Dr Stavros Michailos' Outputs (49)

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.

Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization (2023)
Journal Article
Jiang, L., Liu, W., Liu, W., Wang, R. Q., Gonzalez-Diaz, A., Rojas-Michaga, M. F., Michailos, S., Pourkashanian, M., Zhang, X. J., & Font-Palma, C. (2023). Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 95, Article 101069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecs.2022.101069

Direct air capture (DAC) is gathering momentum since it has vast potential and high flexibility to collect CO2 from discrete sources as “synthetic tree” when compared with current CO2 capture technologies, e.g., amine based post-combustion capture. I... Read More about Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization.

Multi-Objective Optimal Performance of a Hybrid CPSD-SE/HWT System for Microgrid Power Generation (2022)
Book Chapter
Shboul, B., Al-Arfi, I., Michailos, S., Ingham, D., Udeh, G. T., Ma, L., Hughes, K., & Pourkashanian, M. (2022). Multi-Objective Optimal Performance of a Hybrid CPSD-SE/HWT System for Microgrid Power Generation. In M. A. Mellal (Ed.), Applications of Nature-Inspired Computing in Renewable Energy Systems (166-210). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8561-0.ch009

A new integrated hybrid solar thermal and wind-based microgrid power system is proposed. It consists of a concentrated parabolic solar dish Stirling engine, a wind turbine, and a battery bank. The electrical power curtailment is diminished, and the l... Read More about Multi-Objective Optimal Performance of a Hybrid CPSD-SE/HWT System for Microgrid Power Generation.

Effect of stripper pressure and low lean loadings on the performance of a PCC plant for 99% CO2 capture level (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Michailos, S., & Gibbins, J. (2022, October). Effect of stripper pressure and low lean loadings on the performance of a PCC plant for 99% CO2 capture level. Presented at 16th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT-16), Lyon, France

Process modelling based on an open-access design for an MEA post-combustion capture plant that treats CCGT flue gas, has been used to examine the effect of stripper pressure on the energetic performance at low lean loadings as well as potential impro... Read More about Effect of stripper pressure and low lean loadings on the performance of a PCC plant for 99% CO2 capture level.

A Post-Combustion Capture Deployment Derisking Pilot Plant (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elliott, W., Benz, A., Gibbins, J., Samson, A., Lucquiaud, M., & Michailos, S. (2022, October). A Post-Combustion Capture Deployment Derisking Pilot Plant. Presented at 16th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, GHGT-16, Lyon, France

Pilot tests specifically to derisk full scale deployment of amine post-combustion capture plants are becoming of interest as plans for further commercial projects are being developed in the UK and elsewhere. Experience with problems in full-scale de... Read More about A Post-Combustion Capture Deployment Derisking Pilot Plant.

An open-access FEED study for a post-combustion CO2 capture plant retrofit to a CCGT (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elliott, W., Benz, A., Gibbins, J., & Michailos, S. (2022, October). An open-access FEED study for a post-combustion CO2 capture plant retrofit to a CCGT. Presented at 16th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference 2022 (GHGT-16), Lyon, France

Bechtel National (Reston, VA) have now completed a FEED study for retrofitting a 2x2x1 natural gas-fired combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant with post-combustion carbon capture (PCC) for CO2 storage/utilization. The comprehensive program of... Read More about An open-access FEED study for a post-combustion CO2 capture plant retrofit to a CCGT.

An open-access, detailed description of post-combustion CO2 capture plant (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elliott, W., Benz, A., Gibbins, J., & Michailos, S. (2022, October). An open-access, detailed description of post-combustion CO2 capture plant. Presented at 16th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT-16), Lyon, France

Bechtel National (Reston, VA) have undertaken a FEED study for retrofitting a 2x2x1 natural gas-fired gas turbine combined cycle power plant with post-combustion carbon capture (PCC) for CO2 storage/utilization. The comprehensive programme of work co... Read More about An open-access, detailed description of post-combustion CO2 capture plant.

A performance modelling study of integrating a MEA direct air capture unit with a CCGT absorber (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Michailos, S., Samson, A., Lucquiaud, M., & Gibbins, J. (2022, October). A performance modelling study of integrating a MEA direct air capture unit with a CCGT absorber. Presented at 16th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT-16), Lyon, France

Even in optimistic decarbonisation scenarios, there are most likely to be residual emissions that cannot be captured at source or avoided. Hence, research on CDR technologies, such as DACCS, to identify ways for effective deployment is essential for... Read More about A performance modelling study of integrating a MEA direct air capture unit with a CCGT absorber.

Multi-temporal resolution aerosols impacted techno-economic assessment of concentrated solar power in arid regions: Case study of solar power tower in Kuwait (2022)
Journal Article
Alfailakawi, M. S., Michailos, S., Ingham, D. B., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2022). Multi-temporal resolution aerosols impacted techno-economic assessment of concentrated solar power in arid regions: Case study of solar power tower in Kuwait. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments an international journal, 52, Article 102324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2022.102324

This work evaluates the Solar Power Tower performance in arid regions where elevated aerosols levels and water scarcity threaten solar applications feasibility. The work conducts an aerosols aware modelling and techno-economic assessment by consideri... Read More about Multi-temporal resolution aerosols impacted techno-economic assessment of concentrated solar power in arid regions: Case study of solar power tower in Kuwait.

A Modelling Study of Post-Combustion Capture Plant Process Conditions to Facilitate 95–99% CO<inf>2</inf> Capture Levels From Gas Turbine Flue Gases (2022)
Journal Article
Michailos, S., & Gibbins, J. (2022). A Modelling Study of Post-Combustion Capture Plant Process Conditions to Facilitate 95–99% CO2 Capture Levels From Gas Turbine Flue Gases. Frontiers in Energy Research, 10, Article 866838. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2022.866838

The principal purpose of this study is to examine the changes in process conditions that might be needed to achieve up to 99% capture levels in amine post-combustion capture (PCC) plants for combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) flue gases. This informat... Read More about A Modelling Study of Post-Combustion Capture Plant Process Conditions to Facilitate 95–99% CO<inf>2</inf> Capture Levels From Gas Turbine Flue Gases.

An improved kinetic modelling of woody biomass gasification in a downdraft reactor based on the pyrolysis gas evolution (2022)
Journal Article
Rabea, K., Michailos, S., Akram, M., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2022). An improved kinetic modelling of woody biomass gasification in a downdraft reactor based on the pyrolysis gas evolution. Energy Conversion and Management, 258, Article 115495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.115495

Biomass gasification technology is evolving and more research through modelling alongside the experimental work needs to be performed. In the past, all the attention has been concentrated on the combustion and reduction stages to be the controlling r... Read More about An improved kinetic modelling of woody biomass gasification in a downdraft reactor based on the pyrolysis gas evolution.