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Energy and exergy analyses of biomass IGCC power plant using calcium looping gasification with in situ CO2 capture and negative carbon emission

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In order to achieve the targets of Paris Agreement and carbon neutrality, developing CO2 negative emission technologies such as biomass energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is of great significance. Biomass integrated calcium looping gasification combined cycle (CL-BIGCC) with in situ carbon capture during gasification is an attractive option among various options. In this work, Aspen Plus software was used to establish the thermodynamic model of CL-BIGCC system based on “gasification-combustion” dual reactors and traditional biomass integrated gasification combined cycle (BIGCC) system with carbon capture. The reliability of both models was first verified, and then, energy analysis and exergy analysis were used to examine the loss of key units and overall performance for the two systems. The results showed that comparing with the BIGCC system, the CL-BIGCC system significantly promoted the overall exergy efficiency. The largest two sources of exergy loss for the CL-BIGCC system were the “gasification-combustion” dual reactors and the gas turbine. Under a typical case with CO2 capture efficiency larger than 90%, the energy efficiency, exergy efficiency, and CO2 specific emission of the CL-BIGCC system were 42.42%, 38.77%, and 58.45 g kWh−1, respectively. Moreover, the effects of key parameters such as gasification temperature, steam to carbon molar ratio, and gas turbine compression ratio on the exergy loss and overall performance of the CL-BIGCC system were discussed. Finally, the calculated results of a typical case of CL-BIGCC system were compared with those of other reported BIGCC systems with carbon capture in literature, which verified the advantages of CL-BIGCC system over other BIGCC systems with negative carbon emission.

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Abbreviations

ASU:

air separation unit

BECCS:

biomass energy with carbon capture and storage

BIGCC:

biomass integrated gasification combined cycle

CCS:

carbon capture and storage

CL-BIGCC:

biomass integrated calcium looping gasification combined cycle

ELECNRTL:

electrolyte non-random two liquid model

GT:

gas turbine

HPE:

high-pressure evaporator

HP/IP/LP:

high/intermediate/low pressure

HPS:

high-pressure superheater

HRSG:

heat recovery steam generator

IGCC:

integrated gasification combined cycle

MEA:

monoethanolamine

PR-BM:

Peng and Robinson equation of state with Boston-Matias modification

RK:

Redlich–Kwong equation of state

SOFC:

solid oxide fuel cell

ST:

steam turbine

WGS:

water gas shift

WHB:

waste heat boiler

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This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51976195, 51506186, and 51706002), Key Research & Development Program of Zhejiang Province (2023C03174), and National Key Research & Development Program of China (Grant No. 2018YFB0605403).

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  1. Institute of Energy and Power Engineering, College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Rd. 18, Hangzhou, 310014, China

    Long Han, Jianglin Zhao, Zhonghui Wang & Zewei Shen

  2. Quzhou Eco-Industrial Innovation Institute ZJUT, East Rongchang Rd. 2, Quzhou, 324499, China

    Long Han

  3. Department of Building Environment and Thermal Engineering, School of Environment and Energy Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Ziyun Rd. 292, Hefei, 230601, China

    Nai Rong

  4. Zhejiang Baima Lake Laboratory Co., Ltd, 310051, Hangzhou, China

    Zhifu Qi & Haoran Ding

  5. Zhejiang Hengxin Power Co., Ltd., Beidou Ave. 12, Quzhou, 324400, China

    Heng Yu

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Conceptualization: Long Han and Jianglin Zhao; methodology: Jianglin Zhao; formal analysis and investigation: Long Han and Jianglin Zhao; writing—original draft preparation: Long Han and Jianglin Zhao; writing—review and editing: Long Han, Zhonghui Wang, Zewei Shen, Zhifu Qi, and Haoran Ding; funding acquisition: Long Han; resources: Long Han, Nai Rong, and Heng Yu; supervision: Long Han.

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Han, L., Zhao, J., Rong, N. et al. Energy and exergy analyses of biomass IGCC power plant using calcium looping gasification with in situ CO2 capture and negative carbon emission. Biomass Conv. Bioref. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-04357-9

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