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Water-CCUS nexus: challenges and opportunities of China’s coal chemical industry

Authors: Qi Li, Ya-Ni Wei, Zheng-Ao Chen

Published in: Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy | Issue 3/2016

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Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology has begun to transform into the boom of CO₂ utilization technology, which is of great significance to China considering its coal-based primary energy mix. CO₂ utilization technology can be divided into three categories, i.e., CO₂ geological utilization (CGU), CO₂ chemical utilization, and CO₂ biological utilization. In this paper, first, the development status of the different utilization technologies in China is introduced, and then, the situation, distribution, and water characteristics of China’s Coal Chemical Industry (CCI, i.e., an industry to convert coal to synthetic fuel and/or chemical products) are analyzed in detail. Subsequently, utilization technologies suitable for China’s CCI are proposed combining water consumption of CCS technology. The results of this research led to the following conclusions: (1) CO₂ utilization technology is undoubtedly the best choice for the CCI; (2) CGU technologies are viewed as the best choices for the coal chemical industry, with supplementary, small-scale chemical utilization of three wastes, i.e., waste gas, wastewater, and industrial residue; (3) The CO₂-Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), CO₂-Enhanced Uranium Leaching (EUL), CO₂-Enhanced Coal Bed Methane recovery (ECBM), and CO₂-Enhanced (Saline) Water Recovery (EWR) technologies show great promise, and CCI preferentially uses the option with low water consumption, such as CO₂-EWR. However, as the carbon market matures, CO₂-EOR will become the first priority.

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Title: Water-CCUS nexus: challenges and opportunities of China’s coal chemical industry
Authors: Qi Li
Ya-Ni Wei
Zheng-Ao Chen
Publication date: 14-10-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy / Issue 3/2016
Print ISSN: 1618-954X
Electronic ISSN: 1618-9558
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-015-1049-z

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