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Bioresource Technology
Vol. 202, 2016, Pages: 107–112

Techno-economic evaluation of a combined bioprocess for fermentative hydrogen production from food waste

Wei Han, Jun Fang, Zhixiang Liu, Junhong Tang

College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.

Abstract

In this study, the techno-economic evaluation of a combined bioprocess based on solid state fermentation for fermentative hydrogen production from food waste was carried out. The hydrogen production plant was assumed to be built in Hangzhou and designed for converting 3 ton food waste per day into hydrogen. The total capital cost (TCC) and the annual production cost (APC) were US$583092 and US$88298.1/year, respectively. The overall revenue after the tax was US$146473.6/year. The return on investment (ROI), payback period (PBP) and internal rate of return (IRR) of the plant were 26.75%, 5 years and 24.07%, respectively. The results exhibited that the combined bioprocess for hydrogen production from food waste was feasible. This is an important study for attracting investment and industrialization interest for hydrogen production from food waste in the industrial scale.

Keywords: Economic feasibility; Combined bioprocess; Food waste; Hydrogen production; Industrialization.

 
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