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Enhancing waste to hydrogen production through biomass feedstock blending: A techno-economic-environmental evaluation
Applied Energy ( IF 10.1 ) Pub Date : 2020-04-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114885
Ahmed AlNouss , Gordon McKay , Tareq Al-Ansari

Concerns related to global warming and the depletion of fossil fuels have propelled the global community to explore alternative renewable energy sources. Biomass is a nonconventional and renewable energy resource that can potentially be utilised for the production of sustainable heat and power. The thermal gasification process is an effective biomass conversion and utilisation method producing syngas as the product gas. This study details a biomass gasification process and subsequent optimisation, considering multiple parameters, including the type of feedstock and gasifying agent (gasifier) to maximise hydrogen production. Aspen Plus software is used to develop three agent-based biomass gasification models considering the characteristics of certain materials from Qatar built environment. The ultimate goal of the study is to optimise the gasification processes to yield different biomass blending options satisfying the maximisation of hydrogen generation through different scenarios. The capabilities of the built-in activated analysis package using Aspen Energy Analyser and Aspen Process Economic Analyser are utilised to evaluate the environmental and economic perspectives. The results demonstrate the excellence of steam-only biomass gasification in providing profitable and cleaner products. The yield of hydrogen production from blending of biomass feedstock achieved a high fraction of 5.23% with the steam-only gasification, while the yield increased from 1.63% to 5.22% for the oxygen/steam gasification when maximising the hydrogen fraction. Moreover, the selective limiting of biomass capacity enhances the quality of syngas through enriching the hydrogen production and lowers the need for subsequent adjustment and the manipulation of gasifying agent quantity and operating energy.



中文翻译:

通过生物质原料混合提高废物产生氢的能力:技术,经济,环境评估

与全球变暖和化石燃料枯竭有关的担忧已促使国际社会探索替代性可再生能源。生物质是一种非常规的可再生能源,可以潜在地用于生产可持续的热能和电力。热气化过程是产生合成气作为产物气的有效的生物质转化和利用方法。这项研究详细考虑了多个参数,包括原料类型和气化剂(气化器)以最大程度地产生氢气,详细介绍了生物质气化过程和随后的优化。考虑到卡塔尔建筑环境中某些材料的特性,Aspen Plus软件用于开发三种基于代理的生物质气化模型。该研究的最终目标是优化气化过程,以产生不同的生物质混合方案,从而满足不同情况下产生氢的最大化。使用Aspen Energy Analyzer和Aspen Process Economic Analyzer的内置激活分析程序包的功能可用于评估环境和经济观点。结果表明,纯蒸汽生物质气化技术在提供有利可图的清洁产品方面表现出色。仅蒸汽化时,生物质原料混合制氢的产率高达5.23%,而当氧/蒸汽气化最大化时,氧/蒸汽气化的产率从1.63%增加到5.22%。此外,

更新日期:2020-04-01
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