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COCO22 EMISSION REDUCTION IN THE CEMENT EMISSION REDUCTION IN THE CEMENT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY BY MEANS OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY BY MEANS OF

CARBONIC FERTILISATION OF BIOMASS CROPSCARBONIC FERTILISATION OF BIOMASS CROPS

ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM TARGETEDENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM TARGETEDTotal: 1,975,693,410 t to air/year

Cement industry: 189,014,000 t to air/year

Approximately 60% of CO2emissions are originated in the calcining process and the remaining 40% is related to fuel combustion

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SUMMARY OF PROJECT OBJECTIVESSUMMARY OF PROJECT OBJECTIVESMAIN OBJECTIVEMAIN OBJECTIVE

DEVELOPMENT OF A TECHNOLOGY FOR THE RECOVERY OF CO2 GENERATED IN THE CEMENT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

TECHNOLOGICAL OBJECTIVES

TECHNOLOGICAL OBJECTIVES

ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES

ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES

SOCIOECONOMIC OBJECTIVES

SOCIOECONOMIC OBJECTIVES

ü CO2 emission reduction, in compliance with the Kyoto Protocol.

üPromotion of renewable energy sources (biomass), in compliance with the Biomass Action Plan.

üDecrease in the dependence on fossil fuelsDecrease in NOx and SO2 emissions

üSustainable development

ü Development of the appropriate gas conditioning system.

üDevelopment of the gas introduction system into the greenhouses.

üDetermination of the most suitable biomass crops for carbonic fertilisation.

üFeasibility assessment.

ü Valorisation of CO2.

üCost reduction in relation to the emission allocation plan (biomass EF is zero, according to Directive 2003/87/CE)

üEnabling carbon credit trading.

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Closed carbon cycle

SUMMARY

Exhaust gases conditioning ( high CO2 concentration)

Introduction of conditioned gases into climatic chambers/ greenhouses

Carbonic fertilisation of biomass crops

Biomass