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Combined Decarbonization of Electrical Energy Generation and Production of Synthetic Fuels by Renewable Energies and Fossil Fuels
Author(s) -
Maaß Hans-Jürgen,
Möckel Hans-Otto
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.201900384
Subject(s) - fossil fuel , renewable energy , waste management , electricity generation , renewable fuels , substitute natural gas , environmental science , coal , natural gas , carbon neutral fuel , synthetic fuel , pyrolysis , environmentally friendly , diesel fuel , energy carrier , carbon fibers , syngas , hydrogen , engineering , chemistry , materials science , power (physics) , organic chemistry , ecology , catalysis , physics , electrical engineering , quantum mechanics , composite material , composite number , biology
Power generation from renewable energy sources and fossil fuels are integrated into one system. A combination of technologies in the form of a carbon capture utilization (CCU)‐combined power station is proposed. The technology is based on energy generation from fossil fuels by a coal power plant with CO 2 recovery from exhaust gases, and pyrolysis of natural gas to hydrogen and carbon, completed by reverse water‐gas shift for the conversion of CO 2 to CO, which will react with hydrogen in a Fischer‐Tropsch synthesis for synthetic diesel. The carbon from the pyrolysis can replace other fossil carbon or can be sequestered. This technology offers significant CO 2 savings compared to the current state of technology and makes an environmentally friendly use of fossil fuels for electricity and fuel sectors possible.