Industrial gas separation: swing producers?
…how much gas adsorbs onto a zeolite, we cover the basic theory of Langmuir Isotherms (pages 5-6), and more advanced models such as the Sips model (page 7). Zeolites and…
Industrial materials: thermodynamic efficiency?
…this is $13/ton. This is not a high energy use or a high energy cost. The challenge today is that technically ready DAC processes are only around 5% efficient (model…
Global decarbonization: speeding up or slowing down?
…China, India, Brazil and Africa (pages 12-13). Reforest and reinvest looks like a promising economic development model, which could uplift the GDP of 47 emerging world countries by 6-60% while…
Newlight AirCarbon: bioplastics breakthrough?
…de-risk cost and capex aspirations. $449.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Global plastic demand likely rises from 470MTpa in 2022 to almost 800MTpa by 2050 (model here). Biodegradable bioplastics are a…
Acetylene: production costs?
Acetylene production costs are broken down in this data-file, estimated at $1,425/ton for a 10% IRR on a petrochemical facility that partially oxidizes the methane molecule. CO2 intensity is over…
Polyurethanes: what upside in energy transition?
…decarbonization via using low-carbon hydrogen are broken down in our model here and discussed on pages 7-8. Will the energy transition deflate feedstock costs for polyurethane? Our answer is emphatically…
Energy needed to produce steam: enthalpy and entropy data?
…value. These values are simply read from the steam data tables compiled in this data-file. In order to avoid violating the laws of thermodynamics, it is usually necessary to model…
Propylene oxide: production costs?
…a $25bn pa market at an average propylene oxide cost of $2/kg. Propylene oxide production costs are modeled in this data-file, and most likely run at $2/kg ($2,000/ton to derive…
Offshore wind: capacity by country and forecasts?
…grid in each region, the share that can realistically come from wind, and the percent of wind that can realistically come from offshore, linking between various TSE energy market models….
Offshore wind: the lion, the witch and the wardrobe?
…interest rates? What are the economic sensitivities? We have expanded our commodity price databases and offshore wind models to answer these questions on pages 6-9. What forecasts for global offshore…