Techno-economic and environmental assessment of biogas production from banana peel (Musa paradisiaca) in a biorefinery concept

Anderson Martinez-Ruano, Jimmy; Sthefania Caballero-Galvan, Ashley; Lorena Restrepo-Serna, Daissy; Ariel Cardona, Carlos

Abstract

Two scenarios for the biogas production using Banana Peel as raw material were evaluated. The first scenario involves the stand-alone production of biogas and the second scenario includes the biogas production together with other products under biorefinery concept. In both scenarios, the influence of the production scale on the process economy was assessed and feasibility limits were defined. For this purpose, the mass and energy balances were established using the software Aspen Plus along with kinetic models reported in the literature. The economic and environmental analysis of the process was performed considering Colombian economic conditions. As a result, it was found that different process scales showed great potential for biogas production. Thus, plants with greater capacity have a greater economic benefit than those with lower capacity. However, this benefit leads to high-energy consumption and greater environmental impact.

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Título según WOS: ID WOS:000452489500021 Not found in local WOS DB
Título de la Revista: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volumen: 25
Número: 36
Editorial: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
Fecha de publicación: 2018
Página de inicio: 35971
Página final: 35980
DOI:

10.1007/s11356-018-1848-y

Notas: ISI