Environmental and economic assessment of switching from heavy fuel oil to natural gas in industrial boilers and furnaces: Case of Cameroon, a low-income country
This paper analyzes the environmental and economic impact of switching fuel in industrial boilers and furnaces. This analysis, performed over 5 years, reveals that the total emissions thus avoided are 85,069 tons of CO2, 17,240 kg of CH4, 4,310 tons of N2O, and 6,630 tons of SOx. The total equivalen...
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| author | Simon Koumi Ngoh Simon Koumi Ngoh Samuel Epessé Missé Samuel Epessé Missé Inoussah Moungnutou Mfetoum Inoussah Moungnutou Mfetoum |
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| description | This paper analyzes the environmental and economic impact of switching fuel in industrial boilers and furnaces. This analysis, performed over 5 years, reveals that the total emissions thus avoided are 85,069 tons of CO2, 17,240 kg of CH4, 4,310 tons of N2O, and 6,630 tons of SOx. The total equivalent CO2 emissions avoided is around 87,802 tons over the decade 2012–2021. Switching results in a significant reduction in greenhouse gases: 17.8% of CO2 emissions, 66.7% of CH4 emissions, and 83.3% of N2O emissions. Analysis conducted at the boiler level shows that CO2 and CO emissions would decrease, respectively, by 2.5% points and 1.05 ppm points when natural gas is used. The same observation is made for SOx and NOx emissions, for which decreases of 188.3 and 236.7 ppm points are recorded. Additionally, the substitution of heavy fuel oil for natural gas enables an increase in thermal efficiency by 3.3% points. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-964ce1d5b7f945019766890476c25d0d2022-12-22T04:39:12ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Energy Research2296-598X2022-11-011010.3389/fenrg.2022.10535761053576Environmental and economic assessment of switching from heavy fuel oil to natural gas in industrial boilers and furnaces: Case of Cameroon, a low-income countrySimon Koumi Ngoh0Simon Koumi Ngoh1Samuel Epessé Missé2Samuel Epessé Missé3Inoussah Moungnutou Mfetoum4Inoussah Moungnutou Mfetoum5Department of Thermal Engineering and Energy, University Institute of Technology, University of Douala, Douala, CameroonTechnology and Applied Sciences Laboratory, Doctoral Training Unit for Applied Sciences, Graduate School for Fundamental and Applied Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, CameroonTechnology and Applied Sciences Laboratory, Doctoral Training Unit for Applied Sciences, Graduate School for Fundamental and Applied Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, CameroonDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University Institute of Technology, University of Douala, Douala, CameroonDepartment of Thermal Engineering and Energy, University Institute of Technology, University of Douala, Douala, CameroonTechnology and Applied Sciences Laboratory, Doctoral Training Unit for Applied Sciences, Graduate School for Fundamental and Applied Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, CameroonThis paper analyzes the environmental and economic impact of switching fuel in industrial boilers and furnaces. This analysis, performed over 5 years, reveals that the total emissions thus avoided are 85,069 tons of CO2, 17,240 kg of CH4, 4,310 tons of N2O, and 6,630 tons of SOx. The total equivalent CO2 emissions avoided is around 87,802 tons over the decade 2012–2021. Switching results in a significant reduction in greenhouse gases: 17.8% of CO2 emissions, 66.7% of CH4 emissions, and 83.3% of N2O emissions. Analysis conducted at the boiler level shows that CO2 and CO emissions would decrease, respectively, by 2.5% points and 1.05 ppm points when natural gas is used. The same observation is made for SOx and NOx emissions, for which decreases of 188.3 and 236.7 ppm points are recorded. Additionally, the substitution of heavy fuel oil for natural gas enables an increase in thermal efficiency by 3.3% points.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2022.1053576/fullfuel switchingnatural gasheavy fuel oilgreenhouse gas emissionsindustrial sector |
| spellingShingle | Simon Koumi Ngoh Simon Koumi Ngoh Samuel Epessé Missé Samuel Epessé Missé Inoussah Moungnutou Mfetoum Inoussah Moungnutou Mfetoum Environmental and economic assessment of switching from heavy fuel oil to natural gas in industrial boilers and furnaces: Case of Cameroon, a low-income country Frontiers in Energy Research fuel switching natural gas heavy fuel oil greenhouse gas emissions industrial sector |
| title | Environmental and economic assessment of switching from heavy fuel oil to natural gas in industrial boilers and furnaces: Case of Cameroon, a low-income country |
| title_full | Environmental and economic assessment of switching from heavy fuel oil to natural gas in industrial boilers and furnaces: Case of Cameroon, a low-income country |
| title_fullStr | Environmental and economic assessment of switching from heavy fuel oil to natural gas in industrial boilers and furnaces: Case of Cameroon, a low-income country |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental and economic assessment of switching from heavy fuel oil to natural gas in industrial boilers and furnaces: Case of Cameroon, a low-income country |
| title_short | Environmental and economic assessment of switching from heavy fuel oil to natural gas in industrial boilers and furnaces: Case of Cameroon, a low-income country |
| title_sort | environmental and economic assessment of switching from heavy fuel oil to natural gas in industrial boilers and furnaces case of cameroon a low income country |
| topic | fuel switching natural gas heavy fuel oil greenhouse gas emissions industrial sector |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2022.1053576/full |
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