Samenvatting
Climate change poses a major threat to the environment and is one of the biggest issues currently faced by the world. Researchers and scientists around the globe are working unitedly to address this problem. Fossil fuel usage has led to a huge increase in the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG). These gases trap heat in the atmosphere leading to an increase in the temperature of the planet. Currently, the temperature of the Earth has increased by 1℃ in the last 100 years and a further increase of just 0.5℃ will lead to sea level rise, extreme weather, biodiversity loss and species extinction, as well as food scarcity, worsening health, and poverty for millions of people worldwide. A primary contributor to GHG is carbon dioxide emissions. It accounts for approximately 76% of total GHG.
Food Industry plays a key role in efforts to mitigate the carbon dioxide emissions. The climate change from the carbon dioxide emissions from the food sector follow a vicious cycle where in return the climate change again affects the food industry. Climate change may impact the availability, quality and price of agricultural commodities and their products, and operations.
Bunge Loders Croklaan is acting against the carbon dioxide emissions in the environment by pledging to environmental goals and setting targets to reduce the emissions. To achieve these targets for carbon dioxide emission reduction and in line with the sustainability goals, there is a need to develop more ideas and get practical solutions.
The main goal of the project is to develop three business cases to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions and improve the energy efficiency of the BLC industry:
1. Heat Pump Implementation
The scope of the project is to identify the opportunities for implementation of heat pumps and perform a sensitivity analysis for the roll out of the heat pumps in the industry.
2. Membrane Adsorption Technology
The scope of the project is to perform a concept phase study on scaling up the application of membrane-adsorption technology to pilot scale with data available from lab scale results. Membranes are used to capture fouling components and consequently minimize the fouling the leading to energy savings.
3. Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilization
The scope of the project is to identify carbon dioxide capture techniques and utilization routes and formulate a business case
Food Industry plays a key role in efforts to mitigate the carbon dioxide emissions. The climate change from the carbon dioxide emissions from the food sector follow a vicious cycle where in return the climate change again affects the food industry. Climate change may impact the availability, quality and price of agricultural commodities and their products, and operations.
Bunge Loders Croklaan is acting against the carbon dioxide emissions in the environment by pledging to environmental goals and setting targets to reduce the emissions. To achieve these targets for carbon dioxide emission reduction and in line with the sustainability goals, there is a need to develop more ideas and get practical solutions.
The main goal of the project is to develop three business cases to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions and improve the energy efficiency of the BLC industry:
1. Heat Pump Implementation
The scope of the project is to identify the opportunities for implementation of heat pumps and perform a sensitivity analysis for the roll out of the heat pumps in the industry.
2. Membrane Adsorption Technology
The scope of the project is to perform a concept phase study on scaling up the application of membrane-adsorption technology to pilot scale with data available from lab scale results. Membranes are used to capture fouling components and consequently minimize the fouling the leading to energy savings.
3. Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilization
The scope of the project is to identify carbon dioxide capture techniques and utilization routes and formulate a business case
Originele taal-2 | Engels |
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Plaats van publicatie | Eindhoven |
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Status | Gepubliceerd - 30 nov. 2022 |