Life Cycle Assessment of Biogas from Separated slurry

Table H.2. Mass balances for mechanical separation of slurry from fattening pigs.
Per 1000 kg of slurry “ex-housing”.

  Amount in
slurry
Ex pre-tank
BEFORE
separation
Separation
index
(from table
C.2, unless
otherwise
specified)
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
  (values from
table H.1)
      Fibre fraction *
1000 / 51.98 kg
Liquid fraction *
1000 kg / 948 kg
  [per 1000 kg
ex pre-tank]
  [per 1000 kg
ex pre-tank]
[per 1000 kg
ex pre-tank]
[kg per 1000 kg
fiber fraction]
[kg per 1000 kg
liquid fraction]
Total mass 1000 kg
slurry
ex pre-tank
5.198% a) 51.98 kg 1000 kg – 51.98 kg
= 948.02 kg
1000 kg
Fibre fraction
1000 kg liquid
fraction
Dry matter (DM) 69.7 kg 29.6% 69.7 kg
*29.6%
= 20.63 kg
69.7 kg
*(100-29.6)%
= 49.07 kg
396.9 kg 51.76 kg
Total-N 5.48 kg 6.8% 5.48 kg
*6.8%
= 0.3726 kg
5.48 kg
*(100-6.8)%
= 5.1074 kg
7.17 kg 5.387 kg
Total-P 1.13 kg 9.1% 1.13 kg
*9.1%
= 0.102 kg
1.13 kg
*(100-9.1)%
= 1.027 kg
1.962 kg 1.0833 kg
Potassium (K) 2.85 kg 2.9% 2.85 kg
*2.9%
=0.08265 kg
2.85 kg
*(100-2.9)%
= 2.767 kg
1.59 kg 2.9187 kg
Carbon (C) 33.3 kg No data
Assumed:
29.6%
33.3 kg
*29.6%
= 9.859 kg
33.3 kg
*(100-29.6)%
= 23.443 kg
189.67 kg 24.728 kg
Copper (Cu) 30.0 g 4.6% 30.0 g
*4.6%
= 1.38 g
30.0 g
*(100-4.6)%
= 28.62 g
26.549 g 30.189 g
Zinc (Zn) 89.4 g 6.3% 89.4 g
*6.3%
= 5.632 g
89.4 g
*(100-6.3)%
= 83.768 g
108.35 g 88.361 g
Water content 1000 kg - 69.7 kg
= 930.3 kg
   31.35 kg c) 898.95 kg    

a) The separation index for the mass (3.3%) from table C.2 has not been used as it gave unrealistic results for both the fibre fraction and the liquid fraction. The calculation of the total mass is therefore based on measurements of the fibre fraction, which has a DM of 39.69%. When the DM is 39.69%, and the total DM is 20.63 kg, the total mass is 20.63 kg * 100/39.69 = 51.98 kg. This gives a separation index of (51.98 kg/1000 kg) * 100 % = 5.198 %.

 



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