Net energy analysis of Jatropha press-cake utilization
College
Gokongwei College of Engineering
Department/Unit
Mechanical Engineering
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Source Title
2014 International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment and Management, HNICEM 2014 - 7th HNICEM 2014 Joint with 6th International Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, co-located with 10th ERDT Conference
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Abstract
This paper presents the results of the evaluations conducted on the alternative pathways considered in net energy analysis of Jatropha press-cake utilization as biofuel feedstock. Biogasification and thermal gasification are the two alternative pathways specifically being considered in this particular study. An Energy Return on Investment (EROI) was introduced in this study as the primary tool for net energy analysis respectively. EROI was able to further evaluate the economic variability and potentials of utilizing Jatropha press-cake as the feedstock for generating renewable biofuels. The by-products of the two alternative pathways being evaluated is not yet considered in this study. However it is highly recommended for future research that by-products must be considered in net energy analysis. © 2014 IEEE.
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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1109/HNICEM.2014.7016256
Recommended Citation
Gonzaga, J. A., Biona, J. M., & Omboy, B. C. (2014). Net energy analysis of Jatropha press-cake utilization. 2014 International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment and Management, HNICEM 2014 - 7th HNICEM 2014 Joint with 6th International Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, co-located with 10th ERDT Conference https://doi.org/10.1109/HNICEM.2014.7016256
Disciplines
Energy Systems | Mechanical Engineering
Keywords
Biomass gasification; Jatropha; Biomass chemicals
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