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Co-production of decarbonized synfuels and electricity from coal + biomass with CO{sub 2} capture and storage: an Illinois case study

Journal Article · · Energy and Environmental Science
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/b911529c· OSTI ID:21262009
Energy, carbon, and economic performances are estimated for facilities co-producing Fischer-Tropsch Liquid (FTL) fuels and electricity from a co-feed of biomass and coal in Illinois, with capture and storage of by-product CO{sub 2}. The estimates include detailed modeling of supply systems for corn stover or mixed prairie grasses (MPG) and of feedstock conversion facilities. Biomass feedstock costs in Illinois (delivered at a rate of one million tonnes per year, dry basis) are $$ 3.8/GJ{sub HHV} for corn stover and $$ 7.2/GJ{sub HHV} for MPG. Under a strong carbon mitigation policy, the economics of co-producing low-carbon fuels and electricity from a co-feed of biomass and coal in Illinois are promising. An extrapolation to the United States of the results for Illinois suggests that nationally significant amounts of low-carbon fuels and electricity could be produced this way.
OSTI ID:
21262009
Journal Information:
Energy and Environmental Science, Journal Name: Energy and Environmental Science Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 1; ISSN 1754-5692
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English