Acronyms
CCU	carbon capture and utilization
CR	conventional reactor
CFMF	CO2 feed mass flowrate
FT	Fischer–Tropsch
H-SOD	hydroxy sodalite
LHTF	liquid hydrocarbon transportation fuels
MOGD	Mobil olefins to gasoline and distillate
MR	membrane reactor
MTG	methanol to gasoline
Nm	membrane tube numbers
ORV	overall reactor volume
RWGS	reverse water gas shift
tCO2	tonne (metric ton) of CO2
TRL	technology readiness level
Variables/Parameters
Ex	exergy production/consumption rate per CO2 feed mass flowrate (kWh/tCO2)
$\mathrm{H}$	enthalpy rate per CO2 feed mass flowrate (kWh/tCO2)
$\mathrm{k}$	reaction rate’s parameters
${\mathrm{K}}_{\mathrm{eq}1}$	equilibrium constants for methanol reaction, Equation (7) (1/kPa2)
${\mathrm{K}}_{\mathrm{eq}2}$	equilibrium constants for reverse water gas shift reaction, Equation (8)
$\mathrm{ORV}$	overall reactor volume (m3)
p	partial pressure (kPa)
$\mathrm{r}$	reaction rate (kmol/m3 h)
$\mathrm{R}$	universal gas constant (kJ/kmol K)
$\mathrm{T}$	temperature (K)
${\mathrm{T}}_{\mathrm{ambient}}$	ambient temperature, 298.15 (K)
${\mathrm{T}}_{\mathrm{reactor}}$	isothermal reactor temperature (K)
$\mathrm{W}$	compressor power per CO2 feed mass flowrate (kWh/tCO2)
${\mathsf{\rho }}_{\mathrm{cat}}$	catalyst’s density (kg/m3)
$\mathsf{\psi }$	fixed bed porosity
$\Delta {\mathrm{H}}_{\mathrm{reactor}}$	heat generation rate per CO2 feed mass flowrate for isothermal reactors (kWh/tCO2)