Comprehensive Energy, Exergy, and Environmental Assessment of a Tri-Generation Biomass System Integrating Gasification, Anaerobic Digestion, and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell


Mohammadian M., Motallebzadeh R., Ghafouri J., JAVANİ N.

Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, cilt.44, sa.5, ss.1443-1457, 2025 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.30492/ijcce.2025.2050554.6963
  • Dergi Adı: Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1443-1457
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Anaerobic digestion, Biomass energy, CO2 mitigation, Exergy analysis, Gasification, Solid oxide fuel cell
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Global warming presents a significant challenge, largely driven by carbon dioxide emissions from conventional power generation. Renewable energy technologies, particularly biomass-integrated systems, provide a promising pathway to mitigate these emissions sustainably. This study conducts a comprehensive energy, exergy, and environmental assessment of a tri-generation biomass system incorporating gasification, anaerobic digestion, and a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC). Two configurations are examined: one utilizing syngas from gasification and the other biogas from anaerobic digestion. The results show that the biogas-based system achieves a superior exergy efficiency of 44.22%, compared to 39.18% for the gasification-based system, while also reducing CO2 emissions by 0.072 tons/MWh. Additionally, optimizing the fuel utilization factor (0.76 for the digester-SOFC and 0.78 for the gasifier-SOFC) significantly enhances system performance. These findings underscore the environmental benefits of biogas in tri-generation systems and provide valuable insights into optimizing biomass-based energy solutions.