Systematic Analysis of Methanol Synthesis Processes to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Combined Cycle Power Plants
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https://doi.org/10.15665/rp.v24i1.3700Keywords:
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, carbon-dioxide capture, fuel, SyngasAbstract
Due to the increase in the overall energy demand, the methanol synthesis processes, Carbon Capture and Carbon Storage technologies applied in Combined Cycle Power Plants have presented a notable improvement in the application of chemical processes and carbon neutral energy sources to produce efficient synthetic fuels capable to reduce the CO2 emissions in systems of power generation. Therefore, this bibliometric analysis offers a comprehensive exploration of the leading technologies capable of produce the synthetic fuels needed to improve the environmental conditions of and mitigate the effects of climate change. A research equation defines the metadata from 3212 publications between 2012 to 2023 using Web of Science data base. Then, A qualitative study is presented with VOSViewer and Bibliometrix software to determine the most relevant keywords of CC and CS methods and their application in the production of synthetic fuels and schemes of thermal power plants. Then, a specific analysis of the metadata from the last five years is presented with 2329 published articles, 221 sources and 8604 authors to offer a better insight of the research trends, the most relevant sources, principal authors, and collaborations between the main affiliations in the study of syngas production technologies.
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