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Hydrothermal carbonization of food waste: simplified process simulation model based on experimental results

Authors: Kyle McGaughy, M. Toufiq Reza

Published in: Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery | Issue 2/2018

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Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) was performed on homogenized food waste (FW) in a batch reactor at 200, 230, and 260 °C for 30 min. Solid product, called hydrochar, was characterized by means of ultimate analysis, proximate analysis, higher heating value (HHV), and ash content. On the other hand, liquid products were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma (ICP), total carbon, and pH. HHV of FW was increased from 25.1 to 33.1 MJ kg⁻¹ by HTC. Ash content is less than 3% for hydrochars as well as the raw FW. Fixed carbon increased from 18.8 to 22.4% with the increase of HTC temperature. Fuel characteristics indicate hydrochar as a potential solid fuel and carbon storage. Therefore, a simplified simulation model was created for a continuous process that performs HTC of 1 t of FW per day. It was determined that HTC of food waste has potential to be a viable process for the production of solid fuel, primarily due to ease of drying product char.

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Title: Hydrothermal carbonization of food waste: simplified process simulation model based on experimental results
Authors: Kyle McGaughy
M. Toufiq Reza
Publication date: 28-06-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery / Issue 2/2018
Print ISSN: 2190-6815
Electronic ISSN: 2190-6823
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-017-0276-4

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