Techno-economic assessment of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) production based on carbon capture and utilization and power-to-fuel technology

Κοντού, Βασιλική; Kontou, Vasiliki

dc.contributor.author	Κοντού, Βασιλική	el
dc.contributor.author	Kontou, Vasiliki	en
dc.date.accessioned	2021-04-12T10:33:47Z
dc.date.available	2021-04-12T10:33:47Z
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/53325
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.26240/heal.ntua.21023
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση 3.0 Ελλάδα	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/gr/	*
dc.subject	CCU	en
dc.subject	Power to fuel	en
dc.subject	DMC	en
dc.subject	Methanol	en
dc.subject	Process integration	en
dc.subject	Αξιοποίηση άνθρακα	el
dc.subject	Αποθήκευση ηλεκτρικής ενέργειας σε καύσιμο	el
dc.subject	Ανθρακικό διμεθύλιο	el
dc.subject	Μεθανόλη	el
dc.subject	Σχεδιασμός διεργασιών	el
dc.title	Techno-economic assessment of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) production based on carbon capture and utilization and power-to-fuel technology	en
dc.title	Τεχνοοικονομική αξιολόγηση παραγωγής ανθρακικού διμεθυλεστέρα (DMC) μέσω δέσμευσης άνθρακα για αποθήκευση ηλεκτρικής ενέργειας σε καύσιμο	el
heal.type	bachelorThesis
heal.classification	Energy technology	en
heal.classification	Process engineering	en
heal.classification	Ενεργειακή τεχνολογία	el
heal.classification	Μηχανική διεργασιών	el
heal.language	en
heal.access	campus
heal.recordProvider	ntua	el
heal.publicationDate	2021-03-05
heal.abstract	With compelling evidence of the negative impact of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere, the scientific community is striving for the development of technologies that utilize carbon dioxide to mitigate the effect of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change. The synthesis of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) is one of the promising carbon dioxide utilization pathways. The present diploma thesis aims to assess the techno-economic feasibility of different dimethyl carbonate processes based on carbon capture and utilization and power to fuel technologies. Dimethyl carbonate is attracting more interest in recent years due to its non-toxicity for human health and environment and its versatility as a raw material for valuable chemical synthesis, as a building material, as an oxygenate fuel additive, and as a component in lithium-ion batteries. Methanol, one of the most important commodities of the chemical industry, is widely utilized for the production of dimethyl carbonate. In this thesis, four dimethyl carbonate (DMC) plants in which dimethyl carbonate is produced via transesterification of ethylene carbonate (EC) and methanol are designed. The focus is of the study is on the process simulation and the techno-economic evaluation of the plants. Dimethyl carbonate production scenarios are segmented regarding the type of the DMC plant (either a project next-door to a coal-fired power plant or a standalone project) and the source of methanol (either purchased or produced). Aspen Plus software is occupied for the simulation of the processes. Process analysis shows that the scenarios that involve the purchase of methanol achieve 100 mol% DMC purity, while the scenarios that involve the production of methanol achieve 99.92 mol% purity. Economic evaluation indicates that scenarios that involve the production of DMC and the purchase of methanol exhibit high profitability, while the scenarios that involve the production of DMC alongside the production of methanol result in an unprofitable investment. Based on the above information, DMC production from carbon dioxide and methanol presents an economically attractive method for the utilization of CO2.	en
heal.advisorName	Καρέλλας, Σωτήριος	el
heal.advisorName	Karellas, Sotirios	en
heal.committeeMemberName	Καρέλλας, Σωτήριος	el
heal.committeeMemberName	Κακαράς, Εμμανουήλ	el
heal.committeeMemberName	Χουντάλας, Δημήτριος	el
heal.academicPublisher	Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο. Σχολή Μηχανολόγων Μηχανικών. Τομέας Θερμότητας. Εργαστήριο Ατμοκινητήρων και Λεβήτων	el
heal.academicPublisherID	ntua
heal.numberOfPages	127 σ.	el
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