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Energy, Water, and Waste Management
viaGasification of Wet Organics
January 2010
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Overview of Gasification Process
• Catalytic Hydrothermal Gasification (CHG) is a wet process (up to 90% water) which produces natural gas in a single step
• Feedstock is any organic material made into slurry
• Reactions are fast (minutes) and complete (>99%)• Process developed over 30-year period at Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), a DOE National Lab
• Genifuel has licensed and improved the process
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Energy from CHG Gas Production
• Gas produced is mostly methane and carbon dioxide (can remove CO2, but not necessary)
• Gas can be used directly as a medium-BTU fuel in an engine or turbine designed for this gas
• With slight modification, can co-fire a diesel engine with a mix of this gas plus JP-8 or diesel fuel– Engine can still run on straight JP-8 or diesel
• Engine can drive generator for electricity• Hot water from gasifier can be re-used
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• Direct fuel offset with energy from methane up to 70% of fuel requirements
• Engine can revert to JP-8/diesel without modification
• Primarily controls modifications
• Been done before, but needs test with specific engines
Practical Methane SubstitutionPractical Methane Substitution
Diagram courtesy of Colorado State Engines Lab
Diesel/JP8
Methane
Injection
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Feedstocks
• Capture all food waste and latrine waste from base--a typical base yields a useful amount of engine fuel
• To get more engine fuel, augment the base waste by using locally-sourced biomass– Grass, straw, weeds
– Rice waste, food processing waste
– Aquatic material—algae, river lettuce, water hyacinths
• Prefer no woody material—too hard to make into slurry
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What A 10% Slurry Looks Like
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Skid-Mounted Gasifier Unit
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Trailer-Mounted Gasifier
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Interior of Trailer-Mounted Gasifier
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Algae in Large Quantities as Feedstock
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CHG Gasifier Is Simple and Economical
• Feedstock is heated and pumped to 350°C (660°F) and 21MPa (3,000 psi)
• Output goes through heat exchanger to recapture energy by heating incoming feedstock
• Outputs are fuel gas, hot water, and a small amount of sterile sludge (like wet clay)
• System built with straightforward industrial construction--standard codes using stainless steel
• Catalyst is readily available
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Simplified Process Diagram
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Product Gas
Heat Exchanger
Gasifier(catalyst in tubes)
Liquids
Gas/liquid separator
Furnace, heating tank, precipitator
Pump
Let-down
Macerator/blenderScreen & settling tank
Feedstock
Blowdown
Genifuel Gasifier Block Diagram
350°C; 21 MPa
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Water Re-Use
• Water is completely sterile (has been heated under pressure to 660°F before cooling)
• Water will contain some salt (primarily sodium and potassium chlorides—table salts) and some ammonia
• Could easily be re-used for laundry or wash water• Could also be used as potable water after running
through a carbon filter, but probably not worth the “PR effect” from doing this
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Energy Storage
• System can provide short-term energy storage– Feedstocks can be accumulated for short time (days) to
gasify when fuel is needed
– Gas produced can be stored in tanks (with slight compression for more economical storage)
• Longer-term energy “storage” can be achieved by scheduling local feedstock harvesting– Higher harvest when surge in fuel supply is needed
– Slower harvesting at other times
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Energy Cost for Renewable Natural GasCompared to Biodiesel (Q4 2009)
118,300118,3001,020,000BTU Content
$2.54$25.36$1.18COST/100,000 BTU
$3/gal$30/gal$12/MCFCOST
Soy B100 Algae B100RNG
Note: 100,000 BTU is slightly less than 1 gallon equivalent
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Benefits and Conclusion• Four important benefits
– Produce electricity from wet waste– Waste management--essentially eliminate wet waste– Extend water supply by re-using water for washing – Provide capability for energy storage
• Use local biomass to greatly increase fuel production to generate electricity
• Quick to set up and get into operation• Co-fuel gas with JP-8 or diesel; can still run
engines with straight JP-8 or diesel if needed• Suggest small-scale demonstration be set up