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Economic and Environmental Optimization of a CCUS Supply Chain in Germany
by
Tuan B. H. Nguyen
Tuan B. H. Nguyen 1,
Husain Y. M. Bahzad
Husain Y. M. Bahzad 2 and
Grazia Leonzio
Grazia Leonzio 3,*
1
VKTECH Research Center, Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 298-300A Nguyen Tat Thanh Street, Ward 13, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
2
Department of Chemical Engineering Technology, College of Technological Studies, Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, Shuwaikh 70654, Kuwait
3
Department of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cagliari, via Marengo 2, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
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Processes 2024, 12(8), 1575; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12081575 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 20 June 2024
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Revised: 15 July 2024
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Accepted: 22 July 2024
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Published: 27 July 2024
Abstract
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage supply chain is recently acknowledged as a crucial method to limit global warming. There is a notable desire to optimize supply chains simultaneously with respect to economic and environmental factors, and the development of a mathematical model integrating the life cycle assessment into source-sink matching is missing in the existing literature. The present work means to fill this gap by using a bi-objective mixed-integer linear programming problem. The case study for this research focuses on a real-life scenario in Germany where carbon dioxide is captured from flue gas and transported to be stored or/and used. The total profit and life cycle GHG reduction are maximized. The results show that the profit per unit of sequestered CO2 decreases from 2014 to −€332 as the rate of life cycle GHG reduction increases from −873 to 52 MtCO2eq/year. The findings from the model can provide valuable knowledge that can be utilized in various countries at different levels, such as at regional, state, and national levels. This knowledge can also assist decision-makers in selecting more sustainable solutions when designing carbon capture, utilization, and storage systems.
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Nguyen, T.B.H.; Bahzad, H.Y.M.; Leonzio, G.
Economic and Environmental Optimization of a CCUS Supply Chain in Germany. Processes 2024, 12, 1575.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12081575
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Nguyen TBH, Bahzad HYM, Leonzio G.
Economic and Environmental Optimization of a CCUS Supply Chain in Germany. Processes. 2024; 12(8):1575.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12081575
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Nguyen, Tuan B. H., Husain Y. M. Bahzad, and Grazia Leonzio.
2024. "Economic and Environmental Optimization of a CCUS Supply Chain in Germany" Processes 12, no. 8: 1575.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12081575
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