Quantitative analysis of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions reduction potential of alternative light olefins production processes
Marian Flores-Granobles, Mark Saeys
Abstract
Steam cracking with electrical furnaces avoids combustion-related CO 2 emissions using approximately 3 MWh/t olefins while alternative CO 2 -based olefins production achieves larger CO 2 emissions reductions but requires five times more electricity
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CombustionCrackingProduction (economics)Reduction (mathematics)ElectricityChemistryProcess engineeringPulp and paper industryEnvironmental scienceWaste managementOrganic chemistryPhysicsEngineeringMathematicsGeometryQuantum mechanicsMacroeconomicsEconomicsCatalysts for Methane ReformingCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science