Powering shuttle kilns with compressed biomethane gas for the Thai ceramic industry

摘要

The objective of this research is to substitute compressed biomethane gas (CBG) for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for use in industrial ceramic kilns. This is for both environmental and economic reasons. In Thailand, the ceramic industry employs directly and indirectly over 75,000 people mostly in Saraburi and Nakhon Lampang. It generates annual exports in excess of 30,000 million baht (approximately $910 million US). In 2014, it used 577,000 tons of LPG a fossil fuel. Thailand has the potential to produce renewable biomethane, from agricultural waste, in quantities to meet this demand.