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Determining optimal size reduction and densification for biomass feedstock using the BioFeed optimization model

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Title Determining optimal size reduction and densification for biomass feedstock using the BioFeed optimization model
 
Creator SHASTRI, YN
MIAO, ZW
RODRIGUEZ, LF
GRIFT, TE
HANSEN, AC
TING, KC
 
Subject biomass feedstock
size reduction
densification
BioFeed
hammer milling
Miscanthus
switchgrass
CORN STOVER
PHYSICAL-PROPERTIES
PERENNIAL GRASSES
PARTICLE-SIZE
BULK-DENSITY
SWITCHGRASS
MISCANTHUS
SYSTEMS
PERFORMANCE
CHALLENGES
 
Description The benefits of particle size reduction and mechanical densification of biomass feedstock for storage, transportation, and handling must be assessed in relation to the systemic costs and energy consumption incurred due to these operations. The goal of this work was to determine the optimal levels of size reduction and densification through a combination of modeling and experimental studies. Size reduction and densification data for Miscanthus and switchgrass were generated using a two-stage grinding process and the energy requirement and bulk densities for the particle sizes between 1mm and 25.4 mm were determined. Increase in bulk density through compression by a pressure of 1.2 MPa was also measured. These data were used within BioFeed, a system-level optimization model, to simulate scenarios capturing the possibilities of performing size reduction and densification at various stages of the supply chain. Simulation results assuming size reduction at farms showed that the optimal particle size range for both Miscanthus and switchgrass was 4-6 mm, with the optimal costs of $54.65 Mg-1 and $60.77 Mg-1 for Miscanthus and switchgrass, respectively. Higher hammer mill throughput and lower storage costs strongly impacted the total costs for different particle sizes. Size reduction and densification of biomass at the county-specific centralized storage and pre-processing facilities could reduce the costs by as much as $6.34 Mg-1 for Miscanthus and $20.13Mg(-1) for switchgrass over the base case. These differences provided the upper bound on the investments that could be made to set-up and operate such systems. (c) 2014 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
 
Publisher WILEY-BLACKWELL
 
Date 2014-12-28T18:05:01Z
2014-12-28T18:05:01Z
2014
 
Type Article
 
Identifier BIOFUELS BIOPRODUCTS & BIOREFINING-BIOFPR, 8(3)423-437
1932-104X
1932-1031
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bbb.1476
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/100/17062
 
Language English