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Analysis of integrated calcium looping alternatives in a cement plant

authorProfile.emailbiblioteca@isel.pt
datacite.subject.fosEngenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Química
dc.contributor.authorAmorim, Ana
dc.contributor.authorFilipe, Rui
dc.contributor.authorMatos, Henrique A.
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-23T09:17:02Z
dc.date.available2025-05-23T09:17:02Z
dc.date.issued2025-07-01
dc.description.abstractCalcium looping is a promising post-combustion CO2 capturing technology, highly compatible with the cement industry, one of the major industrial sources of CO2 emissions. Limestone, a raw material for clinker, forms lime, a calcium looping adsorbent. Thus, it is possible to maximize the synergies between a cement plant and a calcium looping unit by establishing an integrated configuration. Nevertheless, the integration of calcium looping in cement plants has not yet been thoroughly studied. This study examines different integration alternatives, developing models for the preheater and calciner using Aspen Plus, validated with operational data, alongside an entrained-flow carbonator model considering adsorbent deactivation. By combining these models, six integrated configurations are proposed and compared with the tail-end calcium looping configuration. The integrated configurations show a reduction in fuel consumption and net energy consumption for the same CO2 avoided emissions. The most promising configuration was identified and a comparative techno-economic analysis was conducted.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipCENTRO-04-3559-FSE-000096 LISBOA-05-3559- FSE-000008 01/C05-i02/2022
dc.identifier.citationAmorim, A., Filipe, R. M., Matos, H. A. (2025). Analysis of integrated calcium looping alternatives in a cement plant. Chemical Engineering Science, 313, 1-13.http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2025.121709
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2025.121709
dc.identifier.eissn1873-4405
dc.identifier.issn0009-2509
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/21870
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationFCT-UIDB/04028/2025
dc.relationFCT-UIDP/04028/2025
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009250925005329?via%3Dihub
dc.relation.ispartofseries121709
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectCement plant model
dc.subjectCalcium looping
dc.subjectIntegrated configuration
dc.subjectTail-end configuration
dc.subjectCO2 capture
dc.titleAnalysis of integrated calcium looping alternatives in a cement planteng
dc.typeresearch article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage13
oaire.citation.startPage1
oaire.citation.titleChemical Engineering Science
oaire.citation.volume313
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43
person.familyNameFilipe
person.givenNameRui
person.identifier1334412
person.identifier.ciencia-id5614-1790-85E3
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-7093-316X
person.identifier.ridB-4925-2008
person.identifier.scopus-author-id22034515600
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