Co-Production of Olefins, Fuels, and Electricity from Conventional Pipeline Gas and Shale Gas with Near-Zero CO 2 Emissions. Part I: Process Development and Technical Performance

Yaser Khojasteh Salkuyeh and Thomas A. Adams
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Yaser Khojasteh Salkuyeh: Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada
Thomas A. Adams: Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada

Energies, 2015, vol. 8, issue 5, 1-23

Abstract: A novel polygeneration process is presented in this paper that co-produces olefins, methanol, dimethyl ether, and electricity from conventional pipeline natural gas and different kinds of shale gases. Technical analyses of many variants of the process are performed, considering differences in power generation strategy and gas type. The technical analysis results show that the efficiency of the plant varies between 22%–57% (HHV) depending on the product portfolio. The efficiency is higher than a traditional methanol-to-olefin process, which enables it to be competitive with traditional naphtha cracking plants.

Keywords: polygeneration; gas-to-olefins; gas-to-liquids; methanol-to-olefins; CO 2 capture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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