Techno-economic analysis of bio-methane production from agriculture and food industry waste

Gabriel D. Oreggioni; Mauro Luberti; Matthew Reilly; Marie E. Kirby; Trisha Toop; Michael Theodorou; Savvas A. Tassou

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.252

Techno-economic analysis of bio-methane production from agriculture and food industry waste

Gabriel D. Oreggioni^*, Mauro Luberti, Matthew Reilly, Marie E. Kirby, Trisha Toop, Michael Theodorou, Savvas A. Tassou

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Abstract

Bio-methane production via anaerobic digestion is a promising technology for the decarbonization of the energy system. Bio-gas obtained from anaerobic digestion of farm and food industry waste is largely composed of 60% CH₄ and 40% CO₂. For injection of bio-methane into the gas distribution network it is necessary to remove CO₂ from the biogas so that a richer CH₄ stream is injected to satisfy gas network requirements. Chemical separation processes using solvents that react with CO₂ or physically processes using adsorbents or membranes in which CO₂ is retained are currently under investigation to reduce associated energy consumption whilst maximizing CO₂ removal. In the case of sorbent based processes, research is mainly focused on the optimal design of pressure swing adsorption (PSA) cycles. In this work, a comparative techno-economic study of bio-gas upgrading for bio-methane production using solvent based processes and pressure swing adsorption cycles is presented. The results show that, pressure swing adsorption cycles exhibit 37% lower capital costs and 10% lower average life-time costs compared to solvent based technologies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	81-88
Number of pages	8
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	123
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.252
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 19 Sept 2017
Event	1st International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Resource Use in Food Chains, ICSEF 2017 - Berkshire, United Kingdom Duration: 19 Apr 2017 → 20 Apr 2017

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anaerobic digestion
bio-gas
pressure swing adsorption
solvent based units

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