Amado Maglinao
Texas A&M University, USA
Title: Dairy manure gasification for heat and power generation
Biography
Biography: Amado Maglinao
Abstract
Gasification technologies are envisioned to play a key role in the future of dairy farm waste management. Conversion of a dairy farm solid wastes to a gaseous fuel significantly increases its value. With most dairy farms in the United States utilize sand as bed material, solid wastes processing were necessary for thermal conversion. Processing were able to increase the energy content of the solid wastes up to 10 MJ kg-1. Dairy manure gasification for power generation was conducted in a pilot-scale fluidized bed gasifier developed at Texas A&M Univeristy. The gasification system is equipped with control system for steady operation. Synthesis gas were produced with energy content up to 4 MJ Nm-3. The synthesis gas can be utilized for heat and electrical energy requirement for dairy farm operations. Modified engine-generator set were operated using synthesis gas from dairy manure gasification as fuel. Engine NOx and SOx emissions were reduced using synthesis gas as fuel compared to gasoline.