ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF A HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTION PROCESS

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• Available online in Detritus - Volume 03 - September 2018
• Pages 84-92

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Abstract

Wet waste streams include a wide variety of products such as food processing residues, sewage sludge, but also the organic fraction of municipal solid waste. Hydrothermal liquefaction is a thermochemical conversion in hot compressed water that produces a hydrophobic product. This paper gives presents how hydrothermal liquefaction can produce a biocrude or a heavy fuel oil from blackcurrant pomace, grape marc and sewage sludge. The paper presents experimental results as well as a technical and economic evaluation of the process. The results from hydrothermal liquefaction depend on the resource. Typical biocrude yield is 50% of the dry resource while bio-oil yield can be up to 25%. High ash resources are however less interesting for this technology. The production costs are high compared to their fossil counterparts but gate fees in the order of 50 to 130 € tonne^-1 could ensure economic competitiveness compared to fossil fuels.​

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Keywords

• Food processing waste
• Sewage sludge
• Hydrothermal liquefaction
• Biocrude
• Technical-economic evaluation

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Editorial History

• Received: 30 Jan 2018
• Revised: 11 Jun 2018
• Accepted: 30 Jul 2018
• Available online: 10 Sep 2018

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