Techno-Economic Analysis of Biomass Value-Added Processing Informed by Pilot Scale De-Ashing of Paper Sludge Feedstock

Tiller, Phoenix; Park, Hyeonji; Cruz, David; Carrejo, Edgar; Johnson, David K.; Mittal, Ashutosh; Venditti, Richard; Park, Sunkyu

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130744

Techno-Economic Analysis of Biomass Value-Added Processing Informed by Pilot Scale De-Ashing of Paper Sludge Feedstock

Journal Article · 25 April 2024 · Bioresource Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130744· OSTI ID:2349500

Tiller, Phoenix; Park, Hyeonji; Cruz, David; Carrejo, Edgar; ; Mittal, Ashutosh; Venditti, Richard; Park, Sunkyu

Paper sludge biomass represents an underutilized feedstock rich in pulped and processed cellulose which is currently a waste stream with significant disposal cost to industry for landfilling services. Effective fractionation of the cellulose from paper sludge presents an opportunity to yield cellulose as feedstock for value-added processes. A novel approach to cellulose fractionation is the sidehill screening system, herein studied at the pilot-plant scale. Composition analysis determined ash removal and carbohydrate retention of both sidehill and high-performance benchtop screening systems. Sidehill screening resulted in greater carbohydrates retention relative to benchtop screening (90% vs 66%) and similar ash removal (95% vs 98%). Techno-economic analysis for production of sugar syrup yielded a minimum selling price of $331/metric ton of sugar syrup including disposal savings, significantly less than a commercial sugar syrup without fractionation. Sensitivity analysis showed that screening conditions played a significant role in economic feasibility for cellulosic yield and downstream processes.

Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 2349500

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-2A00-89858; MainId:90637; UUID:b366c396-1670-4815-81ba-fbd00b38d222; MainAdminId:72585

Journal Information:: Bioresource Technology, Journal Name: Bioresource Technology Vol. 401

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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