Bio-failure or Bio-fuel? Economic Feasibility of Converting Palm Oil Waste to Biogas
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2023-09-27Author
D.S, Indah
S.Hut., Eko M.P., M.Sc., Ph.D
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This study aimed to investigate the economic feasibility of using an Up-Flow
Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactor to convert liquid waste from palm oil
processing plants into biogas containing methane. The study examined total capital
investment (TCI), working capital investment (WCI), and production costs at different
capacities (3, 30, and 300 liters per day) to determine if the process could generate a profit.
The results showed that the biogas production from palm oil industrial liquid waste using
the UASB reactor did not result in a profit due to the large capital costs and low biogas
production. The implication of this study is that further research is needed to find ways to
reduce the capital costs of the process and increase biogas production to make it
economically feasible.
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