High-temperature thermal destruction of poultry derived wastes for energy recovery in Australia

Florin, NH; Maddocks, AR; Wood, S; Harris, AT

High-temperature thermal destruction of poultry derived wastes for energy recovery in Australia

Florin, NH

Maddocks, AR Wood, S Harris, AT

Permalink

Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Waste Management, 2009, 29 (4), pp. 1399 - 1408
Issue Date:: 2009-04-01

Closed Access

	Filename	Description	Size
	2013003929OK.pdf		436.61 kB	Adobe PDF	View/Open

Copyright Clearance Process

Recently Added
In Progress
Closed Access

This item is closed access and not available.

Full metadata record

Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Florin, NH https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8436-4711	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Maddocks, AR	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wood, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Harris, AT	en_US
dc.date.available	2008-10-08	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-04-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Waste Management, 2009, 29 (4), pp. 1399 - 1408	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0956-053X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/28775
dc.description.abstract	The high-temperature thermal destruction of poultry derived wastes (e.g., manure and bedding) for energy recovery is viable in Australia when considering resource availability and equivalent commercial-scale experience in the UK. In this work, we identified and examined the opportunities and risks associated with common thermal destruction techniques, including: volume of waste, costs, technological risks and environmental impacts. Typical poultry waste streams were characterised based on compositional analysis, thermodynamic equilibrium modelling and non-isothermal thermogravimetric analysis coupled with mass spectrometry (TG-MS). Poultry waste is highly variable but otherwise comparable with other biomass fuels. The major technical and operating challenges are associated with this variability in terms of: moisture content, presence of inorganic species and type of litter. This variability is subject to a range of parameters including: type and age of bird, and geographical and seasonal inconsistencies. There are environmental and health considerations associated with combustion and gasification due to the formation of: NOX, SOX, H2S and HCl gas. Mitigation of these emissions is achievable through correct plant design and operation, however, with significant economic penalty. Based on our analysis and literature data, we present cost estimates for generic poultry-waste-fired power plants with throughputs of 2 and 8 tonnes/h. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Waste Management	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.wasman.2008.10.002	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Animals	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Poultry	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Manure	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Environment	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Energy-Generating Resources	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Electricity	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Waste Products	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Power Plants	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Thermodynamics	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Mass Spectrometry	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Hot Temperature	en_US
dc.title	High-temperature thermal destruction of poultry derived wastes for energy recovery in Australia	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	29	en_US
utslib.for	0907 Environmental Engineering	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ISF - Institute for Sustainable Futures
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	29	en_US

Abstract:

The high-temperature thermal destruction of poultry derived wastes (e.g., manure and bedding) for energy recovery is viable in Australia when considering resource availability and equivalent commercial-scale experience in the UK. In this work, we identified and examined the opportunities and risks associated with common thermal destruction techniques, including: volume of waste, costs, technological risks and environmental impacts. Typical poultry waste streams were characterised based on compositional analysis, thermodynamic equilibrium modelling and non-isothermal thermogravimetric analysis coupled with mass spectrometry (TG-MS). Poultry waste is highly variable but otherwise comparable with other biomass fuels. The major technical and operating challenges are associated with this variability in terms of: moisture content, presence of inorganic species and type of litter. This variability is subject to a range of parameters including: type and age of bird, and geographical and seasonal inconsistencies. There are environmental and health considerations associated with combustion and gasification due to the formation of: NOX, SOX, H2S and HCl gas. Mitigation of these emissions is achievable through correct plant design and operation, however, with significant economic penalty. Based on our analysis and literature data, we present cost estimates for generic poultry-waste-fired power plants with throughputs of 2 and 8 tonnes/h. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:

http://hdl.handle.net/10453/28775