An exergy-based analysis for the synthesis of aromatics from biomass

Mohammed Usman , Joseph Akintola , Gabriel Umoh , Joseph Akpan , Ekpotu Wilson , Queen Moses , Philemon Udom , Edose Osagie
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The chemical process industry has been facing rising energy costs, increasing competition due to rapid globalization, and more stringent government regulations amid growing public concern for the environment, health, and safety. In response to these challenges and considering the industry's capital-intensive nature, ongoing optimization through redesigning existing production plants has become a key strategy. This study designs and analyses a typical process plant with two routes for synthesizing aromatics from methanol and pentane. Process route 1 involves co-feeding, while process route 2 incorporates recycling and producing pentane. For methanol synthesis, cellulose (biomass) is used as the initial raw material, leading to the synthesis of aromatics through a reaction with pentanes. Exergy, exergo-economic, and pinch analyses are performed on both process routes. The routes display different overall exergy performances, with process routes 1 and 2 achieving 39.53 % and 25.43 % exergy, respectively. The highest exergetic performance is recorded in the CO2 heater (67.69 %) and the biomass oxidation reactor (88.70 %) for process routes 1 and 2, respectively. Exergo-economic evaluations indicate that Benzene distillation separation experiences exergy destruction rates of 28.61 % and exergo-economic factor of 99.92 % for process 1, while the aromatics heater shows the highest exergy destruction of 56.68 % for process 2. Implementing heat integration in the process routes reveals that process route 1 achieves energy savings of 92.09 %, while process route 2 results in 51.38 % energy savings. This study demonstrates the two process routes’ long-term economic viability and efficiency, which can be further optimised in future studies to achieve sustainable process implementation.
生物质合成芳烃的火用分析
化学加工工业一直面临着能源成本上升、快速全球化带来的竞争加剧、以及公众对环境、健康和安全日益关注的更严格的政府监管。为了应对这些挑战,并考虑到该行业的资本密集型性质,通过重新设计现有生产工厂进行持续优化已成为一项关键战略。本研究设计并分析了甲醇和戊烷合成芳烃的两条路线的典型工艺装置。工艺路线1包括共进料,而工艺路线2包括回收和生产戊烷。在甲醇合成中,纤维素(生物质)被用作初始原料,通过与戊烷的反应合成芳烃。在两种工艺路线上进行了能量、消耗经济和夹紧分析。工艺路线1和工艺路线2的总用能分别达到39.53 %和25.43 %。工艺路线1和2的CO2加热器(67.69 %)和生物质氧化反应器(88.70 %)分别记录了最高的火用性能。结果表明,工艺1的苯精馏分离的火用破坏率为28.61 %,火用经济系数为99.92 %,而工艺2的芳烃加热器的火用破坏率最高,为56.68 %。在工艺路线上实施热集成,工艺路线1节能92.09 %,工艺路线2节能51.38 %。本研究证明了这两种工艺路线的长期经济可行性和效率,可以在未来的研究中进一步优化,以实现可持续的工艺实施。
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