Journal
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Volume 111, Issue -, Pages 392-398Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.04.019
Keywords
Thermochemical conversion; Agricultural residue; Biofuel; Waste utilization; Demineralisation; Biomass
Funding
- C3BO Center for BioOil
- Innovation Fund Denmark [1305-00030B]
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The work investigates a new potential feedstock source for hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) driven biocrude production. Specifically, the focus is set on utilizing spent mushroom compost (SMC), the primary waste by-product from mushroom farming. It is considered as a feedstock for HTL conversion due to its organic nature (e.g. straw, horse manure and sphagnum) and, ample availability with an annual production of over 17 million metric tonnes, globally. Locally acquired samples were analysed and converted hydrothermally. A biocrude yield of 48% on dry ash-free (DAF) basis was obtained but it was accompanied by a solid fraction (organics and inorganics) of 50% on dry basis, considered to be critically high in a continuous HTL context. Acid leaching (citric acid) of the SMC and co-liquefaction (with aspen wood (AW)) were investigated as means to decrease the solid fraction. Whereas the SMC leaching showed to be ineffective, co-liquefaction showed potential. The solid fraction could be reduced to half (24.5%) by mixing SMC:AW in a 1:3 mass ratio. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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