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Improved energy efficiency in juice production through waste heat recycling

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  • Anderson, J.-O.
  • Elfgren, E.
  • Westerlund, L.

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Berry juice concentrate is produced by pressing berries and heating up the juice. The by-products are berry skins and seeds in a press cake. Traditionally, these by-products have been composted, but due to their valuable nutrients, it could be profitable to sell them instead. The skins and seeds need to be separated and dried to a moisture content of less than 10%wt (on dry basis) in order to avoid fermentation. A berry juice plant in the north of Sweden has been studied in order to increase the energy and resource efficiency, with special focus on the drying system. This was done by means of process integration with mass and energy balance, theory from thermodynamics and psychrometry along with measurements of the juice plant. Our study indicates that the drying system could be operated at full capacity without any external heat supply using waste heat supplied from the juice plant. This would be achieved by increasing the efficiency of the dryer by recirculation of the drying air and by heat supply from the flue gases of the industrial boiler. The recirculation would decrease the need of heat in the dryer with about 52%. The total heat use for the plant could thereby be decreased from 1262kW to 1145kW. The improvements could be done without compromising the production quality.

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  • Anderson, J.-O. & Elfgren, E. & Westerlund, L., 2014. "Improved energy efficiency in juice production through waste heat recycling," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 130(C), pages 757-763.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:130:y:2014:i:c:p:757-763
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.01.092
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    1. Zhang, B.J. & Liu, K. & Luo, X.L. & Chen, Q.L. & Li, W.K., 2015. "A multi-period mathematical model for simultaneous optimization of materials and energy on the refining site scale," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 143(C), pages 238-250.

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