Model to investigate energy and greenhouse gas implications of refining petroleum
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2012
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A petroleum refinery model, PRELIM (Petroleum Refinery Life-cycle Inventory Model-PRELIM) which quantifies energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with the. detail and transparency sufficient to inform policy analysis is developed. PRELIM improves on prior models by representing a more comprehensive range of crude oil quality and refinery configuration, using publicly available information, and supported by confidential refinery operating data and experts input. The potential use of PRELIM is demonstrated through a scenario analysis to explore the implications of processing crudes of different qualities, with a focus on oil sands products, in different refinery configurations. The variability in GHG emissions estimates (comprising direct and indirect emissions) resulting from all cases considered in the model application shows differences of up to 14 g CO2eq/MJ of crude, or on a product basis up to 9 g CO2eq/MJ of gasoline and 16 CO2eq/MJ of diesel. The demonstration provides guidance about areas for further analysis in both mitigation of GHG and policy.
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Bibliography: p. 150-156
Some pages are in colour.
Some pages are in colour.
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Abella, J. P. (2012). Model to investigate energy and greenhouse gas implications of refining petroleum (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4687