Pakdel Ali, Eslamloueyan Reza
Chemical Engineering Department, School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Iran.
Heliyon. 2024 Oct 26;10(21):e39860. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e39860. eCollection 2024 Nov 15.
This study presents a comprehensive analysis of a Power-to-Methanol (PtM) process, which converts CO and H derived from electrolysis of water into methanol (MeOH) using renewable energy sources. The process is analyzed for its technical, economic, and environmental aspects, focusing on production costs and the minimum selling price of MeOH. The simulation results show an energy efficiency of 56 % in the optimal state, with a CO consumption of 1.4 kg-CO/kg-MeOH. Economic evaluations for 2023 indicate production costs of US$ 631 and 643 for PtM processes equipped with membrane and amine absorption technologies, respectively. The study also predicts the cost of production and minimum selling price of MeOH from 2023 to 2030 based on the trends of electrolyzer capital investment and renewable resource prices. The results provide valuable insights for the development and evaluation of sustainable MeOH production processes.
本研究对一种功率制甲醇(PtM)工艺进行了全面分析,该工艺利用可再生能源将水电解产生的一氧化碳和氢气转化为甲醇(MeOH)。从技术、经济和环境等方面对该工艺进行了分析,重点关注生产成本和甲醇的最低销售价格。模拟结果表明,在最佳状态下能源效率为56%,一氧化碳消耗量为1.4千克一氧化碳/千克甲醇。2023年的经济评估表明,配备膜技术和胺吸收技术的PtM工艺的生产成本分别为631美元和643美元。该研究还根据电解槽资本投资和可再生资源价格的趋势预测了2023年至2030年甲醇的生产成本和最低销售价格。研究结果为可持续甲醇生产工艺的开发和评估提供了有价值的见解。