Life Cycle Assessment of Biogas from Separated slurry

Table G.8 Mass balances for separation of slurry from Dairy cows.
Per 1000 kg of slurry “ex pre-tank”.

  Amount in
slurry
ex pre-tank
BEFORE
separation
Separation
index
(i.e.
percentage
transferred
to fibre
fraction)
Mass
Balance:
Amount
transferred
to the fibre
fraction
Mass
balance:
Amount
transferred
to the liquid
fraction
Composition
of the fibre
fraction
AFTER
separation
Composition
of liquid
fraction
AFTER
separation
  (from table G.3) (from table G.7)     Calculation:
Amount in
Fibre fraction *
1000 / 289.19
kg
Calculation:
Amount in
Liquid fraction *
1000 kg / 710.81
kg
  [per 1000 kg
ex pre-tank]
  [per 1000 kg
ex pre-tank]
[per 1000 kg
ex pre-tank]
[kg per 1000 kg
fibre fraction]
[kg per 1000 kg
liquid fraction]
Total mass 1000 kg
slurry
ex-housing
28.919% 289.19 kg 1000 kg – 289.19 kg
= 710.81 kg
1000 kg
Fibre fraction
1000 kg liquid fraction
Dry matter (DM) 113.2 kg 79.2% 113.2 kg
*79.2%
= 89.654 kg
113.2 kg
*(100-79.2)%
= 23.546 kg
310.0 kg 33.1 kg
Total-N 6.34 kg 50.0% 6.34 kg
*50.0%
= 3.17 kg
6.34 kg
*(100-50.0)%
= 3.17 kg
10.96 kg 4.46 kg
Total-P 1.03 kg 68.6% 1.03 kg
*68.6%
= 0.7066 kg
1.03 kg
*(100-68.6)%
= 0.3234 kg
2.44 kg 0.455 kg
Potassium (K) 5.90 kg 20% 5.90 kg
*20%
= 1.18 kg
5.90 kg
*(100-20)%
= 4.72 kg
4.08 kg 6.64 kg
Carbon (C) 49.7 kg 79.2% 49.7 kg
*79.2%
= 39.362 kg
49.7 kg
*(100-79.2)%
= 10.338 kg
136.11 kg 14.54 kg
Copper (Cu) 0.0121 kg 9.0% 0.0121 kg
*9.0%
=0.00109 kg
0.0121 kg
*(100-9.0)%
= 0.01101 kg
0.0038 kg 0.0155 kg
Zinc (Zn) 0.0234 kg 11.1% 0.0234 kg
*11.1%
= 0.00260 kg
0.0234 kg
*(100-11.1)%
= 0.02080 kg
0.0090 kg 0.0293 kg

 



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