Ioannis Vaskalis
Towards circular economy solutions for the management of rice processing residues to bioenergy via gasification
Vaskalis, Ioannis; Skoulou, Vicky; Stavropoulos, George; Zabaniotou, Anastasia
Authors
Dr Vicky Skoulou V.Skoulou@hull.ac.uk
Graduate Research Director (GRD) of School of Engineering ; Senior Lecturer (Assoc. Prof.) in Chemical Engineering-Bioenergy ; PI of the B3: Biomass Waste- BioenergH2- Biochars Challenge Group of PGRs and PDRAs
George Stavropoulos
Anastasia Zabaniotou
Contributors
Dr Vicky Skoulou V.Skoulou@hull.ac.uk
Project Leader
Abstract
An economic assessment of two circular economy scenarios of fluidized bed gasification-based systems for combined heat and power (CHP) generation, fueled with rice processing wastes, was conducted. In the first scenario, the gasification plant with a capacity of 42,700 t/y of rice husks provides a waste management solution for 5 small rice processing companies, located at the same are, while in the second scenario the gasification unit of 18,300 t/y capacity provides a waste management solution to only one rice processing plant, being a custom-made solution. The first scenario is the most economically viable, with an annual revenue of 168 €/(t*y), very good payout time (POT=1.05) and return in investment (ROI=0.72). The economic assessment was based on experiments performed at a laboratory-scale gasification rig, while the economic analysis was based on the SMARt-CHP technology, developed at Aristotle University, Greece. The experimental proof of concept of rice husks waste gasification was studied at a temperature range 700-900oC, under an under-stoichiometric ratio of O2/N¬¬2 (10/90 v/v), as gasification agent. Producer gas’s LHV maximized at 800oC (10.9 MJ/Nm3), while the char’s BET surface reached a max of 146 m2/g at 900oC. Recommendations were also provided for a potential pretreatment of rice husks in order to minimize de-fluidization problems of the gasification system.
Citation
Vaskalis, I., Skoulou, V., Stavropoulos, G., & Zabaniotou, A. (2019). Towards circular economy solutions for the management of rice processing residues to bioenergy via gasification. Sustainability, 11(22), Article 6433. https://doi.org/10.3390/su1122643
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 12, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 15, 2019 |
Publication Date | 2019-11 |
Deposit Date | Nov 16, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 18, 2019 |
Journal | Sustainability |
Electronic ISSN | 2071-1050 |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 11 |
Issue | 22 |
Article Number | 6433 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/su1122643 |
Keywords | Circular economy; Rice husks; Waste management; CHP; Gasification; Economic assessment; Ash pretreatment |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/2640073 |
Publisher URL | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/22/6433 |
Contract Date | Nov 16, 2019 |
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