基于污水污泥生产生物柴油的多标准分析
Mostafa Zarandi1, Carmen Torres2, Josep Maria Mateo1
1Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Av. Paisos Catalans, 26, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.
Journal of environmental management
|October 21, 2023
概括
这项研究优化了从废水副产品污水泥中生产生物柴油的生产. 最好的工艺是采用湿污泥提取,具有特定的溶剂比率和条件,以获得经济和环境效益.
科学领域:
- 化学工程是化学工程的重要组成部分.
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 生物技术是生物技术.
背景情况:
- 废水处理产生了污水污泥,这是生产生物燃料的潜在资源.
- 循环经济原则鼓励利用废物流,如污水污泥,转化为有价值的产品,如生物柴油.
- 从污水污泥中提取脂质,然后进行转化,是可持续燃料生产的有希望的途径.
研究的目的:
- 评估和优化将污水污泥脂质转化为生物柴油的过程.
- 分析从污水污泥生产生物柴油的各种工艺替代品的经济和环境性能.
- 通过多标准分析,确定最有效和最可持续的过程配置.
主要方法:
- 对一个60m3/h污水污泥厂的32种工艺替代方案进行经济和环境分析.
- 从湿污水污泥中用溶剂提取脂质,以避免昂贵的干燥步骤.
- 多标准分析以根据财务收益和环境影响确定最佳流程.
主要成果:
- 使用最少的溶剂和酸的湿污泥处理方法优于干污泥方法.
- 提取阶段的增加提高了财务回报和环境负担.
- 最优的过程涉及0.5:1的六与生物质比,一个3阶段的提取器,60分钟的停留时间和pH4.
结论:
- 优化的湿溶剂提取为从污水污泥中生产生物柴油提供了有效的途径.
- 确定了最佳条件,以平衡经济可行性与环境考虑.
- 这种方法通过将废水副产品转化为可再生燃料,有助于实现循环经济目标.
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