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Table 5 The mass and energy flows for the nine configurations

From: Combined production of biogas and ethanol at high solids loading from wheat straw impregnated with acetic acid: experimental study and techno-economic evaluation

 

C10–96

C12.5–96

C15–96

C17.5–96

C20–96

C20–120

C20–144

C20–168

C20–192

Input

 Raw material

  Tonne/h

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

  MW

136

136

136

136

136

136

136

136

136

 Molasses

  Tonne/h

1.4

1.1

0.9

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

  MW

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

 Enzymes

  Tonne/h

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

  MW

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

 Electricity external

  MW

0.5

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

 Harvesting and transportation

  MW

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

 Water

  Tonne/h

221

203

195

194

184

184

184

184

184

  MW

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Products

 Ethanol

  Tonne/h

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

  MW

28

28

27

27

28

28

28

28

28

 Methane

  Tonne/h

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

  MW

47

47

47

47

46

46

46

46

46

 Solid fuel (pellet dry)

  Tonne/h

4.1

4.5

4.8

4.9

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

  MW

24

26

28

28

30

30

30

30

30

 Electricity produced

  MW

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

 Carbon dioxide

  Tonne/h

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

  MW

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0