbon capture increases as the amount of captured carbon increases due to the need for heat pumps. The costs are in the range of 41-57(sic)/t for the low-temperature cases (T-Reb =90 degrees C) and 39-44(sic)/t for the high-temperature cases (T-Reb = 120 degrees C).
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- Axelsson, Erik Marcus Kristian, 1974, et al.
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A tool for creating energy market scenarios for evaluation of investments in energy intensive industry
- 2009
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In: Energy. - : Elsevier BV. - 0360-5442. ; 34:12, s. 2069-2074
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The energy intensive industry can be a major contributor to CO2 emissions reduction, provided that appropriate investments are made. To assess profitability and net CO2 emissions reduction potential of such investments, predictions about future energy market conditions are needed. Energy market scenarios can be used to reflect different possible future energy market conditions. This paper presents a tool for creating consistent energy market scenarios adapted for evaluation of energy related investments in energy intensive industrial processes. Required user inputs include fossil fuel prices and costsassociated with policy instruments, and the outputs are energy market prices and CO2 consequences of import/export of different energy streams (e.g. electric power and biomass fuel) from an industrial process site. The paper also presents four energy market scenarios for the medium-term future (i.e. around 2020) created using the tool.
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- Axelsson, Erik Marcus Kristian, 1974, et al.
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Heat integration opportunities in an average Scandinavian fine paper mill: Model study and comparison with a market pulp mill
- 2008
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In: Tappi Journal. - 0734-1415. ; 7:2, s. 19-25
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Within the FRAM programme, two models of average Scandinavian mills producing bleached market pulp have been analysed from an energy perspective. The aim was to explore the opportunities for heat integration in order to create a steam surplus. The steam surplus gives opportunities for increased power generation or lignin extraction. The technical and economic consequences of using the steam surplus in this way are explored in a continuation of this project. Two different approaches for creating a steam surplus have been investigated: 1) conventional measures and 2) processintegrated evaporation (PIvap). The former approach includes improved heat integration and new equipment. The latter approach means that excess heat from the mill is used for evaporation to partly replace live steam.The two model mills created within FRAM both produce 1000 ADt/d softwood pulp. The mills differ in the level of water usage, since it is expected that the amount of excess heat for PIvap will increase with decreasing water usage. By investing 11 M€ in conventional measures it is possible to create a steam surplus of 53 MW (about 26% of the total consumption), independent of the level of water usage. For the PIvap approach, the level of water usage matters, since there is more excess heat for PIvap in the mill with lower water usage. As a result, the total steam surplus with the PIvap approach differs in the two mills: up to 52 and 56 MW, respectively. Hence, the steam savings for the PIvap approach are similar to those in the approach with conventional measures; and so are the investments needed (10-12 M€). Even though the two approaches give approximately the same savings with the same investment, the PIvap approach might be easier to implement in an existing mill.
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- Axelsson, Erik Marcus Kristian, 1974, et al.
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Heat integration opportunities in average Scandinavian kraft pulp mills: Pinch analyses of model mills
- 2006
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In: Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal. ; 21:4, s. 466-475
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Within the FRAM programme, two models of average Scandinavian mills producing bleached market pulp have been analysed from an energy perspective. The aim was to explore the opportunities for heat integration in order to create a steam surplus. The steam surplus gives opportunities for increased power generation or lignin extraction. The technical and economic consequences of using the steam surplus in this way are explored in a continuation of this project.Two different approaches for creating a steam surplus havebeen investigated: 1) conventional measures and 2) processintegrated evaporation (PIvap). The former approach includes improved heat integration and new equipment. The latter approach means that excess heat from the mill is used for evaporation to partly replace live steam.The two model mills created within FRAM both produce 1000 ADt/d softwood pulp. The mills differ in the level of waterusage, since it is expected that the amount of excess heat for PIvap will increase with decreasing water usage.By investing 11 M€ in conventional measures it is possible to create a steam surplus of 53 MW (about 26% of the total consumption), independent of the level of water usage. For the PIvap approach, the level of water usage matters, since there is more excess heat for PIvap in the mill with lower water usage.As a result, the total steam surplus with the PIvap approach differs in the two mills: up to 52 and 56 MW, respectively. Hence, the steam savings for the PIvap approach are similar to those in the approach with conventional measures; and so are the investments needed (10-12 M€). Even though the two approachesgive approximately the same savings with the same investment, the PIvap approach might be easier to implement in an existing mill.
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