Valorization of olive oil industry subproducts: ash and olive pomace fast pyrolysis

Environmental problems have encouraged investigation of renewable energies. The organic waste treating through fast pyrolysis seems to be a highly promising option for decreasing pollutants. Olive pomace, a major source of waste in countries with high production of olive oil (mainly Spain, Italy, an...

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Autores: Alcazar Ruiz, Angel, Garcia-Carpintero, R., Dorado Fernández, Fernando, Sanchez-Silva, Luz
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/29862
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10578/29862
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Olive pomace
Subproduct valorization
Ash effect
Fast pyrolysis
Bio-Oil
Orujo de aceituna
Valorización de subproductos
Efecto ceniza
Pirólisis rápida
Bioaceite
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Sumario:Environmental problems have encouraged investigation of renewable energies. The organic waste treating through fast pyrolysis seems to be a highly promising option for decreasing pollutants. Olive pomace, a major source of waste in countries with high production of olive oil (mainly Spain, Italy, and Greece), is a clear target for valorisation. Dried olive pomace together with the ashes obtained during the drying process was blended to study the influence of the inorganic metals inherently present in the ashes (K, Na, Ca and Mg) for fast pyrolysis product distribution. The results determined that these metals increased yields of phenolic compounds until a maximum was reached, whereas carboxylic acid yield fell due to the action of metals. In addition, aromatic hydrocarbons and polyphenols were obtained for those samples with a large amount of ash. Moreover, the formation of organic acids, such as acetic acid, requires a smaller proportion of ash in the blend. Finally, it has been found that the ashes could be used as a catalyst for producing better quality bio-oil, thereby avoiding extra costs and thus valorizing the industrial treatment olive pomace.