Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Biological Engineering
Optimization And Economic Evaluation Of Industrial Gas Production, Yasar Demirel, A. Kumar, D.D. Jones, M.A. Hanna
Optimization And Economic Evaluation Of Industrial Gas Production, Yasar Demirel, A. Kumar, D.D. Jones, M.A. Hanna
YASAR DEMIREL
Thermochemical gasification is one of the most promising technologies for converting biomass into power, fuels and chemicals. The objectives of this study were to maximize the net energy efficiency for biomass gasification, and to estimate the cost of producing industrial gas and combined heat and power (CHP) at a feedrate of 2000 kg/h. Aspen Plus-based model for gasification was combined with a CHP generation model, and optimized using corn stover and dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) as the biomass feedstocks. The cold gas efficiencies for gas production were 57% and 52%, respectively, for corn stover and DDGS. The selling …