An economic–environmental–energy efficiency analysis for optimizing organic waste treatment of a livestock-orchard system: a case in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Energy, Sustainability and Society

Gerhart Braunegg¹  Le Thanh Son²  Le Thanh Hai³  Tran Thi Hieu³  Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao³  Nguyen Thi Thu Thao³  Le Quoc Vi³  Hans Schnitzer⁴  Sibylle Braunegg⁵ 

[1] ARENA Research for Sustainable Resources;Faculty of Environment, University of Natural Resources and Environment;Institute for Environment and Resources, National University of Ho Chi Minh City;Institute for Process and Particle Engineering, Graz University of Technology;StadtLABOR-Innovations for Urban Quality of Life;

关键词: Biochar;    Biofuel;    Biomass pellet;    Integrated Livestock-Orchard System;    Mekong delta;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13705-022-00347-3

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background Economic benefit has been analyzed for the yield of farming products when designing a farming system, while waste treatment also generates profitable energy products for this system. The economic factor is decisive in decision-making for applying waste treatment solutions for a small-scale farming system. A household farming system in the Mekong Delta generates many kinds of organic wastes, but most of the agricultural waste resources are disposed of into the environment. Methods This study approaches an analysis of economic–environmental–energy (EEE) efficiency for waste treatment of an integrated livestock-orchard (LO) system on a household scale in the Mekong Delta. This novel analysis method is based on the energy content of biomass and its cost. The EEE efficiency is optimized to gain objective functions regarding energy yield efficiency, system profit, and CO2 sequestration for the treatment model. The algorithms are built for optimizing these objective functions. Results The optimization results show the treatment model of pyrolysis and pelleting gain all the objective functions with high efficiency. The model is efficiently applied for the LO system that generates more than 100 kg of orchard residues and 3000 kg of pig manure. The system with a charcoal oven and pellet machine is capable to gain energy efficiency due to its potential biofuel products, such as biochars and pellet products. A treatment model of composting, pyrolysis, and pelleting gives the best performance of overall EEE efficiency. Conclusions This work has proven economic benefits from integrating biogas tank, charcoal oven, and pellet machine in an integrated LO system. The system contributes not only for reducing CO2 emissions but also for supplementing secondary renewable bioenergy, as well as for increasing incomes and thus supporting livelihoods for the local farming households.

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