Performance assessment of the co-gasification for sustainable management of municipal solid waste: Moroccan Case
In the quest of virtuous energy system, clean energy production poses important environmental, social, and financial challenges. Among the potentially useful energy carriers, hydrogen emerges as a serious alternative to fossil fuels. Hydrogen is a clean energy vector whose use is likely to undergo s...
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| author | Ouissal Bourguig Ana Ramos Khalid Bouziane Mohamed Asbik Eliseu Monteiro Abel Rouboa |
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| description | In the quest of virtuous energy system, clean energy production poses important environmental, social, and financial challenges. Among the potentially useful energy carriers, hydrogen emerges as a serious alternative to fossil fuels. Hydrogen is a clean energy vector whose use is likely to undergo significant development in the medium and long term. This article describes the current situation of municipal solid waste generation and management in Morocco. Additionally, a co-gasification plant model for hydrogen production from municipal solid waste and biomass blends was developed in Aspen Plus. A parametric analysis was carried out to study the effect of various parameters such as the temperature of gasification and the steam to feedstock ratio on syngas composition. The main findings show an increase in hydrogen molar fractions for higher temperatures (optimal values being achieved for ∼750 °C) and steam to feedstock ratios ≥1.2. The present model of the co-gasification plant could be further improved by adding a water–gas-shift reactor. This process intensification technique can contribute to the production of sustainable alternatives to the actual predominant fossil-based fuels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd725c7804e34b48b061f6560b2823fa2023-02-22T04:31:41ZengElsevierEnergy Reports2352-48472022-11-01815301540Performance assessment of the co-gasification for sustainable management of municipal solid waste: Moroccan CaseOuissal Bourguig0Ana Ramos1Khalid Bouziane2Mohamed Asbik3Eliseu Monteiro4Abel Rouboa5Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, PortugalDepartment of Chemistry, Moulay Ismael University, Meknes, Morocco; LAETA-INEGI, Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aeronautics - Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, PortugalInternational University of Rabat, Technopolis Rabat-Shore Rocade Rabat-Salé, MoroccoENSAM-UM5, Rabat, MoroccoFaculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; LAETA-INEGI, Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aeronautics - Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, PortugalFaculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; LAETA-INEGI, Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aeronautics - Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; MEAM Department of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Corresponding author at: MEAM Department of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.In the quest of virtuous energy system, clean energy production poses important environmental, social, and financial challenges. Among the potentially useful energy carriers, hydrogen emerges as a serious alternative to fossil fuels. Hydrogen is a clean energy vector whose use is likely to undergo significant development in the medium and long term. This article describes the current situation of municipal solid waste generation and management in Morocco. Additionally, a co-gasification plant model for hydrogen production from municipal solid waste and biomass blends was developed in Aspen Plus. A parametric analysis was carried out to study the effect of various parameters such as the temperature of gasification and the steam to feedstock ratio on syngas composition. The main findings show an increase in hydrogen molar fractions for higher temperatures (optimal values being achieved for ∼750 °C) and steam to feedstock ratios ≥1.2. The present model of the co-gasification plant could be further improved by adding a water–gas-shift reactor. This process intensification technique can contribute to the production of sustainable alternatives to the actual predominant fossil-based fuels.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484722017528GasificationMSWBiomassSYNGASHydrogenASPEN PLUS |
| spellingShingle | Ouissal Bourguig Ana Ramos Khalid Bouziane Mohamed Asbik Eliseu Monteiro Abel Rouboa Performance assessment of the co-gasification for sustainable management of municipal solid waste: Moroccan Case Energy Reports Gasification MSW Biomass SYNGAS Hydrogen ASPEN PLUS |
| title | Performance assessment of the co-gasification for sustainable management of municipal solid waste: Moroccan Case |
| title_full | Performance assessment of the co-gasification for sustainable management of municipal solid waste: Moroccan Case |
| title_fullStr | Performance assessment of the co-gasification for sustainable management of municipal solid waste: Moroccan Case |
| title_full_unstemmed | Performance assessment of the co-gasification for sustainable management of municipal solid waste: Moroccan Case |
| title_short | Performance assessment of the co-gasification for sustainable management of municipal solid waste: Moroccan Case |
| title_sort | performance assessment of the co gasification for sustainable management of municipal solid waste moroccan case |
| topic | Gasification MSW Biomass SYNGAS Hydrogen ASPEN PLUS |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484722017528 |
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