A Techno-economic Analysis of Anaerobic Digestion and Gasification Hybrid System: Energy Recovery from Municipal Solid Waste in South Africa

Author(s):  
P. N. Mabalane ◽  
B. O. Oboirien ◽  
E. R. Sadiku ◽  
M. Masukume
2002 ◽  
Vol 45 (12) ◽  
pp. 113-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Komatsu ◽  
T. Kimura ◽  
Y. Kuriyama ◽  
Y. Isshiki ◽  
T. Kawano ◽  
...  

Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste is vigorously promoted in Japan and the necessity of energy recovery from organic waste is increasing. An anaerobic digestion demonstration plant for organic waste in Kyoto City, Japan has been operated for about two years. Three kinds of wastes (garbage and leftovers from hotels, yard waste and used paper) mixed at various ratios are used. The plant has maintained stable operations with each mixture, generating biogas by the decomposition of VS at the rate of about 820 m3N/ton-VS.


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 2067
Author(s):  
Przemysław Seruga

This study investigated the applied methods for the collection and treatment of an organic fraction of municipal solid waste with anaerobic digestion (AD), including the effects of selective waste collection system introduction. As the research area, data from a waste treatment plant, which collects waste from about 260,000 inhabitants, was used as the selected waste management plan. Biowaste stream management was emphasized. Thus, research on energy recovery and the characteristics of digestate (nutrient and heavy metals content) obtained from biowaste AD was performed. The results of the studies and their quantitative data were interpreted. A significant discrepancy between the assumptions and the actual situation was revealed (up to 20% year-on-year regarding biowaste). An underestimation of the amount of waste when planning was noted. AD ensures energy recovery from biowaste, which can cover facility electricity needs and material recovery. The digestate might find agricultural usage and become an ecological product. The content of nitrogen (1.5%dry matter), phosphorus (0.55%dry matter), potassium (1.0%dry matter), and organic carbon (16.0%dry matter) indicate a positive impact on crops. Furthermore, it can improve the economic balance, by replacing costs with sales revenues.


2020 ◽  
Vol 318 ◽  
pp. 124270
Author(s):  
Gabriella Papa ◽  
Tommy Pepè Sciarria ◽  
Arianna Carrara ◽  
Barbara Scaglia ◽  
Giuliana D'Imporzano ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 87 ◽  
pp. 8-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcio Montagnana Vicente Leme ◽  
Mateus Henrique Rocha ◽  
Electo Eduardo Silva Lora ◽  
Osvaldo José Venturini ◽  
Bruno Marciano Lopes ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 238 ◽  
pp. 01007
Author(s):  
Elena Rossi ◽  
Isabella Pecorini ◽  
Renato Iannelli

The hydraulic retention time (HRT) is a key parameter in dry-anaerobic digestion to set during the reactor configuration in order to achieve the optimal biogas production. For this reason, the study compared the results of two experimental tests operating with an HRT of 23 and 14 days. During the tests, the feedstock was organic fraction of municipal solid waste with a solid content of 33% and the digester was a pilot-scale plug-flow reactor operating in thermophilic condition. The highest specific biogas production of 311.91 Nlbiogas kg-1 d-1 was achieved when the HRT was set to 23 days. On the contrary, the highest methane production rate of 1.43 NlCH4 l-1 d-1 was achieved for an HRT of 14 days. In addition, the volatile solids removal (49.15% on average) and the energy content o(4.8 MJ kg-1 on average) were higher for HRT 23 days than for HRT14 days. The results indicated that in dry-anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste, 23 days is a suitable HRT for energy recovery.


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