Journal
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY BIOENERGY
Volume 9, Issue 9, Pages 1423-1435Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12435
Keywords
agricultural residues; aquatic plant; biochar; canonical correspondence analysis; livestock manure; nutshell and fruit peel; physicochemical properties; pruning waste; residual sludge; yield
Funding
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province [BS2013NY009]
- Scientific and Technological Projects of the College in Shandong Province [J13LF02]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41471389, 41501542]
- Science Foundation of Qufu Normal University
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The composition and pyrolysis characteristics of 60 types of biomass waste from the following six source categories were compared: agricultural residues, woody pruning waste from gardens and lawns, aquatic plant material from eutrophic water bodies, nutshells and fruit peels, livestock manure and residual sludge from municipal wastewater treatment. The yield and physicochemical characteristics of the biochar produced from these feedstocks at 350 degrees C, 500 degrees C and 650 degrees C were also examined. Results of correlation and canonical correspondence analysis between feedstock composition and biochar properties showed that feedstock type played an important role in controlling yield and properties of biochars. The yields of biochar dry ash-free (daf.) basis were positively correlated with cellulose, lignin and lignin/cellulose content of feedstock; and ash content hampered the biochar production. Furthermore, the intensity of correlation between biochar yield and its feedstock composition was improved with pyrolysis temperature and degree of feedstock decomposition. The fixed carbon content in biochar was also negatively influenced by ash content of feedstock, and it increased with increasing pyrolysis temperature when the ash content was below 34.57% in feedstock and decreased when the ash content exceeded. The fixed carbon production in biochar per unit ash-free mass (af.) was positively related to cellulose, lignin and lignin/cellulose content in feedstock, which were same with the yield of biochar (daf.). But on the contrary, the volatiles content in biochar (af.) had negative correlation with these organic constituents. For most feedstocks, the differences in the biochar characteristics among the biomass categories were greater than within any individual category. C/N, H/C and O/C atomic ratio and bulk density of biochar from different types of biomass were also compared. The results will provide guidance for the reutilization of biomass wastes and production of biochar with specified properties for soil amendment applications.
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