Environmental impacts of poultry litter gasification for power generation

Jeswani, H.K. and Whiting, A. and Martin, A. and Azapagic, A. (2019) Environmental impacts of poultry litter gasification for power generation. Energy Procedia, 161. pp. 32-37. ISSN 1876-6102

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Abstract

The poultry industry generates a large quantity of litter, which consists of a mixture of manure, waste bedding and feathers, and can be used for recovery of energy. Recent studies suggest that gasification is a promising technology for an effective conversion of poultry litter to energy. This paper aims to assess the environmental impacts of generating electricity from the gasification of poultry litter in a small-scale integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant. Gasification of poultry litter has been simulated with ASPEN Plus® software and life cycle assessment has been used to determine the carbon footprint and primary energy demand of the system. The following life cycle stages have been considered: collection and storage of poultry litter, its gasification, syngas cleaning, production of electricity and co-production of ash as a fertiliser. The carbon footprint and primary energy demand of generating 1 kWh of energy by poultry litter gasification plant are estimated at 42 g CO2 eq./kWh and 0.14 MJ/kWh, respectively. Compared to electricity from fossil fuels, this system has 91%-96% smaller carbon footprint and 98%-99% lower primary energy demand. The energy payback period is estimated at 1.5 years. © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Energy Procedia
Subjects:
?? carbon footprintintegrated gasificationlife cycle assessmentpoultry litterprimary energy demandcomputer softwareelectric power generationemission controlenergy conservationenergy managementfertilizersfossil fuelsgasificationinvestmentssustainable developm ??
ID Code:
133345
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Deposited On:
03 May 2019 10:40
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Yes
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Published
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