Prospects for petcoke utilization with CO2 capture in Mexico.

This paper evaluates the introduction of carbon capture and storage (CCS) to Mexico. The gasification technology is presented as a potential alternative to be applied into refinery plants due to high petcoke production. Although economic aspects, such as fuel price and selling CO 2 , are important in the selection of CCS alternatives, there are other limitations, i.e. water availability and space. In March 2014, Mexico launched its CCS technological roadmap. However, an evaluation of the installation of new CO 2 -capture ready power plants was not considered. For that reason, this study could be useful to create a technology roadmap that includes the design of CO 2 capture plants into refineries and how they will have to operate for CO 2 emissions reduction, and taking advantage that most of refineries and petrochemical plants are close to oil fields for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) with CCS was chosen in this paper for power generation using petcoke as feedstock. The emissions of CO 2 in kg/kWh could be reduced by 68%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]