Techno-economic analyses of solid-state anaerobic digestion and composting of yard trimmings

Waste Management
Long LinYebo Li

Abstract

Solid-state anaerobic digestion (SS-AD) and composting are two potential alternatives to divert yard trimmings from landfills. This study aimed to evaluate the techno-economic feasibility of commercial-scale SS-AD and composting systems (20,000 metric tons (MT)/year) that received both yard trimmings and liquid AD effluent using a modeling software, SuperPro Designer. Both the SS-AD and composting systems were shown to be economically feasible. While their revenues were comparable ($48/MT), SS-AD with digestate drying showed a higher capital cost ($256/MT vs. $84/MT) but a lower non-facility-dependent operating cost ($11/MT vs. $21/MT) than composting. The payback time, internal rate of return (IRR), and net present value (NPV) were estimated to be ∼10 years, 8%, and $0.2 million, respectively, for SS-AD, and ∼4.9 years, 33%, and $1.8 million, respectively, for composting. Digestate drying was necessary to make SS-AD profitable via the sale of byproduct, but it was also the most energy intensive step, relying on heat recovery to reduce costs. Moreover, the economics of SS-AD were highly improved (NPV $2 million) with financial incentives (i.e. investment tax credits), indicating that incentives were critical to the economic fea...Continue Reading

Citations

Jul 25, 2020·Bioresource Technology·Yangyang LiGuoxue Li
Apr 16, 2021·Bioresource Technology·Ninlawan ChaitanooSaoharit Nitayavardhana
Sep 24, 2021·Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association·Abhishek SinghalMakrand M Ghangrekar

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