Poultry litter utilization for waste-to-wealth: Valorization process simulation and comparative analysis based on thermodynamic and techno-economic assessment

Kebo Ma; Tao Shi; Yusha Hu; Sheng Yang; Weifeng Shen; Chang He; Yue Liu; Zhiqiang Liu; Jingzheng Ren

doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2022.116135

Poultry litter utilization for waste-to-wealth: Valorization process simulation and comparative analysis based on thermodynamic and techno-economic assessment

Kebo Ma, Tao Shi, Yusha Hu, Sheng Yang, Weifeng Shen, Chang He, Yue Liu, Zhiqiang Liu, Jingzheng Ren

Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review

6 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The utilization of poultry litter for converting poultry litter into energy or value-added products has great potential for energy saving and environmental protection. In this study, four integrated processes for treating poultry litter and obtaining high-value-added products have been studied: supercritical water gasification for hydrogen and electricity (SCWG-HE), supercritical water gasification for electricity (SCWG-E), steam gasification for electricity (SG-E) and steam gasification for hydrogen (SG-H). Thermodynamic and tech-economic assessments have been adopted to analyze the treatment alternatives comprehensively. The following findings have been obtained: (1) The energy/exergy efficiency of process has a positive correlation with the heat value of syngas; (2) The highest energy/exergy efficiency (57 % / 72 %) is accompanied by the highest H₂ yield (50.87 mol∙kg⁻¹) under the operation conditions; (3) For each integrated process, the most exergy loss link occurs at the gasification unit and Rankine cycle; (4) CO₂ separators in integrated processes contribute little to energy-saving, accompanied with high investment (more than 27.5 % in SCWG-E, even until 74.2 % in SG-E). In conclusion, the findings of the study revealed the potential of multi-energy utilization for poultry litter in a farm and suggested that SG-H might be a better alternative with the highest efficiency and lowest equipment cost.

Original language	English
Article number	116135
Number of pages	15
Journal	Energy Conversion and Management
Volume	269
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.116135
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2022

Keywords

Gasification
Sustainability
Techno-economic analysis
Waste management
Waste-to-energy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Fuel Technology
Energy Engineering and Power Technology

More information

10.1016/j.enconman.2022.116135

Cite this

@article{d5f063887d0e4a8995416d89672e0d21,

title = "Poultry litter utilization for waste-to-wealth: Valorization process simulation and comparative analysis based on thermodynamic and techno-economic assessment",

abstract = "The utilization of poultry litter for converting poultry litter into energy or value-added products has great potential for energy saving and environmental protection. In this study, four integrated processes for treating poultry litter and obtaining high-value-added products have been studied: supercritical water gasification for hydrogen and electricity (SCWG-HE), supercritical water gasification for electricity (SCWG-E), steam gasification for electricity (SG-E) and steam gasification for hydrogen (SG-H). Thermodynamic and tech-economic assessments have been adopted to analyze the treatment alternatives comprehensively. The following findings have been obtained: (1) The energy/exergy efficiency of process has a positive correlation with the heat value of syngas; (2) The highest energy/exergy efficiency (57 % / 72 %) is accompanied by the highest H2 yield (50.87 mol∙kg−1) under the operation conditions; (3) For each integrated process, the most exergy loss link occurs at the gasification unit and Rankine cycle; (4) CO2 separators in integrated processes contribute little to energy-saving, accompanied with high investment (more than 27.5 % in SCWG-E, even until 74.2 % in SG-E). In conclusion, the findings of the study revealed the potential of multi-energy utilization for poultry litter in a farm and suggested that SG-H might be a better alternative with the highest efficiency and lowest equipment cost.",

keywords = "Gasification, Sustainability, Techno-economic analysis, Waste management, Waste-to-energy",

author = "Kebo Ma and Tao Shi and Yusha Hu and Sheng Yang and Weifeng Shen and Chang He and Yue Liu and Zhiqiang Liu and Jingzheng Ren",

note = "Funding Information: The work described in this paper was fully supported by a grant from Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China-General Research Fund (Project ID: P0037749, Funding Body Ref. No: 15303921, Project No. Q88R) and a grant from Research Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (RIAM), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) (Project No. 1-CD4J, Project ID: P0041367). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 Elsevier Ltd",

year = "2022",

month = oct,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1016/j.enconman.2022.116135",

language = "English",

volume = "269",

journal = "Energy Conversion and Management",

issn = "0196-8904",

publisher = "Elsevier Ltd",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Poultry litter utilization for waste-to-wealth: Valorization process simulation and comparative analysis based on thermodynamic and techno-economic assessment

AU - Ma, Kebo

AU - Shi, Tao

AU - Hu, Yusha

AU - Yang, Sheng

AU - Shen, Weifeng

AU - He, Chang

AU - Liu, Yue

AU - Liu, Zhiqiang

AU - Ren, Jingzheng

N1 - Funding Information: The work described in this paper was fully supported by a grant from Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China-General Research Fund (Project ID: P0037749, Funding Body Ref. No: 15303921, Project No. Q88R) and a grant from Research Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (RIAM), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) (Project No. 1-CD4J, Project ID: P0041367). Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Elsevier Ltd

PY - 2022/10/1

Y1 - 2022/10/1

N2 - The utilization of poultry litter for converting poultry litter into energy or value-added products has great potential for energy saving and environmental protection. In this study, four integrated processes for treating poultry litter and obtaining high-value-added products have been studied: supercritical water gasification for hydrogen and electricity (SCWG-HE), supercritical water gasification for electricity (SCWG-E), steam gasification for electricity (SG-E) and steam gasification for hydrogen (SG-H). Thermodynamic and tech-economic assessments have been adopted to analyze the treatment alternatives comprehensively. The following findings have been obtained: (1) The energy/exergy efficiency of process has a positive correlation with the heat value of syngas; (2) The highest energy/exergy efficiency (57 % / 72 %) is accompanied by the highest H2 yield (50.87 mol∙kg−1) under the operation conditions; (3) For each integrated process, the most exergy loss link occurs at the gasification unit and Rankine cycle; (4) CO2 separators in integrated processes contribute little to energy-saving, accompanied with high investment (more than 27.5 % in SCWG-E, even until 74.2 % in SG-E). In conclusion, the findings of the study revealed the potential of multi-energy utilization for poultry litter in a farm and suggested that SG-H might be a better alternative with the highest efficiency and lowest equipment cost.

AB - The utilization of poultry litter for converting poultry litter into energy or value-added products has great potential for energy saving and environmental protection. In this study, four integrated processes for treating poultry litter and obtaining high-value-added products have been studied: supercritical water gasification for hydrogen and electricity (SCWG-HE), supercritical water gasification for electricity (SCWG-E), steam gasification for electricity (SG-E) and steam gasification for hydrogen (SG-H). Thermodynamic and tech-economic assessments have been adopted to analyze the treatment alternatives comprehensively. The following findings have been obtained: (1) The energy/exergy efficiency of process has a positive correlation with the heat value of syngas; (2) The highest energy/exergy efficiency (57 % / 72 %) is accompanied by the highest H2 yield (50.87 mol∙kg−1) under the operation conditions; (3) For each integrated process, the most exergy loss link occurs at the gasification unit and Rankine cycle; (4) CO2 separators in integrated processes contribute little to energy-saving, accompanied with high investment (more than 27.5 % in SCWG-E, even until 74.2 % in SG-E). In conclusion, the findings of the study revealed the potential of multi-energy utilization for poultry litter in a farm and suggested that SG-H might be a better alternative with the highest efficiency and lowest equipment cost.

KW - Gasification

KW - Sustainability

KW - Techno-economic analysis

KW - Waste management

KW - Waste-to-energy

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85137058087&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.enconman.2022.116135

DO - 10.1016/j.enconman.2022.116135

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:85137058087

SN - 0196-8904

VL - 269

JO - Energy Conversion and Management

JF - Energy Conversion and Management

M1 - 116135

ER -

Poultry litter utilization for waste-to-wealth: Valorization process simulation and comparative analysis based on thermodynamic and techno-economic assessment

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

More information

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this