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Energy, economic and environmental assessment of photocatalytic methane production: A comparative case study between Japan and Malaysia

Photocatalytic methane (CH4) production wherein CO2 is reduced to CH4 by utilizing solar radiation energy is gaining research and industrial focus because of its environmental-friendly notion. It offers twofold advantages: reduction in CO2 emission and production of artificial natural gas (methane)...

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Main Authors: Tanaka, Yudai, Hasanuzzaman, Md.
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Published: KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd. 2022
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TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
TP Chemical technology
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/43812/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloei.2022.04.016
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spelling my.um.eprints.438122024-07-15T00:20:42Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/43812/ Energy, economic and environmental assessment of photocatalytic methane production: A comparative case study between Japan and Malaysia Tanaka, Yudai Hasanuzzaman, Md. TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering TP Chemical technology Photocatalytic methane (CH4) production wherein CO2 is reduced to CH4 by utilizing solar radiation energy is gaining research and industrial focus because of its environmental-friendly notion. It offers twofold advantages: reduction in CO2 emission and production of artificial natural gas (methane) at the same time. In this paper, comparative energy, economic and environmental assessment of such photocatalytic methane production has been carried out between Japan and Malaysian conditions. Assumptions on the photocatalytic methane production plant and estimation of energy production, CO2 emission reduction, and economic indicators are made based on previous research and existing technologies. Energy analysis shows that Malaysia has a higher potential for energy production and CO2 emission reduction than Japan. Economic analysis reveals that the feasible reaction efficiencies of the plant in Japan and Malaysia are 8. The slightly higher conversion efficiency in Malaysia is due to the energy price and CO2 tax. For the implementation of the photocatalytic methane production plant, the high energy price and CO2 tax will work as a driving force. © 2022 Global Energy Interconnection Group Co. Ltd KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd. 2022-04 Article PeerReviewed Tanaka, Yudai and Hasanuzzaman, Md. (2022) Energy, economic and environmental assessment of photocatalytic methane production: A comparative case study between Japan and Malaysia. Global Energy Interconnection, 5 (2). 192 -205. ISSN 2590-0358, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloei.2022.04.016 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloei.2022.04.016>. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloei.2022.04.016 10.1016/j.gloei.2022.04.016
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topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
TP Chemical technology
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
TP Chemical technology
Tanaka, Yudai
Hasanuzzaman, Md.
Energy, economic and environmental assessment of photocatalytic methane production: A comparative case study between Japan and Malaysia
description Photocatalytic methane (CH4) production wherein CO2 is reduced to CH4 by utilizing solar radiation energy is gaining research and industrial focus because of its environmental-friendly notion. It offers twofold advantages: reduction in CO2 emission and production of artificial natural gas (methane) at the same time. In this paper, comparative energy, economic and environmental assessment of such photocatalytic methane production has been carried out between Japan and Malaysian conditions. Assumptions on the photocatalytic methane production plant and estimation of energy production, CO2 emission reduction, and economic indicators are made based on previous research and existing technologies. Energy analysis shows that Malaysia has a higher potential for energy production and CO2 emission reduction than Japan. Economic analysis reveals that the feasible reaction efficiencies of the plant in Japan and Malaysia are 8. The slightly higher conversion efficiency in Malaysia is due to the energy price and CO2 tax. For the implementation of the photocatalytic methane production plant, the high energy price and CO2 tax will work as a driving force. © 2022 Global Energy Interconnection Group Co. Ltd
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author Tanaka, Yudai
Hasanuzzaman, Md.
author_facet Tanaka, Yudai
Hasanuzzaman, Md.
author_sort Tanaka, Yudai
title Energy, economic and environmental assessment of photocatalytic methane production: A comparative case study between Japan and Malaysia
title_short Energy, economic and environmental assessment of photocatalytic methane production: A comparative case study between Japan and Malaysia
title_full Energy, economic and environmental assessment of photocatalytic methane production: A comparative case study between Japan and Malaysia
title_fullStr Energy, economic and environmental assessment of photocatalytic methane production: A comparative case study between Japan and Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Energy, economic and environmental assessment of photocatalytic methane production: A comparative case study between Japan and Malaysia
title_sort energy, economic and environmental assessment of photocatalytic methane production: a comparative case study between japan and malaysia
publisher KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
publishDate 2022
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/43812/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloei.2022.04.016
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