2024-03-28T20:03:37Zhttps://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace-oai/requestoai:eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp:2115/719572022-11-17T02:08:08Zhdl_2115_20046hdl_2115_138A new approach to stabilize waste biomass for valorization using an oxidative process at 90 °CItoh, TakanoriIwabuchi, KazunoriOta, Kumpei439This study aimed to establish a new methodology for upgrading biomass quality using low-temperature (below 100 degrees C) oxidation to achieve simultaneous drying and decomposition. Sterilized manure (63% wet basis) was heated at 90 degrees C for 49 days under an oxidative environment. The obtained solid and moisture reduction curves indicated that drying and decomposition proceeded simultaneously. The biomass was decomposed by oxidation with the release of water, carbon dioxide, and volatile fatty acids such as acetic acid. The oxidation process stopped when the biomass was dehydrated, indicating that the water originally present in the biomass governed the process. Elemental and calorific analyses revealed no remarkable increase in carbon content or increased heating value, and a slight decrease in oxygen content. Although the severity of the process was insufficient to produce an optimum solid fuel due to the low temperature used, the process would enable the stabilization of waste biomass with low energy consumption such as using waste heat.PLOSJournal Articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/2115/71957https://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/71957/1/journal.pone.0196249.pdf1932-6203PLOS ONE134e01962492018-04-23enginfo:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0196249© 2018 Itoh et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.publisher