A thermodynamic view on the in-situ carbon dioxide reduction by biomass-derived hydrogen during calcium carbonate decomposition

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2023.12.017

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2024, Vol. 68 ›› Issue (4): 231-240.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2023.12.017

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A thermodynamic view on the in-situ carbon dioxide reduction by biomass-derived hydrogen during calcium carbonate decomposition

Peng Jiang, Hao Zhang, Guanhan Zhao, Lin Li, Tuo Ji, Liwen Mu, Xiaohua Lu, Jiahua Zhu

State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China

Received:2023-12-05 Revised:2023-12-25 Online:2024-06-28 Published:2024-04-28
Contact: Tuo Ji,E-mail address:tuoji@njtech.edu.cn;Jiahua Zhu,E-mail address:jhzhu@njtech.edu.cn
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The authors appreciate the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21978128, 91934302), and partial support from the State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering (ZK202006) also acknowledged. Additionally, authors are grateful to be supported by the “Cultivation Program for The Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Nanjing Tech University (3800124701)”.

A thermodynamic view on the in-situ carbon dioxide reduction by biomass-derived hydrogen during calcium carbonate decomposition

Peng Jiang, Hao Zhang, Guanhan Zhao, Lin Li, Tuo Ji, Liwen Mu, Xiaohua Lu, Jiahua Zhu

State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China

通讯作者: Tuo Ji,E-mail address:tuoji@njtech.edu.cn;Jiahua Zhu,E-mail address:jhzhu@njtech.edu.cn
基金资助:
The authors appreciate the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21978128, 91934302), and partial support from the State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering (ZK202006) also acknowledged. Additionally, authors are grateful to be supported by the “Cultivation Program for The Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Nanjing Tech University (3800124701)”.

Abstract

Abstract: In the carbonate industry, deep decarbonization strategies are necessary to effectively remediate CO₂. These strategies mainly include both sustainable energy supplies and the conversion of CO₂ in downstream processes. This study developed a coupled process of biomass chemical looping H₂ production and reductive calcination of CaCO₃. Firstly, a mass and energy balance of the coupled process was established in Aspen Plus. Following this, process optimization and energy integration were implemented to provide optimized operation conditions. Lastly, a life cycle assessment was carried out to assess the carbon footprint of the coupled process. Results reveal that the decomposition temperature of CaCO₃ in an H₂ atmosphere can be reduced to 780 ℃ (generally around 900 ℃), and the conversion of CO₂ from CaCO₃ decomposition reached 81.33% with an H₂:CO ratio of 2.49 in gaseous products. By optimizing systemic energy through heat integration, an energy efficiency of 86.30% was achieved. Additionally, the carbon footprint analysis revealed that the process with energy integration had a low global warming potential (GWP) of -2.624 kg·kg^-1 (CO₂/CaO). Conclusively, this work performed a systematic analysis of introducing biomass-derived H₂ into CaCO₃ calcination and demonstrated the positive role of reductive calcination using green H₂ in mitigating CO₂ emissions within the carbonate industry.

Key words: Biomass, CaCO₃ reductive calcination, Chemical looping, Hydrogen production, Carbon footprint, Thermodynamics process

摘要： In the carbonate industry, deep decarbonization strategies are necessary to effectively remediate CO₂. These strategies mainly include both sustainable energy supplies and the conversion of CO₂ in downstream processes. This study developed a coupled process of biomass chemical looping H₂ production and reductive calcination of CaCO₃. Firstly, a mass and energy balance of the coupled process was established in Aspen Plus. Following this, process optimization and energy integration were implemented to provide optimized operation conditions. Lastly, a life cycle assessment was carried out to assess the carbon footprint of the coupled process. Results reveal that the decomposition temperature of CaCO₃ in an H₂ atmosphere can be reduced to 780 ℃ (generally around 900 ℃), and the conversion of CO₂ from CaCO₃ decomposition reached 81.33% with an H₂:CO ratio of 2.49 in gaseous products. By optimizing systemic energy through heat integration, an energy efficiency of 86.30% was achieved. Additionally, the carbon footprint analysis revealed that the process with energy integration had a low global warming potential (GWP) of -2.624 kg·kg^-1 (CO₂/CaO). Conclusively, this work performed a systematic analysis of introducing biomass-derived H₂ into CaCO₃ calcination and demonstrated the positive role of reductive calcination using green H₂ in mitigating CO₂ emissions within the carbonate industry.

关键词: Biomass, CaCO₃ reductive calcination, Chemical looping, Hydrogen production, Carbon footprint, Thermodynamics process

Peng Jiang, Hao Zhang, Guanhan Zhao, Lin Li, Tuo Ji, Liwen Mu, Xiaohua Lu, Jiahua Zhu. A thermodynamic view on the in-situ carbon dioxide reduction by biomass-derived hydrogen during calcium carbonate decomposition[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2024, 68(4): 231-240.

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