A comparative techno-economic feasibility of hydrogen production from sugarcane bagasse and bread waste

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dc.contributor.authorHafyan, Rendra Hakim
dc.contributor.authorSadhukhan, Jhuma
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Vinod
dc.contributor.authorMaity, Sunil K.
dc.contributor.authorGadkari, Siddharth
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-28T11:26:25Z
dc.date.available2025-02-28T11:26:25Z
dc.date.freetoread2025-02-28
dc.date.issued2025-05-15
dc.date.pubOnline2025-01-23
dc.description.abstractAn increase in the emphasis on sustainable energy solutions underscores a vital need for hydrogen as a clean, decarbonizing, and efficient energy carrier. This necessity is driving extensive research into alternative feedstocks for hydrogen production. Promising resources like sugarcane bagasse and bread waste, valued for their abundance and high sugar content, can be a promising feedstock for hydrogen. Processes, such as steam reforming of ethanol and aqueous-phase reforming of xylitol, effectively utilize sugarcane bagasse and bread waste to produce hydrogen, supporting a circular bioeconomy and reducing dependence on fossil fuels. This study aims to investigate the process design and techno-economic feasibility of hydrogen production from sugarcane bagasse and bread waste. Results show that sugarcane bagasse-based feedstock requires higher capital investment and annual operational costs, at 68.3 M$ and 24.3 M$ per year compared to bread waste-based feedstock, which involves 49.8 M$ and 18.74 M$ per year, respectively. Profitability analysis indicated that bread waste-based hydrogen production was more economically viable, with a higher net present value of 36.45 M$ and a higher internal rate of return of 17 %, along with a payback period of 11 years. A sensitivity analysis revealed that the selling price of hydrogen and fixed capital investment were the most influential parameters affecting the net present value. These findings highlight the economic advantages of utilizing bread waste over sugarcane bagasse, suggesting that bread waste is a more cost-effective and sustainable option for hydrogen production. By prioritizing bread waste as a feedstock, it is possible to achieve significant economic benefits, making it a strategic choice for future hydrogen production initiatives and advancing renewable energy technologies.
dc.description.journalNameFuel
dc.description.sponsorshipNatural Environment Research Council
dc.description.sponsorshipDr. Gadkari would like to acknowledge the financial support from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) UK project grant: NE/W003627/1.
dc.identifier.citationHafyan RH, Sadhukhan J, Kumar V, et al., (2025) A comparative techno-economic feasibility of hydrogen production from sugarcane bagasse and bread waste. Fuel, Volume 388, May 2025, Article number 134469en_UK
dc.identifier.eissn1873-7153
dc.identifier.elementsID563106
dc.identifier.issn0016-2361
dc.identifier.paperNo134469
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.134469
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/23536
dc.identifier.volumeNo388
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016236125001930?via%3Dihub
dc.subjectTechno-economic analysisen_UK
dc.subjectSugarcane bagasseen_UK
dc.subjectBread wasteen_UK
dc.subjectAqueous-phase reformingen_UK
dc.subjectSteam reforming of ethanolen_UK
dc.subject4004 Chemical Engineeringen_UK
dc.subject4019 Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgyen_UK
dc.subject40 Engineeringen_UK
dc.subject4012 Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Engineeringen_UK
dc.subject7 Affordable and Clean Energyen_UK
dc.subject12 Responsible Consumption and Productionen_UK
dc.subjectEnergyen_UK
dc.titleA comparative techno-economic feasibility of hydrogen production from sugarcane bagasse and bread wasteen_UK
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.subtypeJournal Article
dcterms.dateAccepted2025-01-20

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