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Environmental Assessment of a Coal Power Plant with Carbon Dioxide Capture System Based on the Activated Carbon Adsorption Process: A Case Study of the Czech Republic

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  • Kristína Zakuciová

    (ÚJV Řež, a. s., Hlavní 130, Řež, 250 68 Husinec, Czech Republic
    Department of Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Environmental Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Praha 6, Czech Republic)

  • Jiří Štefanica

    (ÚJV Řež, a. s., Hlavní 130, Řež, 250 68 Husinec, Czech Republic)

  • Ana Carvalho

    (CEG-IST, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal)

  • Vladimír Kočí

    (Department of Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Environmental Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Praha 6, Czech Republic)

Abstract

The Czech Republic is introducing new technological concepts for mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHG) in coal-based energy industries. One such technology, in power plants, is post combustion CO 2 capture from flue gases by activated carbon adsorption. A life cycle assessment (LCA) was used as the assessment tool to determine the environmental impacts of the chosen technology. This article focuses on a comparative LCA case study on the technology of temperature-swing adsorption of CO 2 from power plant flue gases, designed for the conditions of the Czech Republic. The LCA study compares the following two alternatives: (1) a reference power unit and (2) a reference power unit with CO 2 adsorption. The most significant changes are observed in the categories of climate change potential, terrestrial acidification, and particulate matter formation. The adsorption process shows rather low environmental impacts, however, the extended LCA approach shows an increase in energy demands for the process and fossil depletion as a result of coal-based national energy mix. The feasibility of the study is completed by the preliminary economical calculation of the payback period for a commercial carbon capture unit.

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  • Kristína Zakuciová & Jiří Štefanica & Ana Carvalho & Vladimír Kočí, 2020. "Environmental Assessment of a Coal Power Plant with Carbon Dioxide Capture System Based on the Activated Carbon Adsorption Process: A Case Study of the Czech Republic," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-18, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:9:p:2251-:d:353788
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    1. Singh, Bhawna & Strømman, Anders H. & Hertwich, Edgar G., 2012. "Scenarios for the environmental impact of fossil fuel power: Co-benefits and trade-offs of carbon capture and storage," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 45(1), pages 762-770.
    2. Odeh, Naser A. & Cockerill, Timothy T., 2008. "Life cycle GHG assessment of fossil fuel power plants with carbon capture and storage," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 36(1), pages 367-380, January.
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    1. Luca Ciacci & Fabrizio Passarini, 2020. "Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Environmental and Energy Systems," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(22), pages 1-8, November.
    2. Kristína Zakuciová & Ana Carvalho & Jiří Štefanica & Monika Vitvarová & Lukáš Pilař & Vladimír Kočí, 2020. "Environmental and Comparative Assessment of Integrated Gasification Gas Cycle with CaO Looping and CO 2 Adsorption by Activated Carbon: A Case Study of the Czech Republic," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-24, August.
    3. Izabela Samson-Bręk & Marlena Owczuk & Anna Matuszewska & Krzysztof Biernat, 2022. "Environmental Assessment of the Life Cycle of Electricity Generation from Biogas in Polish Conditions," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-22, August.

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