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1. Introduction - Firenze University Press

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The possibility to capture CO2 from the recovery boiler flue gases gives a large CO2<br />

reduction potential. However, the profitability of capturing the CO2 is strongly<br />

dependent on the CO2 charge – e.g. it is only for the scenarios with a high CO2 charge<br />

that CCS coupled to the boiler flue gases is more profitable than investments in new<br />

turbines (in connection to upgrading the recovery boiler). CCS decreases the global<br />

CO2 emissions and increases the economic performance for BLGMF and BLGCC<br />

both in absolute terms and in relation to the other technologies.<br />

BLGMF and BLGCC benefit from economy of scale and thus have a better economic<br />

performance when increasing the production capacity than when the production<br />

capacity remains unchanged. For the BLGMF case this means that for some of the<br />

scenarios with increased production BLGMF becomes more profitable than extracting<br />

lignin that can be priced as oil, which was the most profitable choice if the production<br />

was unchanged. For increased electricity production and CCS in connection with the<br />

recovery boiler, the production capacity increase affects the economic performance in<br />

a negative way due to the fact that an additional investment in an upgrading of the<br />

recovery boiler has to be made.<br />

Nomenclature<br />

ADt Air Dried tonne<br />

BL Black Liquor<br />

BLG Black Liquor Gasification<br />

BLGCC Black Liquor Gasification Combined Cycle<br />

BLGMF Black Liquor Gasification with Motor Fuel production<br />

CCS Carbon Capture and Storage<br />

CHP Combined Heat and Power<br />

CCHP Coal Combined Heat and Power<br />

CP Coal Power<br />

DH District Heat<br />

DME Dimethyl Ether<br />

GB Gas Boiler<br />

HP High <strong>Press</strong>ure (steam)<br />

LP Low <strong>Press</strong>ure (steam)<br />

MP Medium <strong>Press</strong>ure (steam)<br />

NGCC Natural Gas Combined Cycle<br />

RB Recovery Boiler<br />

RBU Recovery Boiler Upgrade<br />

Acknowledgements<br />

The work has been carried out under the auspices of the Energy Systems Programme, which<br />

is financed by the Swedish Energy Agency (SEA). The work was co-funded by the Black<br />

Liquor Gasification Programme, which is financed by SEA, MISTRA, Chemrec,<br />

Smurfit Kappa, Södra Cell, SCA Packaging, Sveaskog and the County Administrative Board<br />

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