TY - JOUR
T1 - Hydrothermal carbonization of off-specification compost
T2 - A byproduct of the organic municipal solid waste treatment
AU - Basso, Daniele
AU - Weiss-Hortala, Elsa
AU - Patuzzi, Francesco
AU - Castello, Daniele
AU - Baratieri, Marco
AU - Fiori, Luca
PY - 2015/4
Y1 - 2015/4
N2 - The possibility to apply the hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) process to off-specification compost (EWC 19.05.03) at present landfilled was investigated in this work. The aim was to produce a carbonaceous solid fuel for energy valorization, with the perspective of using HTC as a complementary technology to common organic waste treatments. Thus, samples of EWC 19.05.03 produced by a composting plant were processed through HTC in a batch reactor. Analytical activities allowed to characterize the HTC products and their yields. The hydrochar was characterized in terms of heating value, thermal stability and C, H, O, N, S and ash content. The liquid phase was characterized in terms of total organic carbon and mineral content. The composition of the gas phase was measured. Results show that the produced hydrochar has a great potentiality for use as solid fuel.
AB - The possibility to apply the hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) process to off-specification compost (EWC 19.05.03) at present landfilled was investigated in this work. The aim was to produce a carbonaceous solid fuel for energy valorization, with the perspective of using HTC as a complementary technology to common organic waste treatments. Thus, samples of EWC 19.05.03 produced by a composting plant were processed through HTC in a batch reactor. Analytical activities allowed to characterize the HTC products and their yields. The hydrochar was characterized in terms of heating value, thermal stability and C, H, O, N, S and ash content. The liquid phase was characterized in terms of total organic carbon and mineral content. The composition of the gas phase was measured. Results show that the produced hydrochar has a great potentiality for use as solid fuel.
KW - Biofuel
KW - Hydrochar
KW - Hydrothermal carbonization
KW - Municipal solid waste
KW - Organic waste
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84923065746&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.01.118
DO - 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.01.118
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25700341
AN - SCOPUS:84923065746
SN - 0960-8524
VL - 182
SP - 217
EP - 224
JO - Bioresource Technology
JF - Bioresource Technology
ER -