Process parameters
Feed & Capture
Flue gas throughput
tpd
Flue gas CO₂ composition, mass fraction
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Flue gas H₂O composition, mass fraction
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CO₂ recovered by capture
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CO₂ concentration (w/w) after capture
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Chemistry & Yield
H₂ to CO₂ molar ratio
mol/mol
Surfactant yield
kg/kg CO₂ in flue
Electricity required by carbon capture
GJ/t CO₂
Electricity to generate electrolytic H₂
kWh/kg H₂
Onsite electricity generated
% of consumed
Operating days per year
days/y
Economic parameters
Prices
Surfactant price
£/t
Co-product price
£/t
Electricity cost
£/kWh
Flue gas price
£/t
Capital
Lang factor
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Annual capital charge
fraction
Internal rate of return
fraction
Operating Costs
Indirect opex / annual delivered equip. cost
fraction
Labour overhead
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Worker salary
£/y
Number of jobs
per ktpa surfactant
Miscellaneous opex / total opex
fraction
Key results
Total Capital
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million £
Total Cost
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million £/y
Total Value
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million £/y
Economic Margin
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million £/y
Min. Surfactant Selling Price
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£/t
Surfactant Value
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million £/y
Coproduct Value
—
million £/y
Variable Opex
—
million £/y
TEA summary
| Item | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | ||
| Electricity generated (onsite) | — | MWh/y |
| Electricity total consumed | — | MWh/y |
| Capital | ||
| Delivered cost of equipment | — | million £ |
| Total capital | — | million £ |
| Capex (annual) | — | million £/y |
| Operating costs | ||
| Variable opex (electricity) | — | million £/y |
| Fixed opex | — | million £/y |
| Total opex (incl. misc) | — | million £/y |
| Feedstock cost | — | million £/y |
| Revenue & profitability | ||
| Surfactant value | — | million £/y |
| Coproduct value | — | million £/y |
| Min. surfactant selling price (MSSP) | — | £/t |
| Total cost | — | million £/y |
| Total value | — | million £/y |
| Economic margin | — | million £/y |
Discounted cash flow
| Year | Ann. DCF (m£) | Cumulative (m£) |
|---|
Mass balance
| Stream | tpd | ktpa |
|---|
ℹ Equipment costs use the six-tenths rule: Cost = Base_cost × (Size/Base_size)^n × (CEPCI_current/CEPCI_base)
Total Delivered Equip. Cost
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million £
FT + Alcohol Synthesis
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million £
Gas Treatment / Electrolysis
—
million £
CO₂ Capture
—
million £
Equipment cost breakdown
| Process unit | Base cost (m£) | Base size | Current size | Unit | Scale n | CEPCI base | CEPCI now | Cost (m£) |
|---|
Block flow diagram — Flue2Chem surfactant process
Main product stream
Intermediate stream
Secondary / exit stream
Main product
Values update live ↗
Analysis metadata
Product
1 kg F2C surfactant (Flue2Chem)
Method
ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (H) V1.05 / World (2010) H
Indicator
Characterisation
| Impact category | F2C | Fossil-based | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global warming | 66.0% | 100% | |
| Stratospheric ozone depletion | 100% | 38.4% | |
| Ionizing radiation | 32.0% | 100% | |
| Ozone formation (human health) | 100% | 50.2% | |
| Fine particulate matter | 100% | 52.1% | |
| Terrestrial acidification | 100% | 56.4% | |
| Fossil resource scarcity | 24.4% | 100% | |
| Terrestrial ecotoxicity | 100% | 23.6% | |
| Water consumption | −0.3% | 100% |
Full impact assessment — per kg surfactant (F2C vs fossil-based)
| Impact category | Unit | F2C total | Electricity | Emissions | Infrastructure | Wastewater | Fossil-based |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global warming | kg CO₂ eq | 1.4420 | 1.0608 | 0.2854 | 0.0894 | 0.0065 | 2.1857 |
| Stratospheric ozone depletion | kg CFC11 eq | 9.06E-07 | 4.92E-07 | 3.44E-07 | 4.99E-08 | 1.99E-08 | 3.48E-07 |
| Ionizing radiation | kBq Co-60 eq | 0.05607 | 0.05142 | 0 | 0.00383 | 8.25E-04 | 0.17530 |
| Ozone formation, Human health | kg NOₓ eq | 0.01041 | 0.00373 | 0.00617 | 4.92E-04 | 2.26E-05 | 0.00523 |
| Fine particulate matter | kg PM2.5 eq | 0.004400 | 0.002327 | 0.001740 | 3.18E-04 | 1.43E-05 | 0.002293 |
| Ozone formation, Terrestrial | kg NOₓ eq | 0.01084 | 0.00386 | 0.00646 | 5.00E-04 | 2.30E-05 | 0.00602 |
| Terrestrial acidification | kg SO₂ eq | 0.01117 | 0.00459 | 0.00589 | 6.49E-04 | 4.60E-05 | 0.00630 |
| Freshwater eutrophication | kg P eq | 1.208E-03 | 1.075E-03 | 0 | 1.18E-04 | 1.52E-05 | 5.42E-04 |
| Marine eutrophication | kg N eq | 1.815E-04 | 7.63E-05 | 0 | 2.12E-05 | 8.41E-05 | 3.82E-05 |
| Terrestrial ecotoxicity | kg 1,4-DCB | 8.711 | 8.581 | 0 | 0.1012 | 0.0282 | 2.059 |
| Freshwater ecotoxicity | kg 1,4-DCB | 2.392 | 2.387 | 0 | 4.63E-03 | 5.94E-04 | 0.1016 |
| Marine ecotoxicity | kg 1,4-DCB | 2.897 | 2.890 | 0 | 6.35E-03 | 7.95E-04 | 0.1305 |
| Human carcinogenic toxicity | kg 1,4-DCB | 0.9275 | 0.9123 | 0 | 0.01141 | 3.84E-03 | 0.1304 |
| Human non-carcinogenic toxicity | kg 1,4-DCB | 8.931 | 8.722 | 0 | 0.1681 | 0.0409 | 1.721 |
| Land use | m²a crop eq | 0.06731 | 0.06343 | 0 | 3.71E-03 | 1.77E-04 | 0.03572 |
| Mineral resource scarcity | kg Cu eq | 0.06102 | 0.04505 | 0 | 0.01586 | 1.11E-04 | 6.80E-03 |
| Fossil resource scarcity | kg oil eq | 0.3546 | 0.2601 | 0 | 0.09343 | 1.06E-03 | 1.4502 |
| Water consumption | m³ | −1.06E-04 | 0.01388 | 0 | −1.15E-03 | −0.01284 | 0.03266 |