23rd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering

Process engineering method for systematically comparing CO₂ capture options

Laurence Tock^a and François Maréchal^a,    ^aIndustrial Energy Systems Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 9 CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.

Abstract

In the context of greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, CO₂ capture and storage is regarded as a promising alternative for fossil fuel fed power plants. In order to design and evaluate the competitiveness of such complex integrated energy conversion systems, a systematic comparison including thermodynamic, economic and environmental considerations is necessary. From a process engineering perspective, it is important to evaluate the impact of CO₂ capture not only on the efficiency but also on the costs ...