Life cycle, techno-economic and dynamic simulation assessment of bioelectrochemical systems: A case of formic acid synthesis

Mobolaji Shemfe; Siddharth Gadkari; Eileen Yu; Shahid Rasul; Keith Scott; Ian M. Head; Sai Gu; Jhuma Sadhukhan

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2018.01.071

Life cycle, techno-economic and dynamic simulation assessment of bioelectrochemical systems: A case of formic acid synthesis

Mobolaji Shemfe, Siddharth Gadkari, Eileen Yu, Shahid Rasul, Keith Scott, Ian M. Head, Sai Gu, Jhuma Sadhukhan^*

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A novel framework, integrating dynamic simulation (DS), life cycle assessment (LCA) and techno-economic assessment (TEA) of a bioelectrochemical system (BES), has been developed to study for the first time wastewater treatment by removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD) by oxidation in anode and thereby harvesting electron and proton for carbon dioxide reduction reaction or reuse to produce products in cathode. Increases in initial COD and applied potential increase COD removal and production (in this case formic acid) rates. DS correlations are used in LCA and TEA for holistic performance analyses. The cost of production of HCOOH is €0.015–0.005 g⁻¹ for its production rate of 0.094–0.26 kg yr⁻¹ and a COD removal rate of 0.038–0.106 kg yr⁻¹. The life cycle (LC) benefits by avoiding fossil-based formic acid production (93%) and electricity for wastewater treatment (12%) outweigh LC costs of operation and assemblage of BES (−5%), giving a net 61MJkg⁻¹ HCOOH saving.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	39-49
Number of pages	11
Journal	Bioresource Technology
Volume	255
Early online date	4 Feb 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.01.071
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2018

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SDG 13 Climate Action

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Carbon dioxide capture and reuse
Circular economy
Electrochemical biorefinery
Resource recovery and productivity from waste
Technical systems for policy

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