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Utilization of Biosolids:
Soil Fertilization & Energy Production
Devon Beesley, Patrick Cusack, Parker Raymond & Graham Walker
Clemson University, Clemson, SC - December 5, 2019
● Introduction
○ Background
○ Rationale
○ Objectives
○ Approaches
● Literature review
● Materials and methods
● Results
○ Land application
○ Gasification
● Take home messages
● Acknowledgements
Outline
Introduction
Introduction
● Human waste will always be produced
● Typical treatment processes
● Main products
○ Treated water
○ Biosolids
● Definitions
○ Sewage sludge: pre-treated solid waste
○ Biosolids: post-treated solid waste
Sewage Treatment Plants
Treatment Step Description
Primary treatment solid separation by sedimentation and filtration
Secondary treatment reduction of BOD by microorganisms
Tertiary treatment removal of excess pollutants and nutrients
Clemson University WWTP
Introduction
● Biosolids
○ Exit secondary digester as 2-3% solid
○ Exit dewatering press at 18% solid
○ Sent to the Anderson County landfill (Subtitle-D, Class III)
● Historical masses produced
● Future increases
○ Enrollment
○ New College of Business building
Aerial View of Clemson University Wastewater Treatment Plant
Introduction
Year Produced Biosolids (tons)
2017 745.08
2018 871.49
2019 (as of 11/11/19) 786.91
Clemson University WWTP
Biosolids
● Beneficial components
○ Organic compounds (C)
○ Micronutrients (B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Zn)
○ Macronutrients
● Negative components
○ Praestol Polymer
○ Pathogens (e.g., E. coli, C. jejuni, V. cholerae)
○ Heavy metals (As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Hg, Mo, Ni, Se, Zn)
○ Pesticides (e.g., organophosphates, organochlorines)
○ Endocrine disruptors (e.g., androgens, estrogens)
○ Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
○ Microplastics
○ Toxic organic compounds
○ Excess nutrients (C, N, P)
○ Detergents
○ Salts
● Potential Uses
○ Land application
○ Gasification
○ Incineration
○ Composting
○ Landfill
Introduction
Biosolids
Biosolid Nutrient Composition
Introduction
Nutrient
Concentration
(mg/kg-dry)
Minimum Detectable
Limit (mg/kg-dry)
Phosphorus 46400 363
Nitrogen, TKN 42900 1870
Nitrogen, total 43200 50
Nitrite BRL 8.55
Nitrate 262 2.14
Ammonia 2610 112
Metal Concentration (mg/L)
Minimum Detectable Limit
(mg/L)
Mercury BRL 0.00048
Arsenic BRL 0.0705
Barium 0.0802 0.0155
Cadmium BRL 0.008
Chromium BRL 0.0125
Lead BRL 0.014
Selenium BRL 0.044
Silver BRL 0.0065
Potassium 2380 39.7
Polymer
Introduction
● PraestolTM K 274 FLX FLOCCULANT
○ Created by Solenis
○ Harmful to aquatic life with long
lasting effects
○ Cannot be inhaled
○ Should not be allowed to enter drains,
water courses or soil
○ EC50 (Daphnia (water flea)): 0.17 mg/L
GHS Symbols
Harmful / Irritant Health Hazard
The CU WWTP currently produces more than 800 tons of dewatered biosolids per year.
Unfortunately, these nutrient-dense materials are currently being sent to the Anderson
County landfill. Alternative uses of the biosolids produced from the CU WWTP must be
developed to make Clemson University carbon neutral, economically profitable, and
socially sustainable.
Introduction
Rationale
The objective of this project is to design a viable pathway to utilize the biosolids coming
from the Clemson University wastewater treatment facility.
Introduction
Objective
Task 1. To review information regarding the CU WWTP, land application, gasification, and the related
regulations
Task 2. To determine fecal coliform concentrations by sampling the biosolids produced at the CU WWTP
Task 3. To identify a process to reduce pathogen concentration
Task 4. To investigate alternatives to hazardous flocculation methods
Task 5. To select locations and estimate volumes for the land application of biosolids
Task 6. To design and model a gasification process for energy production
Task 7. To perform a cost analysis of land application and gasification
Introduction
Approaches
Introduction
Sustainability
Capstone
Design
Literature Review
Literature Review
Carbon Cycle Hydrolysis
Complex organic C→ C6H12O6
Aerobic respiration
C6H12O6 + O2→CO2
Carbon fixation
CO2→ C6H12O6
Carbon assimilation
C6H12O6→ complex organic C
Anaerobic respiration
C6H12O6 + NO3- →CO2
Fermentation
C6H12O6 → reduced products + CO2
Microbial Nitrogen Cycle
Nitrogen fixation
N2→ NH3 / NH4
+
Nitrification
NH4
+ → NO3
-
Assimilative reduction
NO3
- → NH4
+
Denitrification
Glucose + NO3
- → N2 + CO2
Hydrolysis (ammonification, mineralization)
Organic N → NH4
+ / NH3
Nitrogen assimilation
Amino acids → protein → cell mass
NH4
+ → C5H7O2N
Literature Review
Phosphorus Cycle
Mineralization
Organic P→ PO4 3-
Assimilation
PO43- → Organic P
Literature Review
Elemental Cycles
● Naturally, each cycle is a closed
loop system
○ Elements are recycled efficiently
● Landfilling causes process to
operate as an open loop system
○ Prevents elements from returning
to their source
Literature Review
Land
Application
Permitting
● National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit
○ Required for wastewater treatment facilities
○ Basic requirements
■ Topographical map of wastewater treatment plant
■ Population that contributes to the wastewater
■ Facility’s design maximum flow
■ Process flow diagram
■ Location and flow rate of effluent wastewater
Literature Review: Land Application
Permitting
● SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) permit
○ Required to land apply biosolids in South Carolina
○ Requirements
■ Qualitative
● Continuous or intermittent application
● Location of application size
■ Quantitative
● Biosolid concentrations of Kjeldahl N, inorganic N, ammonia N, P and K
● Effluent pH, temperature, cyanide concentration, total phenols, residual chlorine, oil & grease
concentrations, and fecal coliform levels
● Average daily volume (gpd) applied to site
● Heavy metal concentrations
● Area of the application site
● 5-day BOD test
Literature Review: Land Application
Regulations
● Maximum allowable heavy metal concentrations for land applied biosolids
Literature Review: Land Application
Pollutant Ceiling Concentration (mg/kg dry weight basis)
Arsenic 75
Cadmium 85
Copper 4300
Lead 840
Mercury 57
Molybdenum 75
Nickel 420
Selenium 100
Zinc 7500
Regulations
Literature Review: Land Application
● Regulation 61-9: Water Pollution Control Limits
○ Biosolids cannot be land applied
■ If likely negatively affect threatened/endangered species under section 4 of Endangered Species Act
■ If runoff into a wetland or other waters of SC
■ If within 10 meters of a body of water of SC
■ If applied at a rate greater than the agronomic rate for the biosolids (for agricultural fields)
Literature Review: Land Application
Regulations
● Pathogens: disease-causing organisms, such as certain bacteria, viruses, and parasites
Fecal coliforms (ex. E. coli) Salmonella sp.
Enteric viruses (ex. Poliovirus sp.) Viable helminth ova (ex. Ascaris lumbricoides)
● Part 503 of the Clean Water Act (CWA)
● Classification of biosolids: Class A or Class B
○ Class A: contain pathogen concentrations below detectable limits
■ Can be land applied without further vector regulation
■ Multiple methods to achieve class A status
■ Processes to further reduce pathogens (PFRPs)
○ Class B: contain maximum of 1-2 million MPN per 4 gram per dry weight, or 100 mL per wet weight
basis, of fecal coliforms
■ Requires further vector regulations
■ Multiple methods to achieve class B status
■ Processes to significantly reduce pathogens (PSRPs)
Literature Review: Land Application
Regulations
Options for Pathogen Reduction
● Class A: Alternative 1
○ Thermally treated sewage sludge
■ For biosolids of 7% solid or more, temperature of biosolids increased to 50℃ for a minimum of 15 s
■ Con: energy intensive
■ Con: a polymer is required
● Class B: PSRP
○ Lime stabilization
■ Raise pH of biosolids to 12 for at least 2 hrs
■ Con: socially unsustainable because odor emitted when pH reduced
■ Con: kills beneficial microorganisms in the soil if pH is not reduced prior to land application
○ Anaerobic digestion
■ Residence time of 15 days at 35°C or 60 days at 20°C
■ Con: reverting to an inconsistent previous process
■ Con: low gasification producer gas from anaerobically digested feedstocks
Literature Review: Land Application
● Vectors: organisms or objects that transfer pathogens
● 40 CFR Part 503 of CWA
○ Vector attraction reduction (VAR) strategies
■ Include additional anaerobic or aerobic digestion in a bench-scale unit
■ Use aerobic processes at greater than 40°C for 14 days or longer
■ Add alkaline materials to raise the pH under specified conditions
■ Dry biosolids with unstabilized solids to a minimum of 90% solid
■ Dry biosolids without unstabilized solids to a minimum of 75% solid
Literature Review: Land Application
Regulations
Literature Review: Land Application
Additional Constraints
● No regulations to control the application of the following compounds
○ Pharmaceuticals
○ Hormone disruptors
○ Microplastics
○ PFAS
○ Patented polymer flocculant
● Site restrictions for Class B
○ Animals can not graze on the land until 30 days after land application
○ Humans cannot access site for 30 days
Gasification
● Input
○ Biomass
○ Air
● Processes
○ Drying
○ Pyrolysis
○ Combustion/Cracking
○ Reduction
● Outputs
○ Producer gas
○ Ash
○ Biochar
○ Impurities
● Partial combustion
Literature Review: Gasification
Gasification Process Overview
Feedstocks
Wood chips Coke
Biosolids Coal
Literature Review: Gasification
● Pretreatment
○ Select feedstock
○ Filtrate
○ Store
○ Dry to 8-10% water content
○ Crush to consistency
● Process
○ Die and roller compress
○ Lignin and resins act as binding agent
○ Binding agent addition
● Post treatment
○ Cooled and stored
● Easy and cost effective
● Energy dense and normalized feedstock
Pelletization
Literature Review: Gasification
● Clemson University owns an unused downdraft gasifier
○ Co-current flow
○ Normalized feedstock size and known nutrient compositions
○ Outputs
■ Producer gas
■ Impurities
■ Biochar
■ Ash
○ High effluent gas temperature
■ Thermodynamically unfavorable
○ Possibly carbon negative or neutral
● Several gasification processes exist
Literature Review: Gasification
Downdraft Gasification
Process Overview
Literature Review: Gasification
Process Overview
Literature Review: Gasification
Literature Review: Gasification
Reduction
Literature Review: Gasification
Reactions
Producer gas - 46.6%
● Combustible gases - 22.5%
○ CO
○ H2
○ CH4
○ CmHn
● Reduced & inert gases - 24.1%
○ CO2
○ H2O
○ N2
Literature Review: Gasification
Products
Solids - 53.3%
● Biochar - 4.2%
○ Low porosity
○ Crystalline structure
○ Stores carbon if added
to soil
● Ash - 49.1%
○ Powder form
○ Heavy metals
○ Minerals
■ Na, Ca, K, etc.
o C, H, O, and N absent
Impurities - <0.1%
● Tar gases & condensable liquids
○ Sulfur & nitrogen
compounds
○ Hydrogen halides
○ Aromatics
■ Benzene, toluene,
etc.
Materials and Methods
Dewatering &
Drying of
Biosolids
● Polyacrylamide-free Flocculant (PAMf-FCC)
○ Produced by the Biomass Conversion and Water
Technology in Germany
○ Environmental friendly
○ High biodegradability
○ Amphiphilic
■ Enables binding of contaminants
○ More research and development necessary before
on the market
Starch Based Polymer
Materials and Methods
II – Cationic
PAMf-FCC
I – Commercial
Cationic Starch
HUBER Sludge Turner SOLSTICE
Materials and Methods
● Facility dimensions: 185 ft x 40 ft
● Biosolid bed width: ~36 ft
● Biosolid bed length: ~163 ft
● Depth: 1 ft
● Max. volume of biosolids: 5868 ft3
● Temp: 30°C - 40°C
● RT: 2-3 weeks to reach 90% solid
● Automatic or manual biosolid loading
& unloading
● Potential upgrades
○ Increase max. temperature
○ Odor scrubber
○ Powered by non-renewable energy sources
HUBER Sludge Turner SOLSTICE
Materials and Methods
Methods
● Chose a location for the solar dryer
● Determined volume needed in solar dryer to hold
flow of biosolids
● Calculated a mass flow rate of biosolids two
standard deviations above the mean
Materials and Methods
● s = standard deviation
● N = number of observations
● xi = observed values
● x = average value
Land
Application of
Biosolids
Materials
● Terragator
● Biosolid storage tank
● Simpson Research Farm fields
Materials and Methods: Land Application
Methods
● Measured current pathogen concentration in biosolids with lab testing of MPN
● Selected lands within Simpson Research Farm based on EPA & SC DHEC regulations
● Collected soil samples within Simpson Research Farm
● Calculated acceptable biosolid volume to be land applied based on nutrient
concentrations in the soil & biosolids, area of land, and agronomic rate of crop
● Chose pathogen reduction method
○ Alternative 1. thermally treated biosolids
D = 131,700,000 / (100.14t)
● Chose VAR
● Land apply biosolids with terragator
Materials and Methods: Land Application
Gasification of
Biosolids
for Energy
Production
Materials: California Pellet Mill CL Type 3
Materials and Methods: Gasification
Materials and Methods: Gasification
Materials: All Power Labs PP20 Power Pallet
Methods
Materials and Methods: Gasification
● Quantified mass flow rates of biosolids through the process
● Determined the amount of wood chips necessary for pelletization
● Observed a storage tank was needed for the wood chips
○ Derived dimensions
○ 4 purchases of wood chips over the year
● Measured moisture content of wood chips at the Cherry Crossing Compost Facility
● Calculated the outputs of gasification
● Estimated the amount of energy produced
Methods: Feedstock Parameters
● mp = mass of solids before pelletization (lb)
● mb = mass of biosolids (lb)
● mwc = mass of wood chips (lb)
● mw = mass of water (lb)
● mT = total mass (lb)
● ⍴T = total density (lb/ft3)
● ⍴w = density of water (lb/ft3)
● ⍴wc = density of wood chips (lb/ft3)
● ⍴b = density of biosolids (lb/ft3)
Materials and Methods: Gasification
Methods: Energy Production
Materials and Methods: Gasification
● Qcombustion = energy of combustion (kwh)
● mgas = mass of gas (kg)
● ΔHcombustion = heat of combustion of the gas (kJ/kg)
● ηengine = efficiency of the engine (-)
● ηgenerator = efficiency of the generator (-)
● C = equivalent cost of energy ($)
● P = price of electricity ($/kWh)
Results
Land
Application
Results: Land Application
Process Flow Diagram
Fecal Coliform Tests
Dewatered SludgeSecondary SludgePrimary Sludge
Fecal Coliform (MPN/g dry wt)
Primary Digester 597,000,000
Secondary Digester 1,720,000
Dewatered Sludge 10,600,000
● Do not meet Class B classification
○ 10.6 million MPN > 0.5 million MPN
Results: Land Application
Soil Sampling Area
Simpson Research Farm
Pendleton, SC
Lot 29 (fertilizer)
Lot 23 (no fertilizer)
Results: Land Application
Soil Testing
Soil
pH
P
(lbs/A)
K
(lbs/A)
Ca
(lbs/A)
Mg
(lbs/A)
Zn
(lbs/A)
Mn
(lbs/A)
Cu
(lbs/A)
B
(lbs/A)
Na
(lbs/A)
NO3-N
(lbs/A)
Lot 23
(no fertilizer)
5.76 3.67 302.00 920.00 279.00 3.50 32.00 0.47 0.60 10.00 1.67
Lot 29
(fertilizer)
5.98 24.60 125.00 1454.00 373.00 5.31 39.80 1.68 0.46 16.40 32.90
Results: Land Application
Solar Drying System
● Incoming biosolids 951 tons of 18% dry weight
● Solar dryer uses combination of convection, conduction, and radiation
○ Dries solids from 18% to 90% dry weight
● Products
○ 190 tons of Class A biosolids (90% solids)
○ 761 tons of water
● Achieves pathogen & vector reduction
○ Heat biosolids to min. of 50℃ for at least 20 minutes
○ Dry biosolids with unstabilized solids to a minimum of 90% solid
○ Dry biosolids without unstabilized solids to a minimum of 75% solid
Results: Drying of Biosolids
D = 131,700,000 / (100.14t)
t = 50°C, D = 13.17 days
Entering Water
Mass (tons)
Retained Water
Mass (tons)
Lost Water
Mass (tons)
Press 8387.82 779.82 7,608.00
Solar Dryer 779.82 19.02 760.80
Water Activity
Results: Drying of Biosolids
Storage Tank
Calculations for storage tank dimensions
● Projected amount of biosolids produced in future = 951 tons
● Volume of 90% dry biosolids produced = 8,135.7 ft3
● Required storage volume = 4,067.8 ft3
● Storage tank dimensions
Choose radius = 10 ft
V = π * r2 * h
4,067.8 ft3 = π * (10 ft)2 * h
h = 12.9 ft
Tank
Aerial view of CU WWTP
Results: Land Application
V = 4,085 ft3
r = 10 ft
h = 13 ft
● Eligible fields within Simpson Research Farm
○ 90.54 acres of Bermuda pasture
○ 530.34 acres of Fescue pasture
● Agronomic rate of nitrogen for Bermuda and Fescue grasses
○ 1.66 tons of CU WWTP dry biosolids/acre/yr
● Application rates
○ Maximum 150 tons dry biosolids/yr to Bermuda pastures
○ Maximum 881 tons dry biosolids/yr to Fescue pastures
○ Maximum 1,031 tons dry biosolids/yr to Simpson Research Farm
● Application schedule
○ Fall: apply to Bermuda pastures
○ Spring: apply to Fescue pastures
Application of Biosolids
Results: Land Application
Take Home Messages
Pros & Cons of Land Application
Pros
○ Increases porosity of soil
■ Increases infiltration rate
■ Increases water holding capacity
■ Decreases rate of runoff
○ Addition of vital nutrients to soil
■ C, N, P
○ Capable of land applying 1,031
tons of dry biosolids/yr
■ Accommodates an increase in
student population
Cons
○ Possible nutrient leaching into
groundwater
○ Potential runoff into nearby
bodies of water due to extreme
weather events
○ Effects of pharmaceuticals,
hormones, and microplastics on
soil unknown
○ Purchase 2,828 ft3 storage tank
necessary
Gasification
Process Flow Diagram
Results: Gasification
Dryer
● Incoming biosolids at 951 tons of 18% dry weight
● Solar dryer uses combination of convection, conduction, and radiation
○ Dries solids from 18% to 95% dry weight
○ 2-3 week retention time
● Products
○ 180 tons of solids
○ 771 tons of water
Entering Water
Mass (Tons)
Retained Water
Mass (Tons)
Lost Water
Mass (Tons)
Press 8,387.82 779.82 7,608.00
Solar Dryer 779.82 9.01 770.81
Results: Gasification
Wood Chip Lab Testing
● Moisture content of the wood chips
● Concluding the wood chips would be 83% dry
○ It rained soon before the sample
○ Only wood chips from the top will be sent to the pelletization process
○ Surrounded storage facility
Results: Gasification
Sample Percent Solid
Dry Wood Chips from the Front 81%
Dry Organic Matter from the Front 83%
Wet Wood Chips from the Front 48%
Wet Organic Matter from the Front 35%
Dry Wood Chips from the Back 79%
Dry Organic Matter from the Back 80%
Wet Wood Chips from the Back 63%
Wet Organic Matter from the Back 64%
Wood Chip Storage
● 20 lbs/hr wood chip addition to biosolids to satisfy lignin and moisture equations
● Total amount of wood chips per year
○ 86 tons (171,180 lbs)
○ Density of 30 lbs/ft3 get total volume
○ Purchase 4 times a year
● Storage tank volume of 1,413 ft3 (10,570 gal)
○ 11,000 gal storage tank purchased
Results: Gasification
Pelletizer
● Inputs projected from 2019 flow of biosolids
○ Total mass flow: 61 lbs/hr with 15% lignin and 91% solid content
○ Solids: 41 lbs/hr with 10% lignin and 95% solid content
○ Wood chips: 20 lbs/hr with 25% lignin and 83% solid content
● Product
○ Pellets production of density 41 lbs/ft3 at 61 lbs/hr
■ Pelletizing rate of equipment is between 30 - 200 lbs/hr
Results: Gasification
Gasifier
● Feedstock
● Batches
○ Volume of vessel: 11.65 ft3
○ Number of batches: 1,079 cycles
○ Batches per day: 3 cycles
○ Duration of batch: 8 hrs
○ Operates 350 days of the year
● Recycling waste
○ Solar dryer
■ Water vapor inlet to pyrolysis chamber to reduce solid
content to 70% to 90% to prevent overheating
○ Waste heat utilized for dryer
○ Supplemental electricity to power dryer and pelletizer
Results: Gasification
Gasifier
Results: Gasification
● One of the two gasification agent intakes would be connected with this recycled
air from the solar dryer
● The connected intake would pull in the wet air as necessary
● Amount of air recycled from the dryer is 52 lbs/hr
● With recycled air, the biosolids are now 81% solid
○ Within desired 70 to 90% solid content range
Gasification: Engine
Results: Gasification
Compound Percent Gas Produced Enthalpy (kJ/kg)
H2 18.12% 141,584.00
CO 15.44% 10,100.00
CH4 9.20% 55,514.00
CmHn 0.50% ~ 50,285.00
Gasification: Generator
Results: Gasification
Compound Energy (kWh)
H2 23,226.82
CO 1,411.84
CH4 4,623.89
CmHn 2,412.86
Total 31,675.41
Take Home Messages
Pros & Cons of Gasification
● Pros
○ Turns a current waste material into an
energy source
■ 31,675 kWh/year
■ Equivalent to $2,534
■ Creates a clean gas
■ Potentially carbon neutral
○ Production of high heat biochar and ash
■ Brick and concrete formation
■ Soil remediation
● PFAS reduction
○ Carbon storage
■ 7.6 tons of C sequestered as
biochar from 951 tons of biosolids
● Cons
○ Increased workload
■ Removal of biochar and ash
■ Additional employees required
■ Inconvenient working hours
■ Continuous operation for 350 days
○ Production of impurities
■ Tar gas
○ High levels of waste heat
■ Thermodynamically unfavorable
○ Large quantities of wood chips used
○ Regulations and handling
■ EPA emissions permits
■ Record keeping
■ OSHA worker health safety
Economic Analysis
Economic Analysis
Economic Analysis: Landfill
Item Capital
Cost
Annual
Cost
Operating Cost Total Cost
Press $0 $6,554 NA $6,554
Polymer $0 $11,844 $6,980 $18,824
Landfill Deposits 2018 NA $21,787 NA $21,787
Projected Landfill Deposits 2019 NA $30,661 NA $30,661
Total Cost 2018 $47,165
Total Cost 2019 $56,039
Economic Analysis: Land Application
Item Capital Cost Annual Cost Operating Cost Total Cost
Press $0 $6,554 NA $6,554
Starch Polymer $0 $1,215 $6,980 $8,195
Solar Dryer $1,000,000 NA $55,840 $1,055,840
Storage Tank
(500 gal)
$432 $0 $0 $432
Storage Tank
(30,000 gal)
$25,473 $0 $0 $25,473
Total Cost for
First Year
$1,096,494
Economic Analysis
Economic Analysis: Gasification
Item Capital Cost Annual Cost Operating Cost Total Cost
Press $0 $6,554 NA $6,554
Starch Polymer $0 $1,215 $6,980 $8,195
Solar Dryer $1,000,000 NA $55,840 $1,055,840
Solar Dryer
Upgrades
$350,000 $0 $0 $350,000
Wood chips $0 $151,475 $0 $151,475
Wood chip storage $7,899 $0 $0 $7,899
Pelletizer $0 $2,498 $0 $2,498
Gasifier $0 $812 $167,520 $168,332
Total Cost for First Year $1,750,793
Economic Analysis
Economic Analysis: Overview
Landfilling Land Application Gasification
Initial Investments $0 $1,025,905 $1,365,998
Annual Operational Cost $56,039 $70,589 $392,895
Annual Income $0 $0 $2,534
Total Cost for First Year $56,039 $1,096,494 $1,756,359
Economic Analysis
Take Home Messages
Take Home Messages
Recommendation
● Land application of biosolids for soil
fertilization
○ Utilize a starch based polymer
○ Purchase an environmentally friendly solar dryer
■ Train operator to run solar dryer
○ Store dried biosolids in a tank until application at
Simpson Research Farm
● Rationale
○ Gasification is too expensive, possibly dangerous, and produces toxic impurities
○ Organic fertilizer utilized instead of synthetic
■ Reduces anthropocentric inputs of nitrogen
○ Simpson Research Farm is capable of processing more biosolids than the projected amount produced
at the CU WWTP
○ Costs $14,000 more per year to land apply than landfill
Research regarding the effects of pharmaceuticals, hormone disruptors, microplastics and PFAs on the
environment MUST be conducted before the biosolids are land applied.
Sustainability
Capstone
Design
LawsResearch
Education
● Reduces landfill space
● Produces electricity
● Produces natural fertilizers
pharmaceuticals
microplastics
hormone
disruptors
governmental
regulations
presentation
● Humans excrete waste
● Proper disposal and
treatment of human
wastewater is necessary
for public and
environmental health
● Gasification
● Land application
● Pelletization
Technology
Take Home Messages
● Dr. Christophe Darnault, Associate Professor
● Ms. Jazmine Taylor, Lecturer
● Dr. Tom O. Owino, Associate Professor
● Dr. Caye Drapcho, Associate Professor
● Dr. Thomas Dodd, Exam Development Engineer & previous Senior Application Engineer
● Dr. Terry Walker, Professor
● Dr. Rui Xiao, Lecturer
● Tony Putnam, Clemson University Executive Director of Utility Services and Energy Management
● Matthew Garrison, Clemson University Waste Treatment Superintendent
● Harry Kirby, Clemson University Environmental Compliance Engineer
● Billy Bolger, Project Engineer
● David “Buddy” Haines, Project Assistant and Composting Operations Manager
● Holly Elmore, CEO and Founder of Elemental Impact
● Doris Wilson, Chief Operator of City of Clemson WWTP on Cochran Rd.
● Garland M. Veasey, Director Research Farm Service, USDA NIFA Screener
● Matthew J. Fisher, Manager, Simpson Station
● Ed Fritz, HUBER Technology
Acknowledgments
Don’t waste your waste!
Thank you!

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Final Presentation for Utilization of Biosolids

  • 1. Utilization of Biosolids: Soil Fertilization & Energy Production Devon Beesley, Patrick Cusack, Parker Raymond & Graham Walker Clemson University, Clemson, SC - December 5, 2019
  • 2. ● Introduction ○ Background ○ Rationale ○ Objectives ○ Approaches ● Literature review ● Materials and methods ● Results ○ Land application ○ Gasification ● Take home messages ● Acknowledgements Outline
  • 4. Introduction ● Human waste will always be produced ● Typical treatment processes ● Main products ○ Treated water ○ Biosolids ● Definitions ○ Sewage sludge: pre-treated solid waste ○ Biosolids: post-treated solid waste Sewage Treatment Plants Treatment Step Description Primary treatment solid separation by sedimentation and filtration Secondary treatment reduction of BOD by microorganisms Tertiary treatment removal of excess pollutants and nutrients
  • 6. ● Biosolids ○ Exit secondary digester as 2-3% solid ○ Exit dewatering press at 18% solid ○ Sent to the Anderson County landfill (Subtitle-D, Class III) ● Historical masses produced ● Future increases ○ Enrollment ○ New College of Business building Aerial View of Clemson University Wastewater Treatment Plant Introduction Year Produced Biosolids (tons) 2017 745.08 2018 871.49 2019 (as of 11/11/19) 786.91 Clemson University WWTP
  • 7. Biosolids ● Beneficial components ○ Organic compounds (C) ○ Micronutrients (B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Zn) ○ Macronutrients ● Negative components ○ Praestol Polymer ○ Pathogens (e.g., E. coli, C. jejuni, V. cholerae) ○ Heavy metals (As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Hg, Mo, Ni, Se, Zn) ○ Pesticides (e.g., organophosphates, organochlorines) ○ Endocrine disruptors (e.g., androgens, estrogens) ○ Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) ○ Microplastics ○ Toxic organic compounds ○ Excess nutrients (C, N, P) ○ Detergents ○ Salts ● Potential Uses ○ Land application ○ Gasification ○ Incineration ○ Composting ○ Landfill Introduction Biosolids
  • 8. Biosolid Nutrient Composition Introduction Nutrient Concentration (mg/kg-dry) Minimum Detectable Limit (mg/kg-dry) Phosphorus 46400 363 Nitrogen, TKN 42900 1870 Nitrogen, total 43200 50 Nitrite BRL 8.55 Nitrate 262 2.14 Ammonia 2610 112 Metal Concentration (mg/L) Minimum Detectable Limit (mg/L) Mercury BRL 0.00048 Arsenic BRL 0.0705 Barium 0.0802 0.0155 Cadmium BRL 0.008 Chromium BRL 0.0125 Lead BRL 0.014 Selenium BRL 0.044 Silver BRL 0.0065 Potassium 2380 39.7
  • 9. Polymer Introduction ● PraestolTM K 274 FLX FLOCCULANT ○ Created by Solenis ○ Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects ○ Cannot be inhaled ○ Should not be allowed to enter drains, water courses or soil ○ EC50 (Daphnia (water flea)): 0.17 mg/L GHS Symbols Harmful / Irritant Health Hazard
  • 10. The CU WWTP currently produces more than 800 tons of dewatered biosolids per year. Unfortunately, these nutrient-dense materials are currently being sent to the Anderson County landfill. Alternative uses of the biosolids produced from the CU WWTP must be developed to make Clemson University carbon neutral, economically profitable, and socially sustainable. Introduction Rationale
  • 11. The objective of this project is to design a viable pathway to utilize the biosolids coming from the Clemson University wastewater treatment facility. Introduction Objective
  • 12. Task 1. To review information regarding the CU WWTP, land application, gasification, and the related regulations Task 2. To determine fecal coliform concentrations by sampling the biosolids produced at the CU WWTP Task 3. To identify a process to reduce pathogen concentration Task 4. To investigate alternatives to hazardous flocculation methods Task 5. To select locations and estimate volumes for the land application of biosolids Task 6. To design and model a gasification process for energy production Task 7. To perform a cost analysis of land application and gasification Introduction Approaches
  • 15. Literature Review Carbon Cycle Hydrolysis Complex organic C→ C6H12O6 Aerobic respiration C6H12O6 + O2→CO2 Carbon fixation CO2→ C6H12O6 Carbon assimilation C6H12O6→ complex organic C Anaerobic respiration C6H12O6 + NO3- →CO2 Fermentation C6H12O6 → reduced products + CO2
  • 16. Microbial Nitrogen Cycle Nitrogen fixation N2→ NH3 / NH4 + Nitrification NH4 + → NO3 - Assimilative reduction NO3 - → NH4 + Denitrification Glucose + NO3 - → N2 + CO2 Hydrolysis (ammonification, mineralization) Organic N → NH4 + / NH3 Nitrogen assimilation Amino acids → protein → cell mass NH4 + → C5H7O2N Literature Review
  • 17. Phosphorus Cycle Mineralization Organic P→ PO4 3- Assimilation PO43- → Organic P Literature Review
  • 18. Elemental Cycles ● Naturally, each cycle is a closed loop system ○ Elements are recycled efficiently ● Landfilling causes process to operate as an open loop system ○ Prevents elements from returning to their source Literature Review
  • 20. Permitting ● National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit ○ Required for wastewater treatment facilities ○ Basic requirements ■ Topographical map of wastewater treatment plant ■ Population that contributes to the wastewater ■ Facility’s design maximum flow ■ Process flow diagram ■ Location and flow rate of effluent wastewater Literature Review: Land Application
  • 21. Permitting ● SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) permit ○ Required to land apply biosolids in South Carolina ○ Requirements ■ Qualitative ● Continuous or intermittent application ● Location of application size ■ Quantitative ● Biosolid concentrations of Kjeldahl N, inorganic N, ammonia N, P and K ● Effluent pH, temperature, cyanide concentration, total phenols, residual chlorine, oil & grease concentrations, and fecal coliform levels ● Average daily volume (gpd) applied to site ● Heavy metal concentrations ● Area of the application site ● 5-day BOD test Literature Review: Land Application
  • 22. Regulations ● Maximum allowable heavy metal concentrations for land applied biosolids Literature Review: Land Application Pollutant Ceiling Concentration (mg/kg dry weight basis) Arsenic 75 Cadmium 85 Copper 4300 Lead 840 Mercury 57 Molybdenum 75 Nickel 420 Selenium 100 Zinc 7500
  • 23. Regulations Literature Review: Land Application ● Regulation 61-9: Water Pollution Control Limits ○ Biosolids cannot be land applied ■ If likely negatively affect threatened/endangered species under section 4 of Endangered Species Act ■ If runoff into a wetland or other waters of SC ■ If within 10 meters of a body of water of SC ■ If applied at a rate greater than the agronomic rate for the biosolids (for agricultural fields)
  • 24. Literature Review: Land Application Regulations ● Pathogens: disease-causing organisms, such as certain bacteria, viruses, and parasites Fecal coliforms (ex. E. coli) Salmonella sp. Enteric viruses (ex. Poliovirus sp.) Viable helminth ova (ex. Ascaris lumbricoides)
  • 25. ● Part 503 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) ● Classification of biosolids: Class A or Class B ○ Class A: contain pathogen concentrations below detectable limits ■ Can be land applied without further vector regulation ■ Multiple methods to achieve class A status ■ Processes to further reduce pathogens (PFRPs) ○ Class B: contain maximum of 1-2 million MPN per 4 gram per dry weight, or 100 mL per wet weight basis, of fecal coliforms ■ Requires further vector regulations ■ Multiple methods to achieve class B status ■ Processes to significantly reduce pathogens (PSRPs) Literature Review: Land Application Regulations
  • 26. Options for Pathogen Reduction ● Class A: Alternative 1 ○ Thermally treated sewage sludge ■ For biosolids of 7% solid or more, temperature of biosolids increased to 50℃ for a minimum of 15 s ■ Con: energy intensive ■ Con: a polymer is required ● Class B: PSRP ○ Lime stabilization ■ Raise pH of biosolids to 12 for at least 2 hrs ■ Con: socially unsustainable because odor emitted when pH reduced ■ Con: kills beneficial microorganisms in the soil if pH is not reduced prior to land application ○ Anaerobic digestion ■ Residence time of 15 days at 35°C or 60 days at 20°C ■ Con: reverting to an inconsistent previous process ■ Con: low gasification producer gas from anaerobically digested feedstocks Literature Review: Land Application
  • 27. ● Vectors: organisms or objects that transfer pathogens ● 40 CFR Part 503 of CWA ○ Vector attraction reduction (VAR) strategies ■ Include additional anaerobic or aerobic digestion in a bench-scale unit ■ Use aerobic processes at greater than 40°C for 14 days or longer ■ Add alkaline materials to raise the pH under specified conditions ■ Dry biosolids with unstabilized solids to a minimum of 90% solid ■ Dry biosolids without unstabilized solids to a minimum of 75% solid Literature Review: Land Application Regulations
  • 28. Literature Review: Land Application Additional Constraints ● No regulations to control the application of the following compounds ○ Pharmaceuticals ○ Hormone disruptors ○ Microplastics ○ PFAS ○ Patented polymer flocculant ● Site restrictions for Class B ○ Animals can not graze on the land until 30 days after land application ○ Humans cannot access site for 30 days
  • 30. ● Input ○ Biomass ○ Air ● Processes ○ Drying ○ Pyrolysis ○ Combustion/Cracking ○ Reduction ● Outputs ○ Producer gas ○ Ash ○ Biochar ○ Impurities ● Partial combustion Literature Review: Gasification Gasification Process Overview
  • 31. Feedstocks Wood chips Coke Biosolids Coal Literature Review: Gasification
  • 32. ● Pretreatment ○ Select feedstock ○ Filtrate ○ Store ○ Dry to 8-10% water content ○ Crush to consistency ● Process ○ Die and roller compress ○ Lignin and resins act as binding agent ○ Binding agent addition ● Post treatment ○ Cooled and stored ● Easy and cost effective ● Energy dense and normalized feedstock Pelletization Literature Review: Gasification
  • 33. ● Clemson University owns an unused downdraft gasifier ○ Co-current flow ○ Normalized feedstock size and known nutrient compositions ○ Outputs ■ Producer gas ■ Impurities ■ Biochar ■ Ash ○ High effluent gas temperature ■ Thermodynamically unfavorable ○ Possibly carbon negative or neutral ● Several gasification processes exist Literature Review: Gasification Downdraft Gasification
  • 38. Producer gas - 46.6% ● Combustible gases - 22.5% ○ CO ○ H2 ○ CH4 ○ CmHn ● Reduced & inert gases - 24.1% ○ CO2 ○ H2O ○ N2 Literature Review: Gasification Products Solids - 53.3% ● Biochar - 4.2% ○ Low porosity ○ Crystalline structure ○ Stores carbon if added to soil ● Ash - 49.1% ○ Powder form ○ Heavy metals ○ Minerals ■ Na, Ca, K, etc. o C, H, O, and N absent Impurities - <0.1% ● Tar gases & condensable liquids ○ Sulfur & nitrogen compounds ○ Hydrogen halides ○ Aromatics ■ Benzene, toluene, etc.
  • 41. ● Polyacrylamide-free Flocculant (PAMf-FCC) ○ Produced by the Biomass Conversion and Water Technology in Germany ○ Environmental friendly ○ High biodegradability ○ Amphiphilic ■ Enables binding of contaminants ○ More research and development necessary before on the market Starch Based Polymer Materials and Methods II – Cationic PAMf-FCC I – Commercial Cationic Starch
  • 42. HUBER Sludge Turner SOLSTICE Materials and Methods ● Facility dimensions: 185 ft x 40 ft ● Biosolid bed width: ~36 ft ● Biosolid bed length: ~163 ft ● Depth: 1 ft ● Max. volume of biosolids: 5868 ft3 ● Temp: 30°C - 40°C ● RT: 2-3 weeks to reach 90% solid ● Automatic or manual biosolid loading & unloading ● Potential upgrades ○ Increase max. temperature ○ Odor scrubber ○ Powered by non-renewable energy sources
  • 43. HUBER Sludge Turner SOLSTICE Materials and Methods
  • 44. Methods ● Chose a location for the solar dryer ● Determined volume needed in solar dryer to hold flow of biosolids ● Calculated a mass flow rate of biosolids two standard deviations above the mean Materials and Methods ● s = standard deviation ● N = number of observations ● xi = observed values ● x = average value
  • 46. Materials ● Terragator ● Biosolid storage tank ● Simpson Research Farm fields Materials and Methods: Land Application
  • 47. Methods ● Measured current pathogen concentration in biosolids with lab testing of MPN ● Selected lands within Simpson Research Farm based on EPA & SC DHEC regulations ● Collected soil samples within Simpson Research Farm ● Calculated acceptable biosolid volume to be land applied based on nutrient concentrations in the soil & biosolids, area of land, and agronomic rate of crop ● Chose pathogen reduction method ○ Alternative 1. thermally treated biosolids D = 131,700,000 / (100.14t) ● Chose VAR ● Land apply biosolids with terragator Materials and Methods: Land Application
  • 49. Materials: California Pellet Mill CL Type 3 Materials and Methods: Gasification
  • 50. Materials and Methods: Gasification Materials: All Power Labs PP20 Power Pallet
  • 51. Methods Materials and Methods: Gasification ● Quantified mass flow rates of biosolids through the process ● Determined the amount of wood chips necessary for pelletization ● Observed a storage tank was needed for the wood chips ○ Derived dimensions ○ 4 purchases of wood chips over the year ● Measured moisture content of wood chips at the Cherry Crossing Compost Facility ● Calculated the outputs of gasification ● Estimated the amount of energy produced
  • 52. Methods: Feedstock Parameters ● mp = mass of solids before pelletization (lb) ● mb = mass of biosolids (lb) ● mwc = mass of wood chips (lb) ● mw = mass of water (lb) ● mT = total mass (lb) ● ⍴T = total density (lb/ft3) ● ⍴w = density of water (lb/ft3) ● ⍴wc = density of wood chips (lb/ft3) ● ⍴b = density of biosolids (lb/ft3) Materials and Methods: Gasification
  • 53. Methods: Energy Production Materials and Methods: Gasification ● Qcombustion = energy of combustion (kwh) ● mgas = mass of gas (kg) ● ΔHcombustion = heat of combustion of the gas (kJ/kg) ● ηengine = efficiency of the engine (-) ● ηgenerator = efficiency of the generator (-) ● C = equivalent cost of energy ($) ● P = price of electricity ($/kWh)
  • 57. Fecal Coliform Tests Dewatered SludgeSecondary SludgePrimary Sludge Fecal Coliform (MPN/g dry wt) Primary Digester 597,000,000 Secondary Digester 1,720,000 Dewatered Sludge 10,600,000 ● Do not meet Class B classification ○ 10.6 million MPN > 0.5 million MPN Results: Land Application
  • 58. Soil Sampling Area Simpson Research Farm Pendleton, SC Lot 29 (fertilizer) Lot 23 (no fertilizer) Results: Land Application
  • 59. Soil Testing Soil pH P (lbs/A) K (lbs/A) Ca (lbs/A) Mg (lbs/A) Zn (lbs/A) Mn (lbs/A) Cu (lbs/A) B (lbs/A) Na (lbs/A) NO3-N (lbs/A) Lot 23 (no fertilizer) 5.76 3.67 302.00 920.00 279.00 3.50 32.00 0.47 0.60 10.00 1.67 Lot 29 (fertilizer) 5.98 24.60 125.00 1454.00 373.00 5.31 39.80 1.68 0.46 16.40 32.90 Results: Land Application
  • 60. Solar Drying System ● Incoming biosolids 951 tons of 18% dry weight ● Solar dryer uses combination of convection, conduction, and radiation ○ Dries solids from 18% to 90% dry weight ● Products ○ 190 tons of Class A biosolids (90% solids) ○ 761 tons of water ● Achieves pathogen & vector reduction ○ Heat biosolids to min. of 50℃ for at least 20 minutes ○ Dry biosolids with unstabilized solids to a minimum of 90% solid ○ Dry biosolids without unstabilized solids to a minimum of 75% solid Results: Drying of Biosolids D = 131,700,000 / (100.14t) t = 50°C, D = 13.17 days Entering Water Mass (tons) Retained Water Mass (tons) Lost Water Mass (tons) Press 8387.82 779.82 7,608.00 Solar Dryer 779.82 19.02 760.80
  • 62. Storage Tank Calculations for storage tank dimensions ● Projected amount of biosolids produced in future = 951 tons ● Volume of 90% dry biosolids produced = 8,135.7 ft3 ● Required storage volume = 4,067.8 ft3 ● Storage tank dimensions Choose radius = 10 ft V = π * r2 * h 4,067.8 ft3 = π * (10 ft)2 * h h = 12.9 ft Tank Aerial view of CU WWTP Results: Land Application V = 4,085 ft3 r = 10 ft h = 13 ft
  • 63. ● Eligible fields within Simpson Research Farm ○ 90.54 acres of Bermuda pasture ○ 530.34 acres of Fescue pasture ● Agronomic rate of nitrogen for Bermuda and Fescue grasses ○ 1.66 tons of CU WWTP dry biosolids/acre/yr ● Application rates ○ Maximum 150 tons dry biosolids/yr to Bermuda pastures ○ Maximum 881 tons dry biosolids/yr to Fescue pastures ○ Maximum 1,031 tons dry biosolids/yr to Simpson Research Farm ● Application schedule ○ Fall: apply to Bermuda pastures ○ Spring: apply to Fescue pastures Application of Biosolids Results: Land Application
  • 64. Take Home Messages Pros & Cons of Land Application Pros ○ Increases porosity of soil ■ Increases infiltration rate ■ Increases water holding capacity ■ Decreases rate of runoff ○ Addition of vital nutrients to soil ■ C, N, P ○ Capable of land applying 1,031 tons of dry biosolids/yr ■ Accommodates an increase in student population Cons ○ Possible nutrient leaching into groundwater ○ Potential runoff into nearby bodies of water due to extreme weather events ○ Effects of pharmaceuticals, hormones, and microplastics on soil unknown ○ Purchase 2,828 ft3 storage tank necessary
  • 67. Dryer ● Incoming biosolids at 951 tons of 18% dry weight ● Solar dryer uses combination of convection, conduction, and radiation ○ Dries solids from 18% to 95% dry weight ○ 2-3 week retention time ● Products ○ 180 tons of solids ○ 771 tons of water Entering Water Mass (Tons) Retained Water Mass (Tons) Lost Water Mass (Tons) Press 8,387.82 779.82 7,608.00 Solar Dryer 779.82 9.01 770.81 Results: Gasification
  • 68. Wood Chip Lab Testing ● Moisture content of the wood chips ● Concluding the wood chips would be 83% dry ○ It rained soon before the sample ○ Only wood chips from the top will be sent to the pelletization process ○ Surrounded storage facility Results: Gasification Sample Percent Solid Dry Wood Chips from the Front 81% Dry Organic Matter from the Front 83% Wet Wood Chips from the Front 48% Wet Organic Matter from the Front 35% Dry Wood Chips from the Back 79% Dry Organic Matter from the Back 80% Wet Wood Chips from the Back 63% Wet Organic Matter from the Back 64%
  • 69. Wood Chip Storage ● 20 lbs/hr wood chip addition to biosolids to satisfy lignin and moisture equations ● Total amount of wood chips per year ○ 86 tons (171,180 lbs) ○ Density of 30 lbs/ft3 get total volume ○ Purchase 4 times a year ● Storage tank volume of 1,413 ft3 (10,570 gal) ○ 11,000 gal storage tank purchased Results: Gasification
  • 70. Pelletizer ● Inputs projected from 2019 flow of biosolids ○ Total mass flow: 61 lbs/hr with 15% lignin and 91% solid content ○ Solids: 41 lbs/hr with 10% lignin and 95% solid content ○ Wood chips: 20 lbs/hr with 25% lignin and 83% solid content ● Product ○ Pellets production of density 41 lbs/ft3 at 61 lbs/hr ■ Pelletizing rate of equipment is between 30 - 200 lbs/hr Results: Gasification
  • 71. Gasifier ● Feedstock ● Batches ○ Volume of vessel: 11.65 ft3 ○ Number of batches: 1,079 cycles ○ Batches per day: 3 cycles ○ Duration of batch: 8 hrs ○ Operates 350 days of the year ● Recycling waste ○ Solar dryer ■ Water vapor inlet to pyrolysis chamber to reduce solid content to 70% to 90% to prevent overheating ○ Waste heat utilized for dryer ○ Supplemental electricity to power dryer and pelletizer Results: Gasification
  • 72. Gasifier Results: Gasification ● One of the two gasification agent intakes would be connected with this recycled air from the solar dryer ● The connected intake would pull in the wet air as necessary ● Amount of air recycled from the dryer is 52 lbs/hr ● With recycled air, the biosolids are now 81% solid ○ Within desired 70 to 90% solid content range
  • 73. Gasification: Engine Results: Gasification Compound Percent Gas Produced Enthalpy (kJ/kg) H2 18.12% 141,584.00 CO 15.44% 10,100.00 CH4 9.20% 55,514.00 CmHn 0.50% ~ 50,285.00
  • 74. Gasification: Generator Results: Gasification Compound Energy (kWh) H2 23,226.82 CO 1,411.84 CH4 4,623.89 CmHn 2,412.86 Total 31,675.41
  • 75. Take Home Messages Pros & Cons of Gasification ● Pros ○ Turns a current waste material into an energy source ■ 31,675 kWh/year ■ Equivalent to $2,534 ■ Creates a clean gas ■ Potentially carbon neutral ○ Production of high heat biochar and ash ■ Brick and concrete formation ■ Soil remediation ● PFAS reduction ○ Carbon storage ■ 7.6 tons of C sequestered as biochar from 951 tons of biosolids ● Cons ○ Increased workload ■ Removal of biochar and ash ■ Additional employees required ■ Inconvenient working hours ■ Continuous operation for 350 days ○ Production of impurities ■ Tar gas ○ High levels of waste heat ■ Thermodynamically unfavorable ○ Large quantities of wood chips used ○ Regulations and handling ■ EPA emissions permits ■ Record keeping ■ OSHA worker health safety
  • 77. Economic Analysis Economic Analysis: Landfill Item Capital Cost Annual Cost Operating Cost Total Cost Press $0 $6,554 NA $6,554 Polymer $0 $11,844 $6,980 $18,824 Landfill Deposits 2018 NA $21,787 NA $21,787 Projected Landfill Deposits 2019 NA $30,661 NA $30,661 Total Cost 2018 $47,165 Total Cost 2019 $56,039
  • 78. Economic Analysis: Land Application Item Capital Cost Annual Cost Operating Cost Total Cost Press $0 $6,554 NA $6,554 Starch Polymer $0 $1,215 $6,980 $8,195 Solar Dryer $1,000,000 NA $55,840 $1,055,840 Storage Tank (500 gal) $432 $0 $0 $432 Storage Tank (30,000 gal) $25,473 $0 $0 $25,473 Total Cost for First Year $1,096,494 Economic Analysis
  • 79. Economic Analysis: Gasification Item Capital Cost Annual Cost Operating Cost Total Cost Press $0 $6,554 NA $6,554 Starch Polymer $0 $1,215 $6,980 $8,195 Solar Dryer $1,000,000 NA $55,840 $1,055,840 Solar Dryer Upgrades $350,000 $0 $0 $350,000 Wood chips $0 $151,475 $0 $151,475 Wood chip storage $7,899 $0 $0 $7,899 Pelletizer $0 $2,498 $0 $2,498 Gasifier $0 $812 $167,520 $168,332 Total Cost for First Year $1,750,793 Economic Analysis
  • 80. Economic Analysis: Overview Landfilling Land Application Gasification Initial Investments $0 $1,025,905 $1,365,998 Annual Operational Cost $56,039 $70,589 $392,895 Annual Income $0 $0 $2,534 Total Cost for First Year $56,039 $1,096,494 $1,756,359 Economic Analysis
  • 82. Take Home Messages Recommendation ● Land application of biosolids for soil fertilization ○ Utilize a starch based polymer ○ Purchase an environmentally friendly solar dryer ■ Train operator to run solar dryer ○ Store dried biosolids in a tank until application at Simpson Research Farm ● Rationale ○ Gasification is too expensive, possibly dangerous, and produces toxic impurities ○ Organic fertilizer utilized instead of synthetic ■ Reduces anthropocentric inputs of nitrogen ○ Simpson Research Farm is capable of processing more biosolids than the projected amount produced at the CU WWTP ○ Costs $14,000 more per year to land apply than landfill Research regarding the effects of pharmaceuticals, hormone disruptors, microplastics and PFAs on the environment MUST be conducted before the biosolids are land applied.
  • 83. Sustainability Capstone Design LawsResearch Education ● Reduces landfill space ● Produces electricity ● Produces natural fertilizers pharmaceuticals microplastics hormone disruptors governmental regulations presentation ● Humans excrete waste ● Proper disposal and treatment of human wastewater is necessary for public and environmental health ● Gasification ● Land application ● Pelletization Technology Take Home Messages
  • 84. ● Dr. Christophe Darnault, Associate Professor ● Ms. Jazmine Taylor, Lecturer ● Dr. Tom O. Owino, Associate Professor ● Dr. Caye Drapcho, Associate Professor ● Dr. Thomas Dodd, Exam Development Engineer & previous Senior Application Engineer ● Dr. Terry Walker, Professor ● Dr. Rui Xiao, Lecturer ● Tony Putnam, Clemson University Executive Director of Utility Services and Energy Management ● Matthew Garrison, Clemson University Waste Treatment Superintendent ● Harry Kirby, Clemson University Environmental Compliance Engineer ● Billy Bolger, Project Engineer ● David “Buddy” Haines, Project Assistant and Composting Operations Manager ● Holly Elmore, CEO and Founder of Elemental Impact ● Doris Wilson, Chief Operator of City of Clemson WWTP on Cochran Rd. ● Garland M. Veasey, Director Research Farm Service, USDA NIFA Screener ● Matthew J. Fisher, Manager, Simpson Station ● Ed Fritz, HUBER Technology Acknowledgments

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  49. Parker California Pellet Mill CL Type 3 Energy input 3-phase 60 Hz 230-460 volt current Creates cylindrical pellets Length is 2.5 times the diameter Produces 30-200 pounds of pellets per hour
  50. Parker All Power Labs PP20 Power Pallet Feedstock holding tank Feedstock is 10-30% moisture Pyrolysis chamber Combustion, cracking, and reduction zone Biochar collector Cyclone (fine particles) Filter (tar gases) Internal combustion engine Generator Automatization of system Dimensions: 1.4 m x 1.4 m x 2.2 m NEW PICTURE (need) Find a diagram, blueprint of where components are located Calculate efficiency for the energy calculation so we can compare a fuel/feedstocks that the audience is familiar with
  51. Graham Add some equations To determine if storage tanks are necessary, we got the peak flow from the tonnage reports of 2019 we looked at the volume necessary to hold 18% solid and 95% solids in the dryer Took the average because the dryer would be a gradient of the solids between 18% and 95% Did not account for the drying bed being a regulator of retention time (would decrease the flow rate out of the dryer) Obtained the amount of wood chips necessary to enter the pelletization process based off of the peak flow of biosolids Storage tank necessary for wood chips because it’s coming from a different feedstock If we know the overall amount of pellets for a year needed, then we said we only wanted to buy pellets four times We do not know how the pelletizer will actually pellet, but we know that the solar dryer can be used as a regulator and we do not assume that the pelletizer is the limiting step we assume that the maximum pelletization rate is used to see if storage is needed between the pellet and gasification Gasification has a range of operating times listed, but we used 8 hrs because it was proposed to us for a full operating time, even though we know that it would be less with a continuous process MENTION THAT WE HAVE TO BUY THAT PIECE TO MAKE IT A CONTINUOUS PROCESS If we want to use the maximum pelletization rate, and an 8 hr operating time of the gasifier, then we look at the accumulation of the pellets in a three month period (longest it would be at peak flow) to determine a storage size
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