Integration of thermal plasma with CCUS to valorize sewage sludge

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61389021%3A_____%2F24%3A00584143" target="_blank" >RIV/61389021:_____/24:00584143 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/68378271:_____/24:00584143
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544223032905?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544223032905?via%3Dihub</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.129896" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.energy.2023.129896</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Integration of thermal plasma with CCUS to valorize sewage sludge
Original language description
The presented study addresses the threefold challenges namely, sustainable waste valorization of a difficult waste stream, climate change due to CO2 emissions and clean energy crisis and it is a small step forward to achieve SDG-7. A hybrid DC thermal plasma was employed in a pilot scale facility (∼150 kW) to treat sewage sludge in the presence of waste CO2 (according to the concept of CCUS, Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage) to produce syngas and assess the viability to retrieve phosphorus and other valuable materials from the generated ash. An equilibrium model was also developed to enhance the understanding about the dynamics of process. The H2 generation was around 0.5 m3/kg fuel whereas the amount of char produced was negligible (0–0.013 kg/kg fuel) realizing an efficient transformation of carbon. It was promising to find a high amount of P2O5 in the ash retained in the filter (30 wt %) and reactor (9 wt %) as evaluated by XRF. An average value of 97 % was obtained for CCE (carbon conversion efficiency) depicting almost complete carbon conversion. The results are encouraging to valorize sewage sludge under the CCUS scheme to produce clean energy and reclaim valuable nutrients.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
20704 - Energy and fuels

Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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