1. Organic Waste Conversion by Torrefaction Pretreatment.
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Harnchanapho, Saifone, Khuwaranyu, Kittisak, and Ruen-ngam, Duangkamol
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ORGANIC wastes , *BATCH reactors , *RAW materials , *BIOCHAR , *CABBAGE - Abstract
This research aimed to demonstrate the thermal pathway (torrefaction technology) to convert organic waste to be biochar/biocoal. Organic waste (cabbage) from Nonthaburi fresh market, Thailand was used as raw material. Torrefaction technology was processed in horizontal cylindrical batch reactor with Nitrogen gas purging during doing experiment. Temperature profile was preliminary checked to find out lag time. Amount of loaded weight and particle size of material were preliminary tested. Experimental conditions such as time and temperature were tested at 30 and 60 minutes, and range temperature of 220 to 300°C. Important property of product; calorific value of product in form of high heating value (HHV) and mass yield percentage were measured. The optimal conditions were evaluated with two parameters; increase of HHV compared to reference condition and % mass yield. Increase temperature was significant effect to increase HHV value of biochar. The optimal time and temperature for getting the highest heating value were 60 minutes and 280°C. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024