Comparison of Technologies for CO 2 Capture from Cement Production—Part 1: Technical Evaluation

Mari Voldsund, Stefania Osk Gardarsdottir, Edoardo De Lena, José-Francisco Pérez-Calvo, Armin Jamali, David Berstad, Chao Fu, Matteo Romano, Simon Roussanaly, Rahul Anantharaman, Helmut Hoppe, Daniel Sutter, Marco Mazzotti, Matteo Gazzani, Giovanni Cinti and Kristin Jordal
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Mari Voldsund: SINTEF Energy Research, 7465 Trondheim, Norway
Stefania Osk Gardarsdottir: SINTEF Energy Research, 7465 Trondheim, Norway
Edoardo De Lena: Politecnico di Milano, Department of Energy, 20156 Milan, Italy
José-Francisco Pérez-Calvo: ETH Zurich, Institute of Process Engineering, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Armin Jamali: VDZ gGmbH, 40476 Düsseldorf, Germany
David Berstad: SINTEF Energy Research, 7465 Trondheim, Norway
Chao Fu: SINTEF Energy Research, 7465 Trondheim, Norway
Matteo Romano: Politecnico di Milano, Department of Energy, 20156 Milan, Italy
Simon Roussanaly: SINTEF Energy Research, 7465 Trondheim, Norway
Rahul Anantharaman: SINTEF Energy Research, 7465 Trondheim, Norway
Helmut Hoppe: VDZ gGmbH, 40476 Düsseldorf, Germany
Daniel Sutter: ETH Zurich, Institute of Process Engineering, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Marco Mazzotti: ETH Zurich, Institute of Process Engineering, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Matteo Gazzani: Utrecht University, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, 3584 CB Utrecht, The Netherlands
Giovanni Cinti: Italcementi Heidelberg Group, 24126 Bergamo, Italy
Kristin Jordal: SINTEF Energy Research, 7465 Trondheim, Norway

Energies, 2019, vol. 12, issue 3, 1-33

Abstract: A technical evaluation of CO 2 capture technologies when retrofitted to a cement plant is performed. The investigated technologies are the oxyfuel process, the chilled ammonia process, membrane-assisted CO 2 liquefaction, and the calcium looping process with tail-end and integrated configurations. For comparison, absorption with monoethanolamine (MEA) is used as reference technology. The focus of the evaluation is on emission abatement, energy performance, and retrofitability. All the investigated technologies perform better than the reference both in terms of emission abatement and energy consumption. The equivalent CO 2 avoided are 73–90%, while it is 64% for MEA, considering the average EU-28 electricity mix. The specific primary energy consumption for CO 2 avoided is 1.63–4.07 MJ/kg CO 2 , compared to 7.08 MJ/kg CO 2 for MEA. The calcium looping technologies have the highest emission abatement potential, while the oxyfuel process has the best energy performance. When it comes to retrofitability, the post-combustion technologies show significant advantages compared to the oxyfuel and to the integrated calcium looping technologies. Furthermore, the performance of the individual technologies shows strong dependencies on site-specific and plant-specific factors. Therefore, rather than identifying one single best technology, it is emphasized that CO 2 capture in the cement industry should be performed with a portfolio of capture technologies, where the preferred choice for each specific plant depends on local factors.

Keywords: CO 2 capture; cement production with CO 2 capture; CO 2 capture in industry; CO 2 capture retrofitability; oxyfuel; chilled ammonia; membrane-assisted CO 2 liquefaction; calcium looping (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: 2019
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