Experimental and economic study of a gasification plant fuelled with olive industry wastes

Vera, David; Jurado, Francisco; Margaritis, Nikolaos; Grammelis, Panagiotis

doi:10.1016/j.esd.2014.09.011

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“…The electric efficiency of the whole plant is equal to 26.6%, while the biomass conversion efficiency (ratio of electricity and thermal energy cogenerated vs input energy) is respectively 82.1% and 70.6% if assuming biomass at 17% and 50% wb moisture content respectively. The energy conversion efficiency is in accordance with similar researches [62,63]. In particular Damartzis et al, who modeled an integrated CHP system consisting of a biomass gasification unit coupled with an internal combustion engine (ICE) via Aspen Plus, obtained a thermal efficiency 33.5% [64], while in [65] an electric efficiency of 15% with olive pits and 23% with pine wood was reached.…”

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Modeling and Experimental Study of a Small Scale Olive Pomace Gasifier for Cogeneration: Energy and Profitability Analysis

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A thermodynamic model of a combined heat and power (CHP) plant, fed by syngas produced by dry olive pomace gasification is here presented. An experimental study is carried out to inform the proposed model. The plant is designed to produce electric power (200 kW el ) and hot-water by using a cogenerative micro gas turbine (micro GT). Before being released, exhausts are used to dry the biomass from 50% to 17% wb. The ChemCad software is used to model the gasification process, and input data to inform the model are taken from experimental tests. The micro GT and cogeneration sections are modeled assuming data from existing commercial plants. The paper analyzes the whole conversion process from wet biomass to heat and power production, reporting energy balances and costs analysis. The investment profitability is assessed in light of the Italian regulations, which include feed-in-tariffs for biomass based electricity generation.

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Modeling and Experimental Study of a Small Scale Olive Pomace Gasifier for Cogeneration: Energy and Profitability Analysis

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“…In Tunisia's case potential biomass resources are principally agriculture wastes and agro-industrial byproducts. Indeed, Mediterranean countries are the major producers (more than 98% of produced oil all over the world) [8][9][10], and they are also the major consumers (77% of all produced oil) of olive oil. Indeed, all sorts of olive wastes are produced in huge quantities in Tunisia.…”

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Performance of a household boiler fed with agropellets blended from olive mill solid waste and pine sawdust

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Kraiem

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“…The electricity obtained from the by‐products of a 10hectare olive grove is sufficient to meet all of the energy requirements of the mill with a surplus that can be sold to the grid . Other authors, who agree with Zabaniotou et al ., conclude that a gasification plant that uses olive industry waste (pruning biomass and olive stones) can produce both electrical and thermal power with a reasonable profitability index and relatively small payback period (<6 years) . The co‐combustion behavior of OTPB, together with 2POP or 3POP, was also studied .…”

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Olive‐derived biomass as a source of energy and chemicals

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Romero‐García

Romero

et al. 2017

Biofuels Bioprod Bioref

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Olive trees are cultivated in more than 40 countries worldwide over more than 10 million hectares. In addition to olive oil, a large amount of biomass is produced annually. All this biomass must be adequately handled and disposed of. Conventional disposal methods include direct burning or spreading in fields, but this has economical costs and environmental concerns, as well as wasting a source of energy and chemicals. This review summarizes the most recent proposals for the use of biomass derived from olive tree cultivation and olive oil production processes. Biomass produced from pruning, leaves, olive stones and pomace, extracted olive pomace, and olive waste water are considered, and the main options for processing are reviewed according to recent advances in the literature. The biorefinery concept applied to olive‐derived biomass is also presented and representative works are discussed. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

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Experimental and economic study of a gasification plant fuelled with olive industry wastes

Cited by 72 publications

References 28 publications

Modeling and Experimental Study of a Small Scale Olive Pomace Gasifier for Cogeneration: Energy and Profitability Analysis

Modeling and Experimental Study of a Small Scale Olive Pomace Gasifier for Cogeneration: Energy and Profitability Analysis

Performance of a household boiler fed with agropellets blended from olive mill solid waste and pine sawdust

Olive‐derived biomass as a source of energy and chemicals

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