Techno-economic and environmental assessment of biogas production from banana peel (Musa paradisiaca) in a biorefinery concept.
Two scenarios for the biogas production using Banana Peel as raw material were evaluated. The first scenario involves the stand-alone production of biogas and the second scenario includes the biogas production together with other products under biorefinery concept. In both scenarios, the influence of the production scale on the process economy was assessed and feasibility limits were defined. For this purpose, the mass and energy balances were established using the software Aspen Plus along with kinetic models reported in the literature. The economic and environmental analysis of the process was performed considering Colombian economic conditions. As a result, it was found that different process scales showed great potential for biogas production. Thus, plants with greater capacity have a greater economic benefit than those with lower capacity. However, this benefit leads to high-energy consumption and greater environmental impact.
['Martínez-Ruano|Jimmy Anderson|JA|', 'Caballero-Galván|Ashley Sthefanía|AS|', 'Restrepo-Serna|Daissy Lorena|DL|', 'Cardona|Carlos Ariel|CA|']
D056804:Biofuels D002617:Chemical Industry D003105:Colombia D003246:Conservation of Energy Resources D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis D004777:Environment D005638:Fruit D007700:Kinetics D028521:Musa D062611:Solid Waste
Biogas Biorefinery Environmental impact Economic assessment