RT Journal Article
T1 Techno-Economic Assessment of a Gasification Plant for Distributed Cogeneration in the Agrifood Sector
A1 Aguado, Roque
A1 Vera, David
A1 López García, Diego Antonio
A1 Pérez Torreglosa, Juan
A1 Jurado, Francisco
AB This research work presents a techno-economic analysis of a biomass gasification plant fueledwith residues from the olive oil and almond industries for combined heat and power generationin the agrifood sector. The experimental plant consists of a downdraft fixed bed gasifier, a producergas cleaning and cooling system and a spark-ignition engine–generator set as a power generationunit, which generates about 10–12 kW of rated electric power. With an average consumption between13–14 kg/h of exhausted olive pomace pellets as feedstock, the producer gas volumetric flow ratewas 31 Nm3/h (vol. %: 19.2 H2, 12.9 CO, 1.9 CH4, 19.2 CO2, 46.7 N2). The average cold gas efficiencywas nearly 63%. This work also addresses the characterization and potential application of thecarbonaceous solid residue (biochar), discharged from the gasifier at 1.7 kg/h. Finally, an economicfeasibility analysis was developed, wherein the payback period ranges between 5–9 years.
PB MDPI
SN 2076-3417
YR 2021
FD 2021-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/19578
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/19578
LA eng
NO Aguado, R., Vera, D., López García, D. A., Pérez Torreglosa, J. P. & Jurado, F. (2021). Techno-Economic Assessment of a Gasification Plant for Distributed Cogeneration in the Agrifood Sector. Applied Sciences, 11(2), 660. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app11020660
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026