Biomass supply chain for power generation in southern part of Thailand

Wongsapai, Wongkot; Achawangkul, Yaowateera; Thepsaskul, Waranya; Daroon, Sopit; Fongsamootr, Thongchai

doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2019.11.066

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“…Large-scale biogas plant economic viability is also assessed in this study. The availability of rubberwood for use in Thai power plants is studied by Wongsapai et al (2020). Based on the findings, it was determined that three provinces located on the Southern border and others within a 200 km radius had an estimated supply capacity of 40.2 MW and 187.62 MW of rubberwood for power generation, respectively.…”

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Matheuristic approach and a mixed-integer linear programming model for biomass supply chain optimization with demand selection

Aal

2024

10.5267/j.ijiec

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It is crucial to identify alternative energy sources owing to the ever-increasing demand for energy and the other environmental problems associated with using fossil fuels. Biomass as a source of bioenergy is considered a promising alternative to fossil fuels. This study aims to optimize the biomass supply chain by developing an integrated model incorporating typical tactical supply chain decisions based on market or demand selection decisions. To this end, a novel mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) model is proposed to maximize the profit of the corresponding biomass supply chain and to commercialize electricity production by selecting electricity demand and making supply chain decisions regarding power plant operations, biomass feedstock purchase and storage, and biomass transport trucks. Owing to the intricacy of the MILP model, a fix-and-optimize-based solution strategy is developed and validated by applying it to several instances of a real-world case study. The results demonstrate that the proposed strategy can significantly reduce computational time while preserving high solution quality. Additionally, it helps improve planning and decision-making as it reveals the effect of essential biomass logistics characteristics on routing outcomes.

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Matheuristic approach and a mixed-integer linear programming model for biomass supply chain optimization with demand selection

Aal

2024

10.5267/j.ijiec

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“…), highly valuable to farmers for natural rubber (NR) cultivation, is extensively grown in Southeast Asia, notably in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia, making these countries the largest NR producers globally (Hytönen et al, 2019). In Thailand, the rubber tree plantations have expanded to cover 22 million rai (Phoumin et al, 2019). Generally, the rubber trees have a lifetime of around 20-30 years (Masae et al, 2013), after which they are cut down and utilized in furniture factories and as biomass.…”

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Use of a rubber wood fly ash-based geopolymer for stabilizing marginal lateritic soil as green subbase materials

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Kuasakul,

Sookmanee

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Clean Techn Environ Policy

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Rubber wood fly ash (RWFA) is one of the main components of biomass ash materials. This research investigates the possibility of using RWFA geopolymer (RWFAG) to stabilize marginal lateritic soil (MLS) as green subbase materials. RWFA was used as a starting material.The studied influence factors included MLS:RWFA ratio, sodium silicate (NS):sodium hydroxide (NH) ratio, soaked and unsoaked conditions, and curing time. The study involved testing the unconfined compressive strength (UCS), indirect tensile strength (ITS), and conducting microstructure. The test results revealed that the optimal liquid content for the MLS-RWFAG specimens ranged between 12-24% for all ingredients. As the RWFA content increased, the maximum dry unit weight of the MLS-RWFAG decreased due to the lower specific gravity of RWFA. The MLS-RWFAG specimen with 30% RWFA content and an NS:NH ratio of 70:30 yielded the maximum UCS and ITS. The SEM-EDS analysis demonstrated the production of C-S-H and N-A-S-H gels, resulting in a dense and homogeneous matrix in the MLS-RWFAG specimens. Considering cost-effectiveness, the optimum ingredients for the MLS-RWFAG specimen were identified at an MLS:RWFA ratio of 70:30 and an NS:NH ratio of 10:90, meeting the 7-day soaked UCS requirement for pavement subbase materials. Moreover, the CO2-eq emissions from MLS-RWFAG specimens were lower compared to those from 3% cement-stabilized MLS samples. These findings strongly support the use of RWFAG as a viable alternative to Portland cement for stabilizing MLS in subbase materials.

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Combustion characteristics of pelletized-biomass fuels: a thermogravimetric analysis and combustion study in a fluidized-bed combustor

Arromdee

Ninduangdee²

2022

Energ. Ecol. Environ.

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Biomass supply chain for power generation in southern part of Thailand

Cited by 11 publications

References 5 publications

Matheuristic approach and a mixed-integer linear programming model for biomass supply chain optimization with demand selection

Matheuristic approach and a mixed-integer linear programming model for biomass supply chain optimization with demand selection

Use of a rubber wood fly ash-based geopolymer for stabilizing marginal lateritic soil as green subbase materials

Combustion characteristics of pelletized-biomass fuels: a thermogravimetric analysis and combustion study in a fluidized-bed combustor

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