A Techno-Economic Analysis of Emission Controls on Hydrocarbon Biofuel Production

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Abstract

The economic impact of implementing emission reduction technologies at biorefineries and the cost effectiveness of primary control technologies that may be required for air permitting purposes were studied. A lignocellulosic sugars-to-hydrocarbon biofuel production pathway was considered to evaluate how they affect the minimum fuel selling price (MFSP). Two cases were examined to evaluate the change in MFSP due to adoption of additional emission controls. Case 1 implements necessary emission controls or work standards to ensure that all the federal regulations potentially applicable to the biorefinery are met. Case 2 considers two potential best available control technologies (BACT) to meet the emission limits for CO and NOx from the boiler in the design case. While the federally-compliant controls in Case 1 had a minimal effect on the biofuel MFSP, the potential BACT in Case 2 had a more notable impact on the MFSP. Also, the emissions of several pollutants, including CO, SO2, and hazardous air pollutants, after implementing Cases 1 and 2 exceeded the major source thresholds, which would make the biorefinery a major source for NSR and Title V permitting. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 109th AWMA Annual Conference and Exhibition (New Orleans, LA 6/20-23/2016).

Original languageAmerican English
Pages2981-2986
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 2016
Event109th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference and Exhibition: Unmasking the Industrial Renaissance, ACE 2016 - New Orleans, United States
Duration: 20 Jun 201623 Jun 2016

Conference

Conference109th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference and Exhibition: Unmasking the Industrial Renaissance, ACE 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans
Period20/06/1623/06/16

Bibliographical note

See NREL/JA-6A20-65598 for the expanded journal article on this topic

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/CP-6A20-67061

Keywords

  • Biofuel
  • Biofuel production cost
  • Emission controls
  • Federal air regulations
  • Techno-economic analysis

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