Activated carbon from co-pyrolysis of particle board and melamine (urea) formaldehyde resin: A techno-economic evaluation

Vanreppelen, Kenny; Kuppens, Tom; Thewys, Theo; Carleer, Robert; Yperman, Jan; Schreurs, Sonja

doi:10.1016/j.cej.2011.06.071

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“…3 and Table 2 no correlation can be found with the incorporated N. This is probably due to a decrease of surface area by blocking of pores [23][24][25]. omic evalua ed on theec he total c red-Equipm on reactor a namely the o ment is finan re divided in n gas, deliv age of the es a guidelin In this mode m a MF fact rt) [13]. Ho enario.…”

Section: Low Concentration Phenol Adsorptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This model is extensively detailed in ref. [13]. An overview of the economical strategy is presented in Fig.…”

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“…In addition, combustion of wood waste containing these aminoplasts resins might cause pollution because it results in the production of toxic gases like ammonia, isocyanic and hydrocyanic acid and nitrous oxides [9][10][11][12][13]. To avoid environmental problems and landfilling costs, and to turn this waste stream into a rather profitable material resource, a sustainable solution is mostly required [13].Based on the properties of the waste sources (e.g.…”

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“…To avoid environmental problems and landfilling costs, and to turn this waste stream into a rather profitable material resource, a sustainable solution is mostly required [13].Based on the properties of the waste sources (e.g. PB and MF) the production of high value nitrogenised activated carbon (AC) is considered as a possible opportunity.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For this purpose a process design and an economical model has been developed in a previous work [13]. After production of AC from different blends of PB and MF a low concentration phenol adsorption test has been carried out.…”

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Activated Carbon by Co-pyrolysis and Steam Activation from Particle Board and Melamine Formaldehyde Resin: Production, Adsorption Properties and Techno Economic Evaluation

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J. sustain. dev. energy water environ. syst.

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Cite as: Vanreppelen, K. et.al., Activated carbon by co-pyrolysis and steam activation from particle board and melamine formaldehyde resin: production, adsorption properties and techno economic evaluation, J. ABSTRACTOne of the top strategic objectives and research areas in Europe is recovering wood from processing and end of life products. However, there are still several 'contaminated' wood products that are not or only partly reused/recycled. Particle board waste which is contaminated with aminoplasts is one of these products. In addition, a considerable amount of aminoplast waste resinis produced for the production of particle board that cannot be re-used or recycled. The chemical properties of these wastes (high nitrogen content of 5.9 wt% and 54.1 wt% for particle board and melamine formaldehyde respectively) make them ideal precursors for the production of nitrogenised activated carbon. The profitability of the produced activated carbon is investigated by calculating the net present value, the minimum selling price and performing a Monte Carlo sensitivity analysis. Encouraging results for a profitable production are obtained even though the current assumptions start from a rather pessimistic scenario.

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Section: Low Concentration Phenol Adsorptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This model is extensively detailed in ref. [13]. An overview of the economical strategy is presented in Fig.…”

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Activated Carbon by Co-pyrolysis and Steam Activation from Particle Board and Melamine Formaldehyde Resin: Production, Adsorption Properties and Techno Economic Evaluation

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Economic pre‐feasibility study for physical conversion of polyethylene terephthalate wastes to activated carbon

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Nejati

Soleimani

2014

Asia-Pacific J Chem Eng

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Beneficial use of waste polymers is an important issue for environmental protection researchers. In this study, a brief summary has been presented for recycling methods of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) wastes. An economic pre‐feasibility study has been performed for the production of activated carbon from PET wastes. The proposed plant was used the physical activation process for the production of 10 000 t of activated carbon per year. The mass and energy balances and equipment designs of the process were performed using Aspen Plus 7.2 software. Asian countries have been selected as the location of this plant. The economic analysis of this plant for 2013 indicated that total capital investment and total production cost of plant were about $13 004 232 and $12 819 125, respectively. Using the economic criteria, the feasibility study of the project was conducted, and it was revealed that for a sale price of $1.7 per kg, minimum values of net present value ($418 486) and internal rate of return (15.33%) and the maximum value for payout period (25.44 years) have been reached. As it was expected, both net present value and internal rate of return increase by increasing sale price, while payout period decreases. This sensitivity analysis indicated that interest rate is the most effective parameter on net present value in each of the sale prices. © 2014 Curtin University of Technology and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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A critical analysis of thermochemical cellulosic biorefinery capital cost estimates

Brown

2015

Biofuels Bioprod Bioref

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This analysis quantifi es the impact of capital cost estimation methodologies and probability distributions on the 20-year net present values (NPV) of six thermochemical cellulosic biofuel pathways. It reviews the methodologies and distributions employed in the open literature, and compares the latter with those reported for existing energy projects. A sensitivity analysis calculates the impact of methodology choice on the NPV of each pathway scenario and an uncertainty analysis calculates the impact of probability distribution choice on the same. The sensitivity analysis fi nds that the choice of pessimistic or optimistic estimation methodology changes NPV by up to $300 million. The uncertainty analysis fi nds that the representation of capital cost by asymmetrical probability distributions increases the standard deviations of the 20-year NPV cumulative distribution functions by up to 35% relative to symmetrical distributions. Finally, recommendations are given to improve capital cost calculations in cellulosic biofuel techno-economic analyses.

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Activated carbon from co-pyrolysis of particle board and melamine (urea) formaldehyde resin: A techno-economic evaluation

Cited by 30 publications

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Activated Carbon by Co-pyrolysis and Steam Activation from Particle Board and Melamine Formaldehyde Resin: Production, Adsorption Properties and Techno Economic Evaluation

Activated Carbon by Co-pyrolysis and Steam Activation from Particle Board and Melamine Formaldehyde Resin: Production, Adsorption Properties and Techno Economic Evaluation

Economic pre‐feasibility study for physical conversion of polyethylene terephthalate wastes to activated carbon

A critical analysis of thermochemical cellulosic biorefinery capital cost estimates

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