Strategies for flexible operation of power-to-X processes coupled with renewables

M Qi, DN Vo, H Yu, CM Shu, C Cui, Y Liu, J Park… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Power-to-X (PtX) is a large-scale, long-term energy storage approach for converting
renewable electrical energy into various chemical fuels. Unlike conventional fossil fuel …

Green separation of azeotropes in dimethyl carbonate synthesis by transesterification

M Yan, Y Shen, S Wang, Z Zhu, P Cui… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Dimethyl carbonate, a pivotal organic solvent, has experienced significant growth in
consumption and an expansion of production capacity in China in recent years. The primary …

Decision support for retrofitting building envelopes using multi-objective optimization under uncertainties

S Chang, D Castro-Lacouture, Y Yamagata - Journal of Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the last decade, retrofitting strategies have been reviewed to improve energy efficiency
and reduce the environmental impact of existing buildings. One retrofitting strategy consists …

Production and purification of crystallized levoglucosan from pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass

MR Rover, A Aui, MM Wright, RG Smith, RC Brown - Green Chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Levoglucosan has significant potential in commercial applications for the synthesis of
polymers, solvents and pharmaceuticals. It is currently overlooked for commercial …

Thermodynamic efficiency enhancement of pressure-swing distillation process via heat integration and heat pump technology

X Li, X Geng, P Cui, J Yang, Z Zhu, Y Wang… - Applied Thermal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pressure-swing distillation was investigated to separate ethanol/acetonitrile binary
azeotrope. The parameters were optimized based on the minimum total annual cost. To …

Advancements in methanol distillation system: A comprehensive overview

Z Shen, Q Qu, M Chen, H Lyu, J Sun - Chemical Engineering Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
The urgent global demand for carbon neutrality is met with increasing energy consumption
due to economic development, necessitating the adoption of a sustainable energy mix. More …

A high-temperature hybrid absorption-compression heat pump for waste heat recovery

C Liu, Y Jiang, W Han, Q Kang - Energy Conversion and Management, 2018 - Elsevier
An absorption-compression heat pump is a promising way to recover low-temperature waste
heat efficiently in industrial applications. In this paper, an advanced ammonia-water …

Revealing the impact of renewable uncertainty on grid-assisted power-to-X: A data-driven reliability-based design optimization approach

J Kim, M Qi, J Park, I Moon - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Designing a reliable power-to-X (PtX) process that uses renewable energy and grid
electricity as backup power is challenging due to the uncertain nature of renewables and …

Energy-saving distillation process for mixed trichlorobenzene based on ORC coupled MVR heat pump technology

D Yang, D Wan, Y Yun, S Yang - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Trichlorobenzene is a mixture of three isomers which are 1, 2, 3-trichlorobenzene, 1, 2, 4-
trichlorobenzene and 1, 3, 5-trichlorobenzene. Due to the boiling points of the three …