Enhancing the Production of Syngas from Spent Green Tea Waste through Dual-Stage Pyrolysis and Catalytic Cracking

A sequential two-step thermochemical process was studied for spent green tea waste (SGTW), involving an initial pyrolysis step followed by thermal or catalytic cracking. This process was carried out in two bench-scale reactors (fixed bed reactor and tubular reactor) serially coupled. At a fixed pyro...

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Published inCatalysts Vol. 13; no. 10; p. 1334
Main Authors Ben Abdallah, Asma, Ben Hassen Trabelsi, Aïda, Veses, Alberto, García, Tomás, López, José Manuel, Navarro, María Victoria, Mihoubi, Daoued
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2023
Subjects
Alternative energy sources
Biodiesel fuels
Biofuels
Biomass energy
biomass pyrolysis
Briquets
Calorific value
Carbon
catalyst
Catalytic cracking
Cellulose
Dolomite
Energy minerals
Engines
Environmental impact
Fixed beds
Fossil fuels
Gases
Green tea
Lignin
Lignocellulose
Metal oxides
Methods
Product quality
Production processes
Pyrolysis
Renewable resources
spent green tea waste
syngas
Synthesis gas
Tea
Waste management
Spain
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Summary:A sequential two-step thermochemical process was studied for spent green tea waste (SGTW), involving an initial pyrolysis step followed by thermal or catalytic cracking. This process was carried out in two bench-scale reactors (fixed bed reactor and tubular reactor) serially coupled. At a fixed pyrolysis temperature of SGTW (550 °C), the application of high cracking temperatures (700 and 800 °C) positively affected both the yield and composition of the gas product. Consequently, it has the potential to be used for the production of diverse biofuels and chemicals, or to be partially recycled to optimize the process efficiency. Moreover, the use of inexpensive catalysts, particularly dolomite, was considered advantageous, since the syngas yield (56.5 wt%) and its potential were greatly enhanced, reaching a H2/CO ratio of 1.5. The homogenous biochar obtained, with a calorific value of 26.84 MJ/kg, could be harnessed as good-quality fuel for briquette applications and as a biofuel source for generating stationary power. Furthermore, catalytic cracking pyrolysis was examined for different types of coffee waste, revealing that this process is a simple and clean solution to valorize oxygen-rich lignocellulosic biomass and generate valuable gaseous by-products.
ISSN:2073-4344
2073-4344
DOI:10.3390/catal13101334