Methanol Production from Solid Recovered Fuel and Lignite: Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessment

Abstract The main purpose of this work is to examine the techno-economics and environmental assessment Solid Recovered Fuel Lignite methanol pathway. Methanol produced by gasifying solid fuels carbon monoxide hydrogen then reacting produce under pressure during synthesis process. data obtained from partners used adapt study for liquid fuel application. in-house personal computer-based process simulation package, ECLIPSE, perform modelling techno-economic production. @Risk 8.2 © software estimate cost contingency project. SimaPro package was carry out Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). gasifier plant contributes significantly capital costs. results show that increased (SRF) in feedstock mix has favourable economics due negative SRF charges resulting a lower break-even selling price (BESP) than mixes with higher ratios Lignite. Plant availability, investment time value money are factors have greatest impact on BESP. Increasing decreases Global Warming production compared proportions However, resultant much greater natural gas reformer. Furthermore, employment off-gas recovery capture can further reduce both overall Single Score process, making it favourably comparable water shift configurations. Graphical abstract