Open AccessComparison of solid biofuels produced from olive pomace with two different conversion methods: torrefaction and hydrothermal carbonization
Author(s) -
Selin Y. Gultekin,
Hayati Olgun,
Melih Soner Çeliktaş
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2227-524X
DOI - 10.14419/ijet.v7i2.23.11903
Subject(s) - torrefaction , hydrothermal carbonization , pomace , heat of combustion , carbonization , hydrothermal circulation , biofuel , pulp and paper industry , materials science , pyrolysis , chemistry , chemical engineering , waste management , combustion , food science , organic chemistry , engineering , adsorption
Olive pomace is a by-product of olive oil production process and has the potential to be a solid biofuel after thermal treatment. In this study, olive pomace was treated by two thermal conversion methods: hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) and torrefaction. Experiments were carried out under the temperature values of 250, 275, 300 and 350°C; reaction times of 10, 20 and 30 minutes for torrefaction and temperature values of 180, 200 and 220°C; reaction time of 2, 3 and 4 hours for HTC. Products with the same energy yield value (62 %) obtained the higher heating values of 23.73 and 25.20 MJ/kg for torrefaction (275°C for 20 minutes) and hydrothermal carbonization (220°C for 2 hours), respectively. Hydrothermal carbonization method has the potential to produce chars at lower temperature values and without a drying process; and obtain products with improved higher heating values, energy yields and atomic O/C and H/C ratios compare to torrefaction products.