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Conceptual design and thermodynamic investigation of novel energy and fuel generation systems from municipal waste coupled with carbon capture and storage (2025)
Journal Article
Arifianti, Q. A. M. O., Michailos, S., Michaga, M. F. R., Rabea, K., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2025). Conceptual design and thermodynamic investigation of novel energy and fuel generation systems from municipal waste coupled with carbon capture and storage. Energy Nexus: Water. Food. Power, 18, Article 100460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexus.2025.100460

Waste generation and energy demand are increasing and both require innovative energy symbiosis strategies to meet climate targets. Traditional waste-to-energy processes rely on incineration, but more efficient and sustainable solutions are needed. Th... Read More about Conceptual design and thermodynamic investigation of novel energy and fuel generation systems from municipal waste coupled with carbon capture and storage.

A new hydrogen production route through biomass gasification in a two-stage fixed bed reactor within the BECCS concept: A techno-economic and life cycle assessment study (2025)
Journal Article
Rabea, K., Michailos, S., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2025). A new hydrogen production route through biomass gasification in a two-stage fixed bed reactor within the BECCS concept: A techno-economic and life cycle assessment study. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 124, 140-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.03.441

Hydrogen is projected to be a major contributor to the renewable and sustainable energy mix in the near future. Among the different routes of hydrogen production, the Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) approach has gained much interest... Read More about A new hydrogen production route through biomass gasification in a two-stage fixed bed reactor within the BECCS concept: A techno-economic and life cycle assessment study.

A Performance Modeling Study for Zero Fossil CO2 Stack Operation and Solvent Thermal Reclaiming in Post-Combustion Capture Industrial Applications (2025)
Journal Article
Michailos, S., Lucquiaud, M., Benz, A. D., Mullen, D., Elliott, W., & Gibbins, J. (2025). A Performance Modeling Study for Zero Fossil CO2 Stack Operation and Solvent Thermal Reclaiming in Post-Combustion Capture Industrial Applications. Industrial & engineering chemistry research, 64(13), 7100–7114. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.4c04530

Post-combustion capture (PCC) of CO2 is widely recognized as the most mature technology to mitigate CO2 emissions from existing fossil fuel-based power plants and industrial sources, and successful deployment will predominantly rely on the ability of... Read More about A Performance Modeling Study for Zero Fossil CO2 Stack Operation and Solvent Thermal Reclaiming in Post-Combustion Capture Industrial Applications.

A comprehensive process modelling, techno-economic and life cycle assessment of a power to ammonia process (2025)
Journal Article
Cuevas-Castillo, G. A., Michailos, S., Hughes, K., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2025). A comprehensive process modelling, techno-economic and life cycle assessment of a power to ammonia process. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments an international journal, 76, Article 104278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2025.104278

Ammonia is currently produced through H2 derived from fossil sources and hereby alternative low carbon ammonia routes are essential for mitigating emissions. The present study for the first time investigates the feasibility of the whole supply chain... Read More about A comprehensive process modelling, techno-economic and life cycle assessment of a power to ammonia process.

Techno-economic and life cycle assessment of power-to-formic acid production using direct air capture and green hydrogen (2025)
Journal Article
Cuevas-Castillo, G. A., Michailos, S., Hughes, K., Ingham, D., Navarro-Pineda, F., & Pourkashanian, M. (2025). Techno-economic and life cycle assessment of power-to-formic acid production using direct air capture and green hydrogen. Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 26, Article 100929. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2025.100929

The chemical industry is responsible for a significant portion of global carbon emissions. Defossilising the chemical industry is crucial for achieving climate change targets. Carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) has emerged as a promising alternativ... Read More about Techno-economic and life cycle assessment of power-to-formic acid production using direct air capture and green hydrogen.

SMART - Solvent Management At Reduced Throughput – A Prototype Demonstration Plant (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Joel, L., Pokora, M., Ibrahim, A., Lucquiaud, M., Michailos, S., & Gibbins, J. (2024, October). SMART - Solvent Management At Reduced Throughput – A Prototype Demonstration Plant. Presented at 17th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT-17), Calgary, Canada

It is important to verify in advance by pilot testing that amine solvents used for a post-combustion capture application can be maintained in good condition indefinitely and that emissions can be kept at acceptable levels as the solvent ages. UK perm... Read More about SMART - Solvent Management At Reduced Throughput – A Prototype Demonstration Plant.

An Experimental Investigation Of Optimum Conditions For Continuous Two-Stage Reclaiming Of MEA Solvent Inventories From Commercial Plants (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pokora, M., Joel, L., Ibrahim, A., Lucquiaud, M., Michailos, S., & Gibbins, J. (2024, October). An Experimental Investigation Of Optimum Conditions For Continuous Two-Stage Reclaiming Of MEA Solvent Inventories From Commercial Plants. Presented at 17th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT-17), Calgary, Canada

This paper describes a series of tests to investigate the optimum conditions for continuous two-stage reclaiming of used monoethanolamine (MEA) solvent from an operating commercial plant, plus process modelling to assess the impact of fully integrate... Read More about An Experimental Investigation Of Optimum Conditions For Continuous Two-Stage Reclaiming Of MEA Solvent Inventories From Commercial Plants.

A techno-economic and life cycle assessment of a new power and biomass to liquids (PBtL) configuration with negative emissions for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) (2024)
Journal Article
Rojas-Michaga, M. F., Michailos, S., Cardozo, E., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2025). A techno-economic and life cycle assessment of a new power and biomass to liquids (PBtL) configuration with negative emissions for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Energy Conversion and Management: X, 25, Article 100841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2024.100841

A novel configuration of the hybrid Power-and-Biomass to Liquids (PBtL) pathway for producing sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) has been developed and assessed from a techno-economic and environmental perspective. The proposed configuration can achiev... Read More about A techno-economic and life cycle assessment of a new power and biomass to liquids (PBtL) configuration with negative emissions for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Enhancing the performance of an Aerosols-affected Solar Power Tower in Arid Regions: A case study of Wind Turbines Hybridization (2024)
Journal Article
Alfailakawi, M. S., Michailos, S., Ingham, D. B., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2024). Enhancing the performance of an Aerosols-affected Solar Power Tower in Arid Regions: A case study of Wind Turbines Hybridization. Results in engineering, 24, Article 102968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2024.102968

The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of the two most important threats to the solar power towers' (SPT) performance, i.e. aerosols' density and water scarcity, on the SPT feasibility in arid regions. The study is the first attempt to... Read More about Enhancing the performance of an Aerosols-affected Solar Power Tower in Arid Regions: A case study of Wind Turbines Hybridization.

Techno economic and life cycle assessment of olefin production through CO2 hydrogenation within the power-to-X concept (2024)
Journal Article
Cuevas-Castillo, G. A., Michailos, S., Akram, M., Hughes, K., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2024). Techno economic and life cycle assessment of olefin production through CO2 hydrogenation within the power-to-X concept. Journal of cleaner production, 469, Article 143143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143143

The paper deals with exhaustive process modelling, techno-economic and life cycle assessment (TEA/LCA) of olefin (ethylene and propylene) production through captured CO2 and electrolytic hydrogen. Olefins are important building block chemicals with s... Read More about Techno economic and life cycle assessment of olefin production through CO2 hydrogenation within the power-to-X concept.