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: Received: 11 January 2024 / Approved: 17 January 2024 / Online: 18 January 2024 (09:40:21 CET)
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Aentung, T.; Thongchawee, A.; Wu, W.; Patcharavorachot, Y. Modeling of Liquid Fuel Production from Water Hyacinths and Waste Tires: A Comparative Study of Direct and Indirect Methods. Preprints2024, 2024011350. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1350.v1
Aentung, T.; Thongchawee, A.; Wu, W.; Patcharavorachot, Y. Modeling of Liquid Fuel Production from Water Hyacinths and Waste Tires: A Comparative Study of Direct and Indirect Methods. Preprints 2024, 2024011350. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1350.v1
Aentung, T.; Thongchawee, A.; Wu, W.; Patcharavorachot, Y. Modeling of Liquid Fuel Production from Water Hyacinths and Waste Tires: A Comparative Study of Direct and Indirect Methods. Preprints2024, 2024011350. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1350.v1
APA Style
Aentung, T., Thongchawee, A., Wu, W., & Patcharavorachot, Y. (2024). Modeling of Liquid Fuel Production from Water Hyacinths and Waste Tires: A Comparative Study of Direct and Indirect Methods. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1350.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Aentung, T., Wei Wu and Yaneeporn Patcharavorachot. 2024 "Modeling of Liquid Fuel Production from Water Hyacinths and Waste Tires: A Comparative Study of Direct and Indirect Methods" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1350.v1
Abstract
Integrating sustainable processes and innovative waste utilization not only addresses environ-mental challenges but also aligns with evaluating energy sustainability and creating the circular waste management. This study presents a comparative analysis of liquid fuel production from waste tires and water hyacinth using two thermochemical methods: co-pyrolysis (direct method) and co-gasification integrated with the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process (indirect method). The As-pen Plus simulation software version 9 is employed to develop models, determining optimal operating conditions for maximum liquid fuel, and assessing economic viability. Co-pyrolysis simulations reveal an increase in oil products and a decrease in gas products with higher blending weight ratios of waste tires/water hyacinth (W/B) and lower pyrolyser temperatures. Operating at 400°C with a blending weight ratio of 75:25 provided the maximum liquid fuel rate of 6649.22 gal/day. For co-gasification, optimal conditions (W/B = 50:50, T = 800°C, steam to feed ratio (S/F) = 1) result in the highest syngas yield of 115.92 kmol/h. Fischer-Tropsch simulations demonstrate an increase in gasoline and a decrease in diesel with rising reactor temperatures. At 230°C, the maximum liquid fuel rate reaches 8817.15 gal/day. The economic and production yield analysis indicates that the indirect method better than the direct method, providing higher liquid fuel yields and investment worthiness.
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