The biomethane producing potential in China: A theoretical and practical estimation

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2015.12.025

›› 2016, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (7): 920-928.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2015.12.025

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The biomethane producing potential in China: A theoretical and practical estimation

Chang Liu^1,2, Jun Wang¹, Xiaoyan Ji³, Hongliang Qian^1,4, Liangliang Huang², Xiaohua Lu¹

1 College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China;
2 School of Chemical, Biological & Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman 73019, United States;
3 Division of Energy Science, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden;
4 School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China

Received:2015-09-11 Revised:2015-11-19 Online:2016-08-17 Published:2016-07-28
Supported by:
Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2013CB733501), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21136004, 21476106), the Project of Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD) and the Jiangsu Planned Projects for Postdoctoral Research Funds (1402060B).

The biomethane producing potential in China: A theoretical and practical estimation

Chang Liu^1,2, Jun Wang¹, Xiaoyan Ji³, Hongliang Qian^1,4, Liangliang Huang², Xiaohua Lu¹

1 College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China;
2 School of Chemical, Biological & Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman 73019, United States;
3 Division of Energy Science, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden;
4 School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China

通讯作者: Chang Liu
基金资助:
Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2013CB733501), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21136004, 21476106), the Project of Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD) and the Jiangsu Planned Projects for Postdoctoral Research Funds (1402060B).

Abstract

Abstract: Biomethane has been developed rapidly in many countries as a renewable energy which upgraded from biogas. China also began to pay attention to it even though we still at a initial stage, primarily, understanding the biomethane potential and development prospect, choosing appropriate biomass as the biomethane source is very important. In this work, the theoretical and practical biomethane producing potential from five main biomass resources in China were estimated with appropriate methods based on the data collected, and during calculation, two appropriate energy crops were assumed to be planted on marginal lands for biomethane production. Our estimation showed that the theoretical and practical biomethane potentials in China can reach to 888.78 and 316.30 billion m³ per year, agricultural waste should be the preferential development biomass, and planting energy crops on marginal lands is the most promising way to enhance biomethane production in China. Finally, biomethane is compared with natural gas, and the result showed that 48.15% of the practical biomethane potential can meet the total Chinese natural gas consumption in 2013.

Key words: Biomethane potential, Biomass, Marginal land, Energy crop

摘要： Biomethane has been developed rapidly in many countries as a renewable energy which upgraded from biogas. China also began to pay attention to it even though we still at a initial stage, primarily, understanding the biomethane potential and development prospect, choosing appropriate biomass as the biomethane source is very important. In this work, the theoretical and practical biomethane producing potential from five main biomass resources in China were estimated with appropriate methods based on the data collected, and during calculation, two appropriate energy crops were assumed to be planted on marginal lands for biomethane production. Our estimation showed that the theoretical and practical biomethane potentials in China can reach to 888.78 and 316.30 billion m³ per year, agricultural waste should be the preferential development biomass, and planting energy crops on marginal lands is the most promising way to enhance biomethane production in China. Finally, biomethane is compared with natural gas, and the result showed that 48.15% of the practical biomethane potential can meet the total Chinese natural gas consumption in 2013.

关键词: Biomethane potential, Biomass, Marginal land, Energy crop

Chang Liu, Jun Wang, Xiaoyan Ji, Hongliang Qian, Liangliang Huang, Xiaohua Lu. The biomethane producing potential in China: A theoretical and practical estimation[J]. , 2016, 24(7): 920-928.

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