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“Garbage to Gas”

“Garbage to Gas”. Team Bravo Eleftherios Avtzis David Garcia Bryan Isles Zack Labaschin Alena Nguyen Mentor Dan Rusinak. Municipal Solid Waste. EPA 2008 report on MSW generation Approximately 250 million tons of MSW generated by Americans in 2008

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“Garbage to Gas”

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  1. “Garbage to Gas” Team Bravo EleftheriosAvtzis David Garcia Bryan Isles Zack Labaschin AlenaNguyen Mentor Dan Rusinak Che 397 - Team Bravo

  2. Municipal Solid Waste • EPA 2008 report on MSW generation • Approximately 250 million tons of MSW generated by Americans in 2008 • ~33.2% is recycled and composited (83 million tons) • Approximately 4.5 pounds of MSW generated per person per day • 1.5 pounds of the 4.5 is recycled and composited. Che 397 - Team Bravo

  3. Municipal Solid Waste Che 397 - Team Bravo

  4. Why MSW? • Renewable Energy Source • Helps the Environment (CH4 emissions) • Cost effective • Transportation Reduction • Located near cities and existing infrastructure Che 397 - Team Bravo

  5. Disadvantages of MSW • Preparation of feedstock • A lower heating value than conventional feedstocks • Higher Ash content than conventional feedstocks Che 397 - Team Bravo

  6. Design Basis • Commercial Scale Production • 2500 metric tonnes per day MSW  • 1800 metric tonnes per day Syngas • Landfill choice • Location • Proximity to City • Water Sources • Size and expansion

  7. Design Basis River Bend Prairie Landfill 88 Acres 20 Acres of expansion Access to MSW of Chicago Rail and River access Residential Limited Expansion

  8. Design Basis Newton County Landfill 265 Acres Room for expansion Access to MSW of South Chicago Transportation No river access

  9. Design Basis Environmental Review Positives Removal of MSW from local landfill (75% of 2500 metric tonnes per day low end value enter gasification processing) Gasification by-products are captured and properly stored (no venting into atmospheres) Negatives 400 million lbs of hazardous waste per year (mostly ash) 100,000 lbs will need relocation (cannot be further utilized)

  10. Design Basis Industrial Standard Review Clean Syngas produced in 2.05 ratio H2/CO for use by chemical production Clear Statement of Feedstock MSW from landfills Return to landfill includes: glass, appliances, paints or oils Metal will be recycled

  11. BFD Che 397 - Team Bravo

  12. MSW to RDF • MSW – municipal solid waste in • Sorting – removal of recycle metals and other rejects • Screening procedures • Shredding and drying • RDF – Refuse Derived Fuel out

  13. Gasification Reactions • C is a carbon containing compound • C + ½ O2CO :: - 111 MJ/kmol • Char reacts with CO2 and steam • C + H2O CO + H2 :: + 131 MJ/kmol • CO + ½ O2 CO2 :: - 238 MJ/kmol • H2 + ½ O2 H2O :: - 242 MJ/kmol Che 397 - Team Bravo

  14. Water-Gas Shift Reaction • CO + H2O  CO2 + H2 :: - 41 MJ/kmol • Slightly exothermic • Required to achieve syngas ratio of 2.05 • Great opportunity for heat recovery Che 397 - Team Bravo

  15. TBE Gasification Process

  16. Disadvantages of Other Processes • High pressure/Energy intensive • Lower quality raw syngas • Air or oxygen requirements • Poor scale up • Unproven technology

  17. Advantages of TBE Process • Low pressure • Relatively low temperature • Efficient ash removal • Indirect gasification • Residence time less than one second

  18. References • Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to Liquid Fuels Synthesis, Volume 1: Availability of Feedstock and Technology (PNNL-18144) • Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to Liquid Fuels Synthesis, Volume 2: A Techno-economic Evaluation of the Production of Mixed Alcohols (PNNL-18482) • www.taylorbiomassenergy.com - TBE • www.rentechinc.com - Rentech • Municipal Solid waste Generation, Recycling, and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2008 – EPA • Higman, Christopher and van derBurgt, Maarten. Gasification 2nd Edition. Gulf Professional Publishing. Oxford, 2008.

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