Hydrothermal carbonization(HTC)of biomass is a promising method to produce carbonaceous materials.The work presented in this article addresses the application of hydrothermal carbonization(HTC)to produce a solid fuel...Hydrothermal carbonization(HTC)of biomass is a promising method to produce carbonaceous materials.The work presented in this article addresses the application of hydrothermal carbonization(HTC)to produce a solid fuel named HTC-Biochar,whose characteristics are comparable to lignite coal.Biogas sludge(SD),maize silage(MS),and barley silage(BS)as a substrates were hydrothermally carbonized in a 1.5 L batch reactor at 200C for 6 h.The effect of mixing ratios of different substrates on HTC was investigated.Chemical compositions and combustion characteristics of hydro-chars obtained from mono-and co-carbonization were evaluated.Result showed that HTC increased carbon contents and higher heating values(HHV)by 1.4–14.4%and 13–36%,respectively.The evolution of the H/C and O/C atomic ratios indicated that dehydration and decarboxylation occurred during hydrothermal carbonization for all samples.Furthermore,a significant synergistic enhancement was observed for HHV and carbon content.A mixing ratio of 1:1 for BS and SD showed the best performance for co-HTC.In summary,hydrothermal co-carbonization is a promising strategy to tailor high-performance hydro-char for energy applications.展开更多
文摘Hydrothermal carbonization(HTC)of biomass is a promising method to produce carbonaceous materials.The work presented in this article addresses the application of hydrothermal carbonization(HTC)to produce a solid fuel named HTC-Biochar,whose characteristics are comparable to lignite coal.Biogas sludge(SD),maize silage(MS),and barley silage(BS)as a substrates were hydrothermally carbonized in a 1.5 L batch reactor at 200C for 6 h.The effect of mixing ratios of different substrates on HTC was investigated.Chemical compositions and combustion characteristics of hydro-chars obtained from mono-and co-carbonization were evaluated.Result showed that HTC increased carbon contents and higher heating values(HHV)by 1.4–14.4%and 13–36%,respectively.The evolution of the H/C and O/C atomic ratios indicated that dehydration and decarboxylation occurred during hydrothermal carbonization for all samples.Furthermore,a significant synergistic enhancement was observed for HHV and carbon content.A mixing ratio of 1:1 for BS and SD showed the best performance for co-HTC.In summary,hydrothermal co-carbonization is a promising strategy to tailor high-performance hydro-char for energy applications.
