Effects of potassium on hydrothermal carbonization of sorghum bagasse

Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) reacts with biomass in water at a high temperature and pressure to produce hydrochar with a higher heating value (HHV) and lower ash content than dry torrefaction. The high potassium content in biomass can promote thermochemical conversion; however, it lowers the mel...

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Published inBioresources and bioprocessing Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 24
Main Authors Yoshimoto, Shuhei, Luthfi, Numan, Nakano, Kanta, Fukushima, Takashi, Takisawa, Kenji
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 04.04.2023
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Summary:Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) reacts with biomass in water at a high temperature and pressure to produce hydrochar with a higher heating value (HHV) and lower ash content than dry torrefaction. The high potassium content in biomass can promote thermochemical conversion; however, it lowers the melting temperature of the ash, causing slugging and fouling. Therefore, this study, investigated the effect of potassium on the HTC of sorghum bagasse by comparing the removal of potassium by washing with the addition of K 2 CO 3 . Consequently, the ash content was the highest in the potassium-added hydrochar and was 3.81% at a reaction time of 2 h. Elemental analysis showed that the lower the potassium content, the higher the carbon content, and the hydrochar with potassium removed by water washing at a reaction time of 3 h had the highest carbon content at 68.3%. Fourier transform infrared spectrometer showed dehydration and decarboxylation reactions due to HTC, but no significant differences were observed between the potassium concentrations. The mass yield decreased with increasing potassium content, and was 27.2% for the potassium-added hydrochar after 3 h. This trend was more pronounced with increasing reaction temperature. On the other hand, HHV was not affected by the potassium content. Therefore, the energy yield was similar to the weight yield. Thermal gravimetry and derivative thermal gravimetry (TG-DTG) analysis showed that higher potassium tended to accelerate the decomposition of lignin and decrease the oxidation temperature. Graphical Abstract
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ISSN:2197-4365
2197-4365
DOI:10.1186/s40643-023-00645-4