Small scale biomass gasification plants for electricity generation in India: Resources, installation, technical aspects, sustainability criteria &amp; policy

Bisht, Arvind Singh; Thakur, Nagesh

doi:10.1016/j.ref.2018.12.004

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“…Furthermore, some recent studies from China have discussed the effect of economic development on carbon emissions and the environment (Umar et al 2020;Li, Lui, Gibson and Zhu, 2012;Cheng and Li, 2019;Lei and Shimokawa, 2020). A wide range of research has looked at the implementation of sustainability targets in the BRICS countries separately: Brazil (Da Silva, Selig, and Bellen, 2014), Russia (Su, Wang, Streimikiene, Balezentis and Zhang, 2019;Kılkış, 2016), India (Bisht and Thakur, 2019;Patel, Sharma and Singh, 2020;Spillias, and Shimokawa, 2020;Umar, Ji, Kirikkaleli and Xu, 2020), and South Africa (Moldan, Janoušková, and Hák, 2012;Geijzendorffer et al 2017;Dos Santos, Svensson and Padin, 2013). On the basis of the above arguments from both the theoretical and the empirical literature, the following hypothesis is posited:…”

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Do firm-level sustainability targets drive environmental innovation? Insights from BRICS Economies

Ullah

Nasim

2021

Journal of Environmental Management

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Do firm-level sustainability targets drive environmental innovation? Insights from BRICS Economies

Ullah

Nasim

2021

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…Therefore, biomass in the form of agricultural residues is abundant and can potentially be used for the production of electricity and heat for local villages and industries. Given that the plant installed capacity depends on biomass availability and on costs associated with plant construction and operation, Eng 2020, 1 5 biomass collection, storage and transport, the biomass gasification the CHP plant is proposed to have an electricity output of 1 MW el , in order to provide local self-sufficiency at a reasonable cost [35,36].…”

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Integrating LCA with Process Modeling for the Energetic and Environmental Assessment of a CHP Biomass Gasification Plant: A Case Study in Thessaly, Greece

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Katsourinis

Giannopoulos

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The energetic and environmental performance of a cogeneration biomass gasification plant, situated in Thessaly, Greece is evaluated via a methodology combining process simulation and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Initially, the gasification process of the most common agricultural residues found in the Thessaly region is simulated to establish the effect of technical parameters such as gasification temperature, equivalence ratio and raw biomass moisture content. It is shown that a maximum gasification efficiency of approximately 70% can be reached for all feedstock types. Lower efficiency values are associated with increased raw biomass moisture content. Next, the gasifier model is up-scaled, achieving the operation of a 1 MWel and 2.25 MWth cogeneration plant. The Life Cycle Assessment of the operation of the cogeneration unit is conducted using as input the performance data from the process simulation. Global Warming Potential and the Cumulative Demand of Non-Renewable Fossil Energy results suggest that the component which had the major share in both impact categories is the self-consumption of electricity of the plant. Finally, the key conclusion of the present study is the quantification of carbon dioxide mitigation and non-renewable energy savings by comparing the biomass cogeneration unit operation with conventional reference cases.

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“…These above ground shoot/stem portions or biomass are not consumed by herbivores as it becomes dry or non palatable at the time of harvesting. According to an estimate, approximately 887.3 metric tons of dry waste biomass is generated in India per year after harvesting of potato tubers (Bisht and Thakur 2019). These huge volumes of waste biomass are either thrown away to the dumping ground, sometimes brunt, or even left in the eld for decomposition.…”

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Vermicomposting of harvested waste biomass of potato crop employing Eisenia fetida: changes in nutrient profile and assessment of the maturity of the end products

Das

Deka

2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Vermicomposting potential of waste biomass of potato crop that are generated at the time of harvesting was studied employing Eisenia fetida. The experiment was carried out in pots taking two treatments; in one only potato plant biomass (PPB) was taken as raw materials whereas in the other a mixture of PPB with cow dung was engaged in the proportion of 5:1. The vermicomposted materials showed a reduction in C/N ratio, humi cation index, enhancement in nutrients pro les, ash contents, nitrogen-xing, phosphate and potassium solubilizing bacterial population. The macronutrient enhancement in the vermicompost samples was recorded 3.8-4.4 fold for total N, 5-5.6 fold in available P, 1.6 fold in total K, 5.2-6.2 fold in total Ca and 1.6 fold in total Mg contents. The reduction in C/N was found in the rage of 92.5-94.4% in the vermicompost samples. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) images showed higher disintegration in the vermicompost products when compared with initial raw material and compost samples. Addition of cow dung signi cantly enhanced the quality and quantity of vermicompost nal products besides positively affecting the earthworm population and biomass by the end of 60 days of experimental trials.

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Small scale biomass gasification plants for electricity generation in India: Resources, installation, technical aspects, sustainability criteria & policy

Cited by 56 publications

References 50 publications

Do firm-level sustainability targets drive environmental innovation? Insights from BRICS Economies

Do firm-level sustainability targets drive environmental innovation? Insights from BRICS Economies

Integrating LCA with Process Modeling for the Energetic and Environmental Assessment of a CHP Biomass Gasification Plant: A Case Study in Thessaly, Greece

Vermicomposting of harvested waste biomass of potato crop employing Eisenia fetida: changes in nutrient profile and assessment of the maturity of the end products

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