Life cycle assessment of swine and dairy manure: Pyrolysis and combustion processes

[Display omitted] •Pyrolysis and combustion processes of three manure samples were studied by TGA–MS.•The economic viability, energetic and environmental impacts were evaluated by LCA.•The main components of the gas produced were: H2, CH4, CO, C2 hydrocarbons and CO2. The valorization of three diffe...

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Published in:Bioresource technology 2015-04, Vol.182, p.184-192
Main Authors: Fernandez-Lopez, M., Puig-Gamero, M., Lopez-Gonzalez, D., Avalos-Ramirez, Antonio, Valverde, J., Sanchez-Silva, L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture - economics
Animals
Biofuels
Biomass
Carbon Dioxide - analysis
Catalysis
Chemical Sciences
Combustion
Dairying
Environment
Environment and Society
Environmental Sciences
Greenhouse Effect
Hydrogen - analysis
LCA
Manure
Manure - analysis
Mass Spectrometry - methods
Methane - analysis
Pyrolysis
Swine
TGA–MS
Thermogravimetry - methods
Waste Management - economics
Waste Management - methods
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Summary:[Display omitted] •Pyrolysis and combustion processes of three manure samples were studied by TGA–MS.•The economic viability, energetic and environmental impacts were evaluated by LCA.•The main components of the gas produced were: H2, CH4, CO, C2 hydrocarbons and CO2. The valorization of three different manure samples via pyrolysis and combustion processes was evaluated. Dairy manure (sample Pre) was biologically pretreated by anaerobic digestion (sample Dig R) whereas swine manure (sample SW) was pretreated by a biodrying process. Thermal behavior of manure samples were studied by means of thermogravimetric analysis coupled with mass spectrometry (TGA–MS). These processes could be divided into four general stages: dehydration, devolatilization, char transformation (oxidation for combustion) and inorganic matter decomposition. The main differences observed among the samples were attributed to their different composition and pretreatment. The economic feasibility, energetic and environmental impacts of pyrolysis and combustion technologies for dairy samples were carried out by means of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. Four different scenarios were analyzed. The economic feasibility of the pyrolysis process was demonstrated, being sample Dig R the best environmental option. However, the combustion of sample Pre was the best energetic option.
ISSN:0960-8524
1873-2976
DOI:10.1016/j.biortech.2015.01.140