An Analysis of the Potential and Cost of the U.S. Refinery Sector Decarbonization

Sun, Pingping; Cappello, Vincenzo; Elgowainy, Amgad; Vyawahare, Pradeep; Ma, Ookie; Podkaminer, Kara; Rustagi, Neha; Koleva, Mariya; Melaina, Marc

doi:10.1021/acs.est.2c07440

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An Analysis of the Potential and Cost of the U.S. Refinery Sector Decarbonization

Published in Environmental Science & Technology • Jan 6, 2023

Authors:

Pingping Sun

Vincenzo Cappello

Amgad Elgowainy

Abstract

In 2019, U.S. petroleum refineries emitted 196 million metric tons (MT) of CO 2, while the well-to-gate and the full life cycle CO 2 emissions were significantly higher, reaching 419 and 2843 million MT of CO 2, respectively. This analysis examines decarbonization opportunities for U.S. refineries a...

Subject

Refinery

Oil refinery

Waste management

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