Análise de Viabilidade Econômica na Implantação de Termoelétrica a Base de Casca de Arroz em Cachoeira Do Sul - RS

The industrial process and production of rice requires a correct management of the residues generated by them, for the best use of them, proper disposal, and reduction of environmental impacts. In this context, when perceiving the potential of rice production in the city of Cachoeira do Sul - RS, the present project proposes the economic viability analysis in the implantation of a thermoelectric power plant with the generation of energy from the rice husk biomass in the municipality of Cachoeira do Sul. For the present work, a survey of rice production in the main mills of the city was prepared and the amount of rice husk that could be used as fuel in the biomass-based thermoelectric plant was defined. The costs necessary for the implementation of the thermoelectric plant and the revenues from the sale of the produced energy were evaluated, making it possible to obtain economic viability analysis of the project. The values found in the minimum attractiveness rate, net present value, internal rate of return and payback calculations show that the use of rice husk for power generation in a thermoelectric plant is viable for Cachoeira do Sul-RS.

Simulation of Sugarcane Residues Co-Gasification (Vinasse-Straw-Bagasse) for Different Equivalence Ratios and Gasifying Agents

This study evaluates the co-gasification of the main residues of the sugarcane industry (vinasse, bagasse and straw), in order to recover their energy and give an appropriate destination, making them suitable for use as fuel gas (syngas). To verify the feasibility of energy conversion through gasification, thermodynamic equilibrium model for gasification process was carried out and verified by literature available data. The gasification parameters for different gasification agents and equivalence ratio values were then obtained, such as: syngas composition and energy content, operating temperature, production rate and conversion efficiency. For equivalence ratios (ER) between 0.35 and 0.4 and temperatures around 750 °C, the quality of the syngas obtained is better, but a higher energy content is obtained in ER values of 0.2. There is a high H2/CO ratio for the gasifying agent formed by air and steam, and when using oxygen-enriched air, there is a change in the ER value that generates better syngas quality (to 0.3–0.35) and an increase in its energy content. There is also a possible better return on investment in a thermoelectric plant for the lowest ER values, which can increase gains by up to 21.4% and decrease the installation’s payback. The results indicate that the co-gasification of the waste is feasible, allowing a better use of its energy potential.

Hierarchical Criticality Analysis of Clean Technologies Applied to a Coal-Fired Power Plant

Mineral coal is the main source of energy generation in the world. In Brazil, this energy source has a smaller share in the internal energy supply, 5.5% of the total. Despite this, issues of energy security, stable and low prices make coal a strategic source. Due to this source's importance, this work aims to evaluate the clean technologies used to mitigate the emission resulting from the combustion of coal from a thermoelectric plant that applies low quality coal in Brazil using an analytical hierarchy process to classify the viable technological alternatives for the production process. The articulation of the environmental management system was adequate to meet the environmental demands and the energy efficiency of the thermoelectric plant. However, the results suggest that the investment in a coal processing plant would increase the fuel quality, a critical factor in the reduction of operating milling costs, in the ash circuit, and the treatment of gaseous emissions.

Technical-economic analysis of [Bmim][BF4] for the post-combustion CO2 capture at ”Termocentro” thermoelectric plant, Colombia

In the present work, steady-state simulations of the natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) and the post-combustion CO2 capture (PCC) processes have been modelled in Aspen Plus® environment. The capture plan model was validated with data from the Colombian power plant "Termocentro" at 300MWe. A techno-economical evaluation study has been performed for both a combined cycle (gas and steam) and the PCC process. The PCC process was based on the solvent 30% (w/w) MEA-H2O and on the solvent H2O-30% (w/w)-MEA-5% (w/w))-[Bmim][Bf4]. Sensitivity analysis was carried out, giving as a result an optimum concentration of 5% (w/w) for the 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ionic liquid ([Bmim] [BF4]) solvent. The study indicates how with efficient operation conditions of solvent regeneration, [Bmim][Bf4] may be used for CO2 capture plans on the future.

Techno-Economic Study of CO2 Capture of a Thermoelectric Plant Using Microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris) for Production of Feedstock for Bioenergy

A current concern is the increase in greenhouse gas emissions, mainly CO2, with anthropogenic sources being the main contributors. Microalgae have greater capacity than terrestrial plants to capture CO2, with this being an attraction for using them as capture systems. This study aims at the techno-economic evaluation of microalgae biomass production, while only considering technologies with industrial scaling potential. Energy consumption and operating costs are considered as parameters for the evaluation. In addition, the capture of CO2 from a thermoelectric plant is analyzed, as a carbon source for the cultivation of microalgae. 24 scenarios were evaluated while using process simulation tools (SuperPro Designer), being generated by the combination of cultivations in raceway pond, primary harvest with three types of flocculants, secondary harvest with centrifugation and three filtering technologies, and finally the drying evaluated with Spray and Drum Dryer. Low biomass productivity, 12.7 g/m2/day, was considered, achieving a capture of 102.13 tons of CO2/year in 1 ha for the cultivation area. The scenarios that included centrifugation and vacuum filtration are the ones with the highest energy consumption. The operating costs range from US $ 4.75–6.55/kg of dry biomass. The choice of the best scenario depends on the final use of biomass.

Propuesta de optimización financiera en el proceso de tratamiento químico en torres de enfriamiento de la C.T. Francisco Pérez Ríos

Technical and financial analysis are essential in every industrial process for decision-making in the optimization of results. However, they need to increase their efficiency, as well as greater use of security and reliability resources and enforcement in cost control systems, are guidelines that increase day by day, compared to this; electricity production is of great importance in terms of progress in Mexico, because both commercial businesses, industrial enterprises and households depend heavily on their proper management. This theoretical work is developed from a technical-financial methodology, carried out within the national electricity system of the Federal Electricity Commission, in this case analyzes the Francisco Pérez Ríos thermoelectric plant, which at present has five electric power generating units, located in Tula de Allende, Hidalgo, the contribution of this research is to seek the benefit in saving chemical treatment in the cooling towers from the information generated from the area Financial.