Assessment and potential-site determination of a wheat straw power plant by Aspen Plus and multi-criteria GIS model.
Waste Manag Res
; 39(7): 985-994, 2021 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-33357135
Wheat is one of the most important crops worldwide. Mexicali, Baja California, is an important wheat producer in Mexico with an average production of 507,543 t. Wheat straw is generated as a residue which could be used for different purposes such as bioenergy, heat and power generation. In this work, an assessment and potential site determination of a biomass power plant operating with wheat straw as fuel was performed. Aspen Plus was used to evaluate a plant capacity of at least 10 MW considering the physicochemical properties and an higher heating value of 14.86 MJ kg-1 of the wheat straw from the region. The combustion produced 39.76 MW, and the overall plant efficiency was 25.52%. The development of the multi-criteria geographic information system model allowed us to assess and analyse four factors and three restrictions to determine the potential site for the biomass power plant. The factors were raw material, wheat crops, electric transmission lines, paths and roads, water canals and aqueducts, while the restrictions were localities, Ramsar sites and faults. The biomass power plant is technically and geographically feasible. The geographical coordinates of the potential site of the biomass power plant that fulfils all the criteria are 32°29'29.72â³N and 115°15'39.45â³W.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Triticum
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Sistemas de Informação Geográfica
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
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En
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Waste Manag Res
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
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TOXICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article
País de afiliação:
México
País de publicação:
Reino Unido