LAPSE:2023.24686
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LAPSE:2023.24686
Creating Values from Biomass Pyrolysis in Sweden: Co-Production of H2, Biocarbon and Bio-Oil
Ilman Nuran Zaini, Nanta Sophonrat, Kurt Sjöblom, Weihong Yang
March 28, 2023
Hydrogen and biocarbon are important materials for the future fossil-free metallurgical industries in Sweden; thus, it is interesting to investigate the process that can simultaneously produce both. Process simulations of biomass pyrolysis coupled with steam reforming and water-gas-shift to produce H2, biocarbon, and bio-oil are investigated in this work. The process simulation is performed based on a biomass pyrolysis plant currently operating in Sweden. Two co-production schemes are proposed: (1) production of biocarbon and H2, and (2) production of biocarbon, H2, and bio-oil. Sensitivity analysis is also performed to investigate the performance of the production schemes under different operating parameters. The results indicated that there are no notable differences in terms of the thermal efficiency for both cases. Varying the bio-oil condenser temperature only slightly changes the system’s thermal efficiency by less than 2%. On the other hand, an increase in biomass moisture content from 7 to 14 wt.% can decrease the system’s efficiency from 79.0% to 72.6%. Operating expenses are evaluated to elucidate the economics of 3 different cases: (1) no bio-oil production, (2) bio-oil production with the condenser at 50 °C, and (3) bio-oil production with the condenser at 130 °C. Based on operation expenses (OPEX) and revenue alone, it is found that producing more bio-oil helps improving the economics of the process. However, capital costs and the cost for post-processing of bio-oil should also be considered in the future. The estimated minimum selling price for biocarbon based on OPEX alone is approx. 10 SEK, which is within the range of the current commercial price of charcoal and coke.
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Aspen Plus, biochar, bioenergy, hydrogen production, process simulation, Technoeconomic Analysis
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Zaini IN, Sophonrat N, Sjöblom K, Yang W. Creating Values from Biomass Pyrolysis in Sweden: Co-Production of H2, Biocarbon and Bio-Oil. (2023). LAPSE:2023.24686
Author Affiliations
Zaini IN: Department of Material Sciences and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Brinellvägen 23, 11428 Stockholm, Sweden [ORCID]
Sophonrat N: Department of Material Sciences and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Brinellvägen 23, 11428 Stockholm, Sweden; Envigas AB, Industrivägen 53, 93252 Bureå, Sweden [ORCID]
Sjöblom K: Envigas AB, Industrivägen 53, 93252 Bureå, Sweden
Yang W: Department of Material Sciences and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Brinellvägen 23, 11428 Stockholm, Sweden; Envigas AB, Industrivägen 53, 93252 Bureå, Sweden
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Processes
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9
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3
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415
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2021
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2021-02-25
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2227-9717
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