Optimal Design of Distributed Algae-Based Biorefineries Using CO2 Emissions from Multiple Industrial Plants
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This work proposes an optimization approach for capturing carbon dioxide from different industrial facilities to yield an algae-based biorefinery. The proposed approach is based on a distributed system to account for the economies of scale and includes site selection for the processing facilities. Additionally, the model considers optimization for the technologies used in the process stages and different technologies to yield several products. The algae oil that is obtained from each facility can be sent to processing hubs located in the same plant and/or to a central processing unit. The objective function is to minimize the total annual cost for the treatment of flue gases, including the capital and operating costs for the different processing stages and the overall transportation costs associated with the system minus the sales of products plus the tax credit for reducing CO 2 emissions. The results show several economic benefits.
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The non-negligible cost of production related to microalgae CO2 consumption can be significantly reduced, not just through the CO2 generated from the bacterial partner but also by using CO2 emissions from industrial plants in the cultivation systems or through biogas upgrading.
“The non-negligible cost of production related to microalgae CO2 consumption can be significantly reduced, not just through the CO2 generated from the bacterial partner but also by using CO2 emissions from industrial plants in the cultivation systems [138,139] or through biogas upgrading [140].”
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- Authors
- Hernández-Calderón, O. M., Ponce-Ortega, J. M., Ortiz-del-Castillo, J. R., Cervantes-Gaxiola, M. E., Milán-Carrillo, J., Serna-González, M., & Rubio-Castro, E.
- Affiliations
- Chemical and Biological Sciences Department, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, Sinaloa 80000, México
- Chemical Engineering Department, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Michoacán 58060, México
- Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa (MX)
- Venue
- Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Published
- 2016-02-18
- Volume
- 55
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 2345-2358
- ISSN
- 0888-5885 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-5045
- OpenAlex
- W2282826185
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 34
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4
- FWCI
- 1.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Control and Systems Engineering › Process Optimization and Integration
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- Keywords
- CO2 capture, flue gas treatment, distributed optimization, economies of scale, site selection, transportation costs, industrial CO2 emissions, process cost minimization
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