Comparison of solid biofuels produced from olive pomace with two different conversion methods: torrefaction and hydrothermal carbonization

  • Authors

    • Selin Y. Gultekin
    • Hayati Olgun
    • Melih S. Celiktas
    2018-04-20
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i2.23.11903
  • Torrefaction, hydrothermal carbonization, olive pomace, fixed carbon, biomass

  • Abstract

    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.

     

     

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    Y. Gultekin, S., Olgun, H., & S. Celiktas, M. (2018). Comparison of solid biofuels produced from olive pomace with two different conversion methods: torrefaction and hydrothermal carbonization. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(2.23), 143-147. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i2.23.11903

    Received date: 2018-04-22

    Accepted date: 2018-04-22

    Published date: 2018-04-20