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Environmental impacts of a chemical looping combustion plant with a negative emission using bark as a feedstock
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Bioeconomy and Health, Biorefinery and Energy.
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Bioeconomy and Health, Biorefinery and Energy.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2454-3870
2025 (English)In: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, E-ISSN 2213-3437, Vol. 13, no 2, article id 116040Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Chemical looping combustion (CLC) is a promising carbon capture technology for clean energy production in the form of combined heat and power (CHP). This study conducts a comprehensive environmental impact assessment via life cycle assessment (LCA) of the CLC technology for CHP production, utilizing waste bark from the four geographical locations of pulp and paper industry with the functional unit of 1 MWh exergy output from the plant. To facilitate a comparative LCA of the CLC plant, conventional CHP plant with and without post-combustion capture is also examined in this study. Analyzing four geographical locations, the study highlights the significant reduction in global warming potential (GWP) achieved through post-combustion CO2 capture, from 679.58 to 77.56 kg CO2-eq/MWh, and further to 15.51 kg CO2-eq/MWh when CLC is integrated (when biogenic emissions are counted). The CLC plant leads to net negative emissions from −465.83 to −596.93 kg CO2-eq/MWh when biogenic emissions are not accounted. The highest emissions in CLC systems come from CO2 compression and transportation. A sensitivity analysis is also conducted to study the effect of lifetime of the oxygen carrier on GWP. Results showed that the lifespan of the oxygen carrier greatly influences the GWP up to 1400 hours, after which further extensions have minimal effect. While carbon capture and storage (CCS) reduces greenhouse gases, it increases other impacts like resource use and toxicity due to energy demands and CO2 transport risks. The research underscores the need for location-specific assessments to optimize the sustainability of CLC and CCS technologies. 

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Elsevier Ltd , 2025. Vol. 13, no 2, article id 116040
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Bark; Carbon; Chemicals; Combustion; Energy Production; Oxygen; Plants; Technology; Carbon capture and storage; Carbon sequestration; Direct air capture; Kyoto Protocol; Low emission; Biogenic emission; Carbon storage; Carbon transport; Chemical looping combustion; Combined-Heat and Power; Combustion plants; Geographical locations; Global warming potential; Life cycle analysis; Post-combustion captures; Carbon capture and utilization
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Mechanical Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-78370DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2025.116040Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85219505299OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-78370DiVA, id: diva2:1999485
Available from: 2025-09-19 Created: 2025-09-19 Last updated: 2025-09-23Bibliographically approved

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