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Islanded ammonia power systems: Technology review & conceptual process design Open
Recent advances in technologies for the decentralized, islanded ammonia economy are reviewed, with an emphasis on feasibility for long-term practical implementation. The emphasis in this review is on storage systems in the size range of 1–…
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Overview on Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) as CO2 Capture Technology: State-of-the-Art, Limits and Potentials Open
This paper provides an insight on state-of-the-art, limits and potentials of pressure swing adsorption (PSA) as CO2 capture technology into power plants. To get a complete picture both post- and pre-combustion cases are considered. The exp…
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Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization Open
Direct air capture (DAC) is gathering momentum since it has vast potential and high flexibility to collect CO2 from discrete sources as “synthetic tree” when compared with current CO2 capture technologies, e.g., amine based post-combustion…
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Three integrated process simulation using aspen plus®: Pine gasification, syngas cleaning and methanol synthesis Open
The methanol synthesis from syngas obtained through pine biomass gasification was studied using Aspen Plus® simulation software. The gasification process was simulated using a thermodynamic equilibrium model which is based on the minimizat…
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Biogas-to-biomethane upgrading: A comparative review and assessment in a life cycle perspective Open
The study reviews and compares the most utilised techniques to obtain high quality biomethane by upgrading biogas from anaerobic digestion of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste. Environmental and economic aspects of membrane sep…
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Postcombustion CO<sub>2</sub> Capture: A Comparative Techno-Economic Assessment of Three Technologies Using a Solvent, an Adsorbent, and a Membrane Open
This work compares three postcombustion CO2 capture processes based on mature technologies for CO2 separation, namely, (i) absorption using an aqueous piperazine solution, (ii) adsorption using Zeolite 13X in conventional fixed beds (eithe…
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High-throughput gas separation by flexible metal–organic frameworks with fast gating and thermal management capabilities Open
Establishing new energy-saving systems for gas separation using porous materials is indispensable for ensuring a sustainable future. Herein, we show that ELM-11 ([Cu(BF 4 ) 2 (4,4′-bipyridine) 2 ] n ), a member of flexible metal–organic fr…
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Techno-economic assessment of optimised vacuum swing adsorption for post-combustion CO2 capture from steam-methane reformer flue gas Open
This study focuses on the techno-economic assessment integrated with detailed optimisation of a four step vacuum swing adsorption (VSA) process for post-combustion CO2 capture and storage (CCS) from steam-methane reformer dried flue gas co…
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Toward economical application of carbon capture and utilization technology with near-zero carbon emission Open
Carbon capture and utilization technology has been studied for its practical ability to reduce CO 2 emissions and enable economical chemical production. The main challenge of this technology is that a large amount of thermal energy must be…
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Quantum Sieving for Separation of Hydrogen Isotopes Using MOFs Open
Hydrogen isotope mixtures can be separated either by confinement in small pores [i.e., “kinetic quantum sieving” (KQS)] or by strong adsorption sites [i.e., “chemical affinity quantum sieving” (CAQS)]. MOFs are excellent candidates for stu…
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Low-energy adsorptive separation by zeolites Open
Separation of mixture is always necessarily required in modern industry, especially in fine chemical, petrochemical, coal chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The challenge of the separation process is usually associated with small mole…
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Polymeric Gas-Separation Membranes for Petroleum Refining Open
Polymeric gas-separation membranes were commercialized 30 years ago. The interest on these systems is increasing because of the simplicity of concept and low-energy consumption. In the refinery, gas separation is needed in many processes s…
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Green Hydrogen Production from Raw Biogas: A Techno-Economic Investigation of Conventional Processes Using Pressure Swing Adsorption Unit Open
This paper discusses the techno-economic assessment of hydrogen production from biogas with conventional systems. The work is part of the European project BIONICO, whose purpose is to develop and test a membrane reactor (MR) for hydrogen p…
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Review of Membranes for Helium Separation and Purification Open
Membrane gas separation has potential for the recovery and purification of helium, because the majority of membranes have selectivity for helium. This review reports on the current state of the research and patent literature for membranes …
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A simple flash carbonization route for conversion of biomass to porous carbons with high CO<sub>2</sub> storage capacity Open
Flash carbonization is an attractive yet simple route for the preparation of biomass (sawdust) derived carbons that exhibit attractive CO2 uptake of up to 5.0 mmol g−1 (at 25 °C and 1 bar), and exceptional working capacity for pressure or …
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Carbon Dioxide Capture by Pressure Swing Adsorption Open
The increasing worldwide demand for energy bound to a strong dependence of fossil fuels has considerably intensified the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, reaching alarming levels. Among those gases, carbon dioxide is co…
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A Life Cycle Assessment of Biomethane Production from Waste Feedstock Through Different Upgrading Technologies Open
Upgrading consists of a range of purification processes aimed at increasing the methane content of biogas to reach specifications similar to natural gas. In this perspective, an environmental assessment, based on the Life Cycle Assessment …
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Equilibrium and Kinetic Behaviour of CO2 Adsorption onto Zeolites, Carbon Molecular Sieve and Activated Carbons Open
This study was carried out to characterize CO2 adsorption equilibrium and kinetics of commercial adsorbents that have potential for use in the pressure swing adsorption (PSA) process and also to provide a better understanding of CO2 adsorp…
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Metrics for Evaluation and Screening of Metal–Organic Frameworks for Applications in Mixture Separations Open
For mixture separations, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are of practical interest. Such separations are carried out in fixed bed adsorption devices that are commonly operated in a transient mode, utilizing the pressure swing adsorption (P…
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Capture, Storage, and Release of Oxygen by Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) Open
Oxygen is a critical gas for medical and industrial settings. Much of today's global oxygen supply is via inefficient technologies such as cryogenic distillation, membranes or zeolites. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) promise a superior al…
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CO2 capture from syngas by an adsorption process at a biomass gasification CHP plant: Its comparison with amine-based CO2 capture Open
An exemplary 10 MWth biomass-fuelled CHP plant equipped with a FICFB (Fast Internally Circulating Fluidised Bed) gasifier and a Jenbacher type 6 gas engine was simulated using Honeywell UniSim R400 to estimate the power and thermal outputs…
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Recognition of 1,3‐Butadiene by a Porous Coordination Polymer Open
The separation of 1,3‐butadiene from C 4 hydrocarbon mixtures is imperative for the production of synthetic rubbers, and there is a need for a more economical separation method, such as a pressure swing adsorption process. With regard to a…
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Modeling a biogas upgrading PSA unit with a sustainable activated carbon derived from pine sawdust. Sensitivity analysis on the adsorption of CO2 and CH4 mixtures Open
Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) is one of the implemented technologies for removing carbon dioxide in biogas streams. Different adsorbents, mostly zeolite-based, and process configurations have been patented and commercially demonstrated. …
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Hydrogen Recovery from Coke Oven Gas. Comparative Analysis of Technical Alternatives Open
The recovery of energy and valuable compounds from exhaust gases in the iron and steel industry deserves special attention due to the large power consumption and CO2 emissions of the sector. In this sense, the hydrogen content of coke oven…
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Potentiality of a biogas membrane reformer for decentralized hydrogen production Open
This paper investigates the potentiality of membrane reactor for green hydrogen production from raw biogas. The assessment is carried out both from thermodynamic and economic point of view to outline the advantages of the innovative techno…
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Sorbents screening for post-combustion CO2 capture via combined temperature and pressure swing adsorption Open
Adsorption-based post-combustion CO2 capture is enjoying significant research attention due to its potential for significant reductions in energy penalty, cost and environmental impact. Recent sorbent development work has focussed on polye…
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Critical Comparison of Structured Contactors for Adsorption-Based Gas Separations Open
Recent advances in adsorptive gas separations have focused on the development of porous materials with high operating capacity and selectivity, useful parameters that provide early guidance during the development of new materials. Although…
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Porous Adsorption Materials for Carbon Dioxide Capture in Industrial Flue Gas Open
Due to the intensification of the greenhouse effect and the emphasis on the utilization of CO 2 resources, the enrichment and separation of CO 2 have become a current research focus in the environment and energy. Compared with other techno…
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A comprehensive modeling of the hybrid temperature electric swing adsorption process for CO2 capture Open
Adsorption technologies provide high selectivity and low energy consumption making this technique very attractive to be employed in post-combustion carbon capture. In this publication, a material made of activated carbon and zeolite 13X is…
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Origins and Evolution of Inorganic-Based and MOF-Based Mixed-Matrix Membranes for Gas Separations Open
Gas separation for industrial, energy, and environmental applications requires low energy consumption and small footprint technology to minimize operating and capital costs for the processing of large volumes of gases. Among the separation…