Management of off-specification compost by using co-hydrothermal carbonization with olive tree pruning. Assessing energy potential of hydrochar
[EN] In this work the management of a waste called off-specification compost (OSC) was proposed via hydrothermal carbonization (HTC). The composition of this residue makes it not suitable for agronomic purposes because of the Spanish regulation requirements. Therefore, a way of management and/or val...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de León |
| Repository: | BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/23778 |
| Online Access: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956053X21000374 https://hdl.handle.net/10612/23778 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Energía Ingeniería química Hydrothermal carbonization Off-specification compost Thermogravimetric analysis Kinetics Energy recovery Olive tree pruning biomass 3303 Ingeniería y Tecnología Químicas 3308.07 Eliminación de Residuos 3322.05 Fuentes no Convencionales de Energía |
| Summary: | [EN] In this work the management of a waste called off-specification compost (OSC) was proposed via hydrothermal carbonization (HTC). The composition of this residue makes it not suitable for agronomic purposes because of the Spanish regulation requirements. Therefore, a way of management and/or valorisation needs to be found. The energy recovery through co-HTC with olive tree pruning (OTP) was evaluated. Blending of OSC with lignocellulosic biomass allows to obtain a coal-like product with physicochemical properties similar to those of a lignite, characterised by its high carbon content. Blends of 25, 50 and 75% of OSC with OTP were analysed. The individual OSC does not present good parameters for being used as solid fuel based on its chemical composition, however, the blend of 75% of biomass with 25% of OSC does. With a higher heating value of 26.19 MJ/kg, this blend shows the best energy yield and energy densification ratio. Thermogravimetric and kinetic analysis reveal that as biomass content in the blend increases, the more the hydrochar behaves as a solid fuel, therefore OSC can be used for energy purposes while its current use of landfill disposal can be reduced |
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