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FUEL
Volume 335, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.126981
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Hydrothermal liquefaction; Hydrotreatment; Food waste; Nitrogen; Bio-oil; Fatty acid amides
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The hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) process of protein-rich biomass produces biocrude with a high nitrogen content. Nitrogen compounds mainly exist in the form of fatty acid amides (FAAs) and nitrogen-containing polycyclic aromatic compounds (NAs), with different hydro-denitrogenation reactivity. It is important to shift reaction pathways towards less recalcitrant compounds and reduce the nitrogen content of biocrudes. The study found that NAs are more recalcitrant compared to FAAs, and a higher lipid content inhibits the generation of NAs.
Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) process of protein-rich biomass produces biocrude with a high nitrogen content that hinders its use as a biofuel intermediate. Nitrogen compounds in the biocrudes are mainly present as fatty acid amides (FAAs) and nitrogen-containing polycyclic aromatic compounds (NAs), having different hydro-denitrogenation reactivity during the biocrude upgrading process. Therefore, it is crucial to shift reaction pathways towards the formation of less recalcitrant compounds and reduce the nitrogen content of the biocrudes. Herein, the impact of the chemical composition, in particular a lipid content, on the biocrude yield, nitrogen content and types of nitrogen species has been studied using macromolecular model compounds. By comparing the hydrodenitrogenation (HDN) reactivity of FAAs and NAs, it was found that the latter are more recalcitrant compounds compared to the FAAs and that the higher lipid content inhibits the generation of NAs. These results suggest that lipids-rich waste can be supplemented with food waste to produce the biocrudes highly suitable for conventional hydrotreatment processes.
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