Life Cycle Assessment of Biogas from Separated slurry

Table F.26. Mass balances for separation of the degassed biomass.
Per 1000 kg of degassed biomass mixture “ex-digester”.

  Amount in
degassed
biomass
mixture
BEFORE
separation
Separation
index from
table F.25
Mass
Balance:
Amount
transferred to
the fibre fraction
Mass
balance:
Amount
transferred
to the liquid
fraction
Composition of
the degassed
fibre fraction
AFTER
separation
Composition of
degassed liquid
fraction
AFTER
separation
        Fibre fraction *
1000 / 241.6 kg
Liquid fraction *
1000 kg / 758.36 kg
[per 1000 kg
ex-digester]
  [per 1000 kg
ex-digester]
[per 1000 kg
ex-digester]
[kg per 1000 kg
fibre fraction]
[kg per 1000 kg
liquid fraction]
Total mass 1000 kg
Slurry
ex-digester
24.16% 241.6 kg 1000 kg –
241.6 kg
= 758.4 kg
1000 kg
Degassed fibre
fraction
1000 kg
degassed liquid
fraction
Dry matter (DM) 105.98 kg 60.9% 105.98 kg
*60.9%
= 64.54 kg
105.98 kg *
(100-60.9)%
= 41.44 kg
267.1 kg 54.64 kg
Total-N 8.722 kg 21.2% 8.722 kg
*21.2%
= 1.849 kg
8.722 kg *
(100-21.2)%
= 6.873 kg
7.65 kg 9.06 kg
Total-P 3.235 kg 66.2% 3.235 kg
*66.2%
= 2.14 kg
3.235 kg *
(100-66.2)%
= 1.093 kg
8.86 kg 1.44 kg
Potassium (K) 2.450 kg 9.7% 2.450 kg
*9.7%
=0.238 kg
2.450 kg *
(100-9.7)%
= 2.212 kg
0.98 kg 2.92 kg
Carbon (C) 51.41 kg 60.9% 51.41 kg
*60.9%
= 31.31 kg
51.41 kg *
(100-60.9)%
= 20.10 kg
129.6 kg 26.51 kg
Copper (Cu) 0.0433 kg 36.2% 0.0433 kg
*36.2%
= 0.0157 kg
0.0433 kg *
(100-36.2)%
= 0.0276 kg
0.065 kg 0.036 kg
Zinc (Zn) 0.0146 kg 42.2% 0.0146 kg
*42.2%
= 0.0062 kg
0.0146 kg
*(100-42.2)%
= 0.0084 kg
0.025 kg 0.0111 kg

 



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