Estudio de localización de una planta para la revalorización por pirólisis de los residuos generados en plantaciones de banano

Abstract

The objective of this research is to determine the optimal location of a pyrolysis plant by applying geographic information systems and multi-criteria analysis for the production of bio-oil and biochar from agro-industrial banana residues. For this, it was necessary to study the cultivation areas by applying maps obtained by the ArcGIS Software, which showed the area dedicated to banana cultivation in the province of El Oro, detailing the available access routes and the possible places for their installation. The selection of the place was carried out through multi-criteria analysis establishing a qualitative decision matrix of points, assigning a relative weight to each criterion and its respective weighting according to the importance attributed to it. Through the decision matrix, it was determined that the one that represents the greatest advantages for the location in the place located in the El Retiro parish, since it meets all the established criteria. The production of waste in the Province generates a total of 72,010 tons per cultivated hectare, which, subjected to the pyrolysis process, achieves a yield of 75% of bio oil, that represents by weight 5,400.75 tons, and 12% of bio char equivalent to 864 , 12 tons.