| Title | Energy Recovery from Waste Paper and Deinking Sludge to Support the Demand of the Paper Industry: A Numerical Analysis |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 64524 |
| Authors | Di Fraia, S; Uddin, MR |
| Title | Energy Recovery from Waste Paper and Deinking Sludge to Support the Demand of the Paper Industry: A Numerical Analysis |
| Year | 2022 |
| Published | Sustainability, 14, 8 |
| Abstract | The recovery of fibres from waste paper (WP) and deinking sludge (DIS) reduces the stress on nature compared to the collection of virgin pulp for paper production. Moreover, if not recycled, WP and DIS are mainly landfilled and incinerated, being thus responsible for the release of greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere. In this context, energy recovery from WP and DIS would contribute to increasing energy independence and improving waste management in the pulp industry. From a broader perspective, it would increase renewable energy generation, supporting the paper industry in reducing fossil fuel consumption and GHGs emissions, in line with the goals of the European Union (EU) Green Deal 2021. For these reasons, in the present study, the combined heat and power generation potentiality of WP-DIS blends through gasification in combination with an internal combustion engine is numerically assessed for the first time. The air gasification process is simulated by applying a restricted chemical equilibrium approach to identify the optimum operating temperature (850 degrees C) and equivalence ratio (0.2). Electrical and thermal energy generation potentiality, considering WP and DIS production in the EU in 2019, is estimated to be in the ranges of 32,950-35,700 GWh and 52,190-56,100 GWh, respectively. Thus, it can support between 25 and 28% of the electrical and 44-48% of the thermal energy demand of the paper manufacturing sector, reducing the CO2 emission in the range of 24.8-28.9 Gt. |
| https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/8/4669/pdf?version=1649928359 |
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