Utilization of Carbon Monoxide as a fuel: A greener approach for heat
recuperation
Abstract
Carbon monoxide is one of the unrequired and environmentally harmful
by-products of various industries. A detailed design of process
equipment for utilizing carbon monoxide as a fuel in industrial premises
via Novel Zero Carbon Emission Process (NERS) is provided. A preliminary
economic analysis of the designed system is also provided to enhance its
practical viability. Based on economic evaluation, it is calculated that
one can quickly achieve a temperature of around 523.15 K (250 °C) for
water flowing at about 6 kg/s through the heat recuperation system
installed in the process equipment. Hence a significant amount of energy
that is otherwise wasted in the form of carbon emissions can be
economically recovered (having an approximate payback period of around
1.5 years, based on economic analysis and reactor design as per
bench-scale data available in the literature).