Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 196, Issue -, Pages 35-42Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.06.115
Keywords
Hydrothermal carbonization; Orange pomace; Anaerobic digestion; Hydrochar; Biogas
Funding
- Ege University - Turkey [2014/CSUAM/003]
- Walter Stau(ss)-Stiftung Darmstadt
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In this study, the effect of the temperature and reaction time on hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of orange pomace was investigated. In addition, a set of anaerobic batch tests were performed to determine the resulting biogas and methane potential of the spent liquor. Hydrochar yields followed a decreasing trend with the increasing temperature, whereas reaction time had no considerably effect on the yield. The evolution of the H/C and O/C atomic ratios from the raw material to the hydrochars suggested that dehydration reactions prevail during HTC. The hydrochars tended to become enriched in Ca, Mg and P minerals by increasing HTC temperature. The heavy metal contents in hydrochars were found below limits and no PAH compound was detected. Anaerobic digestion tests showed that the aqueous phase from HTC can be used as feedstocks for biogas production. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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