Valorization of banana residues via gasification coupled with electricity generation
Autor: | Jorge A. Velásquez, Sandra Cardona, Wilson A. Solís, Laura M. Orozco, Claudia L Gómez, Luis A. Rios |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
Residue (complex analysis)
Waste management Wood gas generator Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment 020209 energy Energy Engineering and Power Technology Biomass 02 engineering and technology Electricity generation 020401 chemical engineering Internal combustion engine Fuel gas Scientific method 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Environmental science 0204 chemical engineering Syngas |
Zdroj: | Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 44:101072 |
ISSN: | 2213-1388 |
Popis: | The air-gasification of empty fruit bunches of banana was evaluated in a laboratory scale gasifier and a conceptual design of a scaled-up process integrating drying, gasification and electricity production was proposed. This could solve the disposal problem of this residue while valorizing it. The effects of varying the temperature and the amount of air were investigated, seeking to obtain a synthesis gas suitable for use in an internal combustion engine for the generation of electricity. It was possible to dry the biomass before the gasification stage by using the residual heat of the process. Gasification of empty fruit bunches of banana at 800 °C and ER = 0.3, conditions that were selected as the best condition between the analyzed ones, allowed to obtain 1.83 m3/kg (of dried biomass) of a fuel gas with a HHV of 6.22 MJ/Nm3. This gas could be used in a modified internal combustion engine to generate 1.1 kWh/kg fed dried biomass. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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