Title:
Environmental and Techno-economic Analysis of Hydrothermal Carbonisation Applied in Horse Stables
Author(s):
Carvalho, L., Jani, Y., Bhownish, R., Schwede, S.
Document(s):
Paper
Slide presentation
Abstract:
This study investigates the environmental and economic impact of integrating hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) in horse farms to produce hydrochar with potential environmental and economic benefits as a fertilizer. The results indicate that HTC has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and eutrophication impacts compared to traditional methods. Despite the high CAPEX making the HTC integration economically unfeasible, the system can become viable if hydrochar is used instead of purchased fertilizers and if the capital investment is reduced by 54%. To realize these environmental and economic benefits, financial support to lower the initial investment will be required. In addition, further R&D and increased demand for small-to-medium scale HTC can reduce capital cost.
Keywords:
agricultural residues, economic aspects, hydrochar, life cycle assessment (LCA), hydrothermal carbonization
Topic:
Biomass Conversion to Intermediate Bioenergy Carriers and Sustainable Biofuels
Subtopic:
Hydrothermal processing
Event:
32nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
5DO.9.2
Pages:
686 - 690
ISBN:
978-88-89407-24-0
Paper DOI:
10.5071/32ndEUBCE2024-5DO.9.2
Price:
FREE
