Biochar and renewable energy generation from poultry litter waste: A technical and economic analysis based on computational simulations
- Submitting institution
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University of Durham
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 127088
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.01.029
- Title of journal
- Applied Energy
- Article number
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- First page
- 656
- Volume
- 160
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 03062619
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2015
- URL
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.01.029
- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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7
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This work proposed/studied an innovative method/system for processing poultry litter (PL). PL is used produce biochar, power and heat using an integrated pyrolysis/gasification with Organic Rankine Cycle. The system was designed and modelled/simulated for processing 1500 kg-PL/per-hour. Technological results showed the system could produce 398 kg-biochar/per-hour with 38% carbon content; 388kWh electricity and 1831kWh heat (130 °C); with net-zero carbon emissions. Economic analysis suggested that the break-even selling price of electricity, heat and biochar are £60/MWh, £5/MWh and £178/tonne, which are lower than market price. The system was commercially viable, and is in progression for commercialisation in poultry industry.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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