Mohammad Abu Zahra

Outlook for a Power Generation Fuel Transition in the MENA Region

AbstractDemand for electrical power across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is growing rapidly because of rising population, growing urbanization, and economic growth driven by industrialization. The objective of this paper is to analyze the market requirements and trends for the different types of fuels and power generation technologies that can be utilized in the coming years to meet the growing demand for power generation for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Iran, Iraq, and Egypt (referred to in this report as GCC+ countries). The GCC+ countries have historically relied on fossil fuels for power generation, but these fuels are becoming increasing costly for power generation as a result of import costs for fuel importing countries and opportunity costs for fuel exporting countries. The hydrocarbon fuels considered in this study are both conventional and nonconventional, including sweet gas, sour gas, tight gas, shale gas, crude oil, heavy fuel oil, and diesel oil. We assess...

Amine-Blends Screening and Characterization for CO2 Post-combustion Capture

Amines have been identified as one of the most promising agents to capture CO2 released from industrial and energy sources to the atmosphere. The primary aim of this chapter is to present experimental results showing the two major factors considered in the selection of suitable amine solvents for carbon capture in post-combustion technology. Ten amines were selected from varying classes and structure types, and were investigated on the basis of CO2 loading and heat of absorption. These solvents were selected based on the preliminary experimental results and the effect of blending the best reacting solvents was further investigated. Details of the experimental procedure and results are discussed as well as the relevant conclusions.