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Process Simulation and Economic Feasibility of Upgraded Biooil Production Plant from Sawdust

톱밥으로부터 생산되는 개질 바이오오일 생산공장의 공정모사 및 경제성 분석

  • Received : 2018.03.30
  • Accepted : 2018.05.08
  • Published : 2018.08.01
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Abstract

The objective of this study is to evaluate the economic feasibility of two fast pyrolysis and biooil upgrading (FPBU) plants including feed drying, fast pyrolysis by fluidized-bed, biooil recovery, hydro-processing for biooil upgrading, electricity generation, and wastewater treatment. The two FPBU plants are Case 1 of an FPBU plant with steam methane reforming (SMR) for $H_2$ generation (FPBU-HG, 20% yield), and Case 2 of an FPBU with external $H_2$ supply (FPBUEH, 25% yield). The process flow diagrams (PFDs) for the two plants were constructed, and the mass and energy balances were calculated, using a commercial process simulator (ASPEN Plus). A four-level economic potential approach (4-level EP) was used for techno-economic analysis (TEA) under the assumption of sawdust 100 t//d containing 40% water, 30% equity, capital expenditure equal to the equity, $H_2$ price of $1050/ton, and hydrocarbon yield from dried sawdust equal to 20 and 25 % for Case 1 and 2, respectively. TCI (total capital investment), TPC (total production cost), ASR (annual sales revenue), and MFSP (minimum fuel selling price) of Case 1 were $22.2 million, $3.98 million/yr, $4.64 million/yr, and $1.56/l, respectively. Those of Case 2 were $16.1 million, $5.20 million/yr, $5.55 million/yr, and $1.18/l, respectively. Both ROI (return on investment) and PBP (payback period) of Case 1(FPBU-HG) and Case 2(FPBU-EH) were the almost same. If the plant capacity increases into 1,500 t/d for Case 1 and Case 2, ROI would be improved into 15%/yr.

본 연구의 목표는 톱밥의 건조, 급속열분해, 바이오오일 응축, 바이오오일 수첨개질, 전기생산, 폐수처리를 포함하는 2개의 바이오오일 생산공정들에 대한 경제적 타당성을 평가하는 것이다. 첫번째 공정은 수소생산을 위한 steam-methane reforming (SMR)을 포함하는 바이오오일 생산공정이다(Case 1). 두번째 공정은 SMR을 포함하지 않고 수소를 외부로부터 공급받아 수첨개질을 수행하는 바이오오일 생산공정이다(Case 2). 상용공정모사기인 ASPEN Plus를 이용하여 이두 공정에 대한 공정흐름도를 구축하였고, 물질 및 에너지 수지식을 계산하였다. 원료로서 40%의 수분을 포함하는 톱밥 100 t/d, 30% 자기자본비율, 자기자본에 상응하는 자본지출, 수소 구입가 $1,050/ton, 완전건조된 원료대비 수송용 연료 수율 20% (Case 1) 및 25% (Case 2) 로 가정하고, 4단계 경제성 분석기법인 4-level EP를 사용하여 기술경제성 분석을 수행하였다. 총투자비(TCI), 총생산비(TPC), 연간판매금액(ASR), 그리고 개질 바이오오일의 최소판매가격(MFSP)은 Case 1에 대하여 $22.2 million, $3.98 million/yr, $4.64 million/yr, 그리고 $1.56/l 이고, Case 2에 대하여 $16.1 million, $5.20 million/yr, $5.55 million/yr, $1.18/l로 산출되었다. 수소를 직접 생산하는 Case 1과 수소를 외부로 부터 공급받는 Case 2의 투자회수율(ROI)와 투자회수기간(PBP)은 큰 차이를 보여주지 않았고, Case 1과 Case 2의 원료 공급량을 1,500 t/d로 증가할 경우, ROI는 15% 이상으로 향상될 것으로 예상되었다.

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