Waste-to-BioEnergy pathway for waste activated sludge from food processing industries: An experiment on the valorization potential under CO2 and N2 atmospheres through microwave-induced pyrolysis
Pyrolysis is a green and effective method for converting various waste streams into products with bio-energy potential. Waste activated sludge (WAS) from industries requires post-treatment before disposal and will cause serious pollution if not managed properly. Pyrolysis is a viable method for conv...
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my.utm.1041932024-01-18T00:19:50Z http://eprints.utm.my/104193/ Waste-to-BioEnergy pathway for waste activated sludge from food processing industries: An experiment on the valorization potential under CO2 and N2 atmospheres through microwave-induced pyrolysis Mong, Guo Ren Chong, William Woei Fong Mohd. Nor, Siti Aminah Ng, Jo Han Chong, Cheng Tung Idris, Rubia Chiong, Meng Choung Wong, Syieluing Nyakuma, Bemgba Bevan TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Pyrolysis is a green and effective method for converting various waste streams into products with bio-energy potential. Waste activated sludge (WAS) from industries requires post-treatment before disposal and will cause serious pollution if not managed properly. Pyrolysis is a viable method for converting WAS into higher-value bio-products. This is the first study to use a lab-scaled microwave reactor to analyse WAS from a food processing and manufacturing company's wastewater treatment plant. The goal is to compare bioproduct formation under various N2 and CO2 atmospheres in order to analyse the WAS waste-to-bioproduct transformation pathway. Result revealed that CO2 pyrolysis on WAS tends to: 1) increase water formation (~19 wt%), 2) produce biochar with higher energy density profit (~14%) and 3) generate gaseous products with a higher CO proportion (~50 vol%). WAS pyrolysis under N2 atmosphere showed 1) an overall better energy profit (<83.2 %), while producing 2) a higher gaseous yield (~32 wt%) with 3) higher H2 proportion (~29 vol%) and 4) biochar of larger surface area (22 m2/g). Integrating CO2 as the pyrolysis medium utilises the excess CO2, potentially relieving the carbon burden on the environment. Elsevier Ltd 2022 Article PeerReviewed Mong, Guo Ren and Chong, William Woei Fong and Mohd. Nor, Siti Aminah and Ng, Jo Han and Chong, Cheng Tung and Idris, Rubia and Chiong, Meng Choung and Wong, Syieluing and Nyakuma, Bemgba Bevan (2022) Waste-to-BioEnergy pathway for waste activated sludge from food processing industries: An experiment on the valorization potential under CO2 and N2 atmospheres through microwave-induced pyrolysis. Fuel, 323 (NA). pp. 1-11. ISSN 0016-2361 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124380 DOI : 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124380 |
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Pyrolysis is a green and effective method for converting various waste streams into products with bio-energy potential. Waste activated sludge (WAS) from industries requires post-treatment before disposal and will cause serious pollution if not managed properly. Pyrolysis is a viable method for converting WAS into higher-value bio-products. This is the first study to use a lab-scaled microwave reactor to analyse WAS from a food processing and manufacturing company's wastewater treatment plant. The goal is to compare bioproduct formation under various N2 and CO2 atmospheres in order to analyse the WAS waste-to-bioproduct transformation pathway. Result revealed that CO2 pyrolysis on WAS tends to: 1) increase water formation (~19 wt%), 2) produce biochar with higher energy density profit (~14%) and 3) generate gaseous products with a higher CO proportion (~50 vol%). WAS pyrolysis under N2 atmosphere showed 1) an overall better energy profit (<83.2 %), while producing 2) a higher gaseous yield (~32 wt%) with 3) higher H2 proportion (~29 vol%) and 4) biochar of larger surface area (22 m2/g). Integrating CO2 as the pyrolysis medium utilises the excess CO2, potentially relieving the carbon burden on the environment. |
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Waste-to-BioEnergy pathway for waste activated sludge from food processing industries: An experiment on the valorization potential under CO2 and N2 atmospheres through microwave-induced pyrolysis |
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Waste-to-BioEnergy pathway for waste activated sludge from food processing industries: An experiment on the valorization potential under CO2 and N2 atmospheres through microwave-induced pyrolysis |
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Waste-to-BioEnergy pathway for waste activated sludge from food processing industries: An experiment on the valorization potential under CO2 and N2 atmospheres through microwave-induced pyrolysis |
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Waste-to-BioEnergy pathway for waste activated sludge from food processing industries: An experiment on the valorization potential under CO2 and N2 atmospheres through microwave-induced pyrolysis |
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Waste-to-BioEnergy pathway for waste activated sludge from food processing industries: An experiment on the valorization potential under CO2 and N2 atmospheres through microwave-induced pyrolysis |
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waste-to-bioenergy pathway for waste activated sludge from food processing industries: an experiment on the valorization potential under co2 and n2 atmospheres through microwave-induced pyrolysis |
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