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Machine Learning Reduced Order Model for Cost and Emission Assessment of a Pyrolysis System
Energy & Fuels
  • Olumide Olafasakin, Iowa State University
  • Yahan Chang, Iowa State University
  • Alberto Passalacqua, Iowa State University
  • Shankar Subramaniam, Iowa State University
  • Robert C. Brown, Iowa State University
  • Mark Mba Wright, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Submitted Manuscript
Publication Date
6-2-2021
DOI
10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c00490
Abstract

Biomass pyrolysis is a promising approach for producing economic and environmentally friendly fuels and bioproducts. Biomass pyrolysis experiments show that feedstock properties have a significant impact on product yields and composition. Scientists are developing detailed chemical reaction mechanisms to capture the relationships between biomass composition and pyrolysis yields. These mechanisms can be computationally intensive. In this study, we investigate the use of a machine learning reduced order model (ROM) for assessing the costs and emissions of a pyrolysis biorefinery. We developed a Kriging-based ROM to predict pyrolysis yields of 314 feedstock samples based on the results of a detailed chemical kinetic pyrolysis mechanism. The ROM is integrated into a chemical process model for calculating mass and energy yields in a commercial-scale (2000 tonne/day) biorefinery. The ROM estimated biofuel yields of 65 to 130 gallons per ton of dry biomass. This results in biofuel minimum fuel-selling prices of $2.62–$5.43 per gallon and emissions of −13.62 to 145 kg of CO2 per MJ. The ROM achieved an average mean square error of 1.8 × 10–20 and a mean absolute error of 0.53%. These results suggest that ROMs can facilitate rapid feedstock screening for biorefinery systems.

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This document is the unedited Author’s version of a Submitted Work that was subsequently accepted for publication in Energy & Fuels, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review. To access the final edited and published work see DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c00490. Posted with permission.

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American Chemical Society
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Citation Information
Olumide Olafasakin, Yahan Chang, Alberto Passalacqua, Shankar Subramaniam, et al.. "Machine Learning Reduced Order Model for Cost and Emission Assessment of a Pyrolysis System" Energy & Fuels (2021)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/alberto_passalacqua1/27/