Life cycle cost and sensitivity analysis of palm biodiesel production

被引:90
作者
Ong, H. C. [1 ]
Mahlia, T. M. I. [1 ,2 ]
Masjuki, H. H. [1 ]
Honnery, Damon [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Malaya, Dept Mech Engn, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
[2] Syiah Kuala Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Banda Aceh 23111, Indonesia
[3] Monash Univ, Dept Mech & Aerosp Engn, Clayton, Vic 3800, Australia
关键词
Life cycle cost; Techno-economic analysis; Biodiesel; Palm oil; Sensitivity analysis; ECONOMIC-ASSESSMENT; PRODUCTION PLANT; OIL; MALAYSIA; EMISSIONS; CATALYSTS; RAPESEED; ALKALI; ENERGY; FUEL;
D O I
10.1016/j.fuel.2012.03.031
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
Increased biodiesel production is being proposed as one solution to the need to ease the impact of increased demand for crude oil and to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Despite this, biodiesel has yet to reach its full commercial potential, especially in the developing countries. Besides technical barriers, there are several nontechnical limiting factors which impede the development of biodiesel such as feedstock price, production cost, fossil fuel price and taxation policy. This study assesses these by undertaking a techno-economic and sensitivity analysis of biodiesel production in Malaysia, the second largest producer of crude palm oil feedstock. It was found that the life cycle cost for a 50 ktons palm biodiesel production plant with an operating period of 20 years is $665 million, yielding a payback period of 3.52 years. The largest share is the feedstock cost which accounts for 79% of total production cost. Sensitivity analysis results indicate that the variation in feedstock price will significantly affect the life cycle cost for biodiesel production. One of the most important findings of this study is that biodiesel price is compatible with diesel fuel when a fiscal incentive and subsidy policy are implemented. For instance, biodiesel price with subsidies of $0.10/l and $0.18/l is compatible and lower than fossil diesel price at crude palm oil price of $1.05/kg or below. As a conclusion, further research on technical as well as nontechnical limitations for biodiesel production is needed before biodiesel can be fully utilized. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:131 / 139
页数:9
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