Decarbonisation options for the chlor-alkali industry
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The Dutch chlor-alkali industry exists of three production plants located in Delfzijl and Botlek (Nouryon) and Bergen op Zoom (Sabic), and together produce roughly 850 kilotons of chlorine, 950 kilotons of caustic soda, as well as 24 kilotons of hydrogen per year. The chlor-alkali industry is mostly intensive on its electricity usage. The Dutch chlor-alkali industry in 2016 consumes 3.2 PJ of natural gas resulting in approximately 180 kilotons of CO2 emissions, and imports 6.6 PJ of electricity resulting in roughly 890 kilotons of indirect CO2 emissions. From this conceptualisation, it becomes apparent that the real challenge in decarbonising the chlor-alkali industry does not lay in its reduction of direct emissions, but more in lowering its indirect emissions.
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TNO Identifier
876016
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TNO
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37 p.