Upgrading fuel potentials of waste biomass via hydrothermal carbonization Original scientific paper

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Jelena Petrović
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4841-1899
Marija Simić
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1717-7796
Marija Mihajlović
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7145-8671
Marija Koprivica
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1451-5959
Marija Kojić
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6496-8091
Ivona Nuić
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8921-6224

Abstract

In recent decades, massive exploitation of fossil fuels caused a growing demand for the production of energies from renewable sources. Hydrochar obtained from waste biomass via hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) possesses good potentials as a biofuel. Therefore, we performed HTC of corn cob, paulownia leaves, and olive pomace at different temperatures (180, 220, and 260 oC). The main goal of this study was to comparatively evaluate the influence of HTC conditions on the structure and fuel characteristics of the obtained solids. The results showed that the yields of hydrochar decrease significantly with increasing temperature in all samples. The carbon content and higher heating value increased and reached the highest values in hydrochars obtained at 260 oC, while the content of volatile matter decreased. Furthermore, the Van Krevelen diagram reveals that the transformation of feedstock to lignite-like products upon HTC was achieved. In this study, the results showed that processes of dehydration and decarboxylation during HTC provoke intensive biomass transformation and that hydrochars obtained at higher temperatures have significantly enhanced fuel properties and fewer volatiles compared to the feedstock.

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Petrović, J., Simić, M., Mihajlović, M., Koprivica, M., Kojić, M., & Nuić, I. (2021). Upgrading fuel potentials of waste biomass via hydrothermal carbonization: Original scientific paper. HEMIJSKA INDUSTRIJA (Chemical Industry), 75(5), 297–305. https://doi.org/10.2298/HEMIND210507025P
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