CO2 capture retrofit options for a gasification-based integrated bitumen extraction and upgrading facility
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Abstract
We have modelled a gasification-based bitumen extraction and upgrading plant, based on the Long Lake project in Alberta, Canada. The process is energy self-sufficient, featuring gasification of upgrading residue (asphaltene) and subsequent H2 extraction. The H2-lean syngas is used as fuel in a co-generation unit to provide power for the complex and steam for bitumen extraction. This study involves retrofitting the proposed process to capture CO2 produced in the gasifier. Two CO2 capture retrofit cases are considered: integrating pre-combustion CO2 removal to the existing gasification process or adding a postcombustion CO2 capture plant as a tail-end process. Both options feature a CO2 capture efficiency of 90%. After CO2 retrofit, natural gas supplementation is required and the power output drops, in both cases. The CO2 reductions achieved by the retrofits are roughly 72% with respect to the original process. The net CO2 emissions of the pre- and postcombustion capture cases are essentially the same. From a performance perspective, no option offers a clear advantage; the precombustion case has lower steam and natural gas requirements and yields less compressed CO2 than the post-combustion case. However, the post-combustion retrofit is likely less disruptive to the process, it preserves a greater portion of the power production potential of the co-gen plant, and generates a purer CO2 stream than the pre-combustion option.
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| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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