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Role of ambient pressure in self-heating torrefaction of dairy cattle manure

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Title: Role of ambient pressure in self-heating torrefaction of dairy cattle manure
Authors: Itoh, Takanori Browse this author
Iwabuchi, Kazunori Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Maemoku, Naohiro Browse this author
Chen, Siyao Browse this author
Taniguro, Katsumori Browse this author
Issue Date: 29-May-2020
Publisher: PLOS
Journal Title: PLoS ONE
Volume: 15
Issue: 5
Start Page: e0233027
Publisher DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233027
Abstract: This paper describes the role of ambient pressure in self-heating torrefaction of livestock manure. We explored the initiating temperatures required to cause self-heating of wet dairy cattle manure at different ambient pressures (0.1, 0.4, 0.7, and 1.0 MPa). Then, we conducted proximate, elemental, and calorific analyses of biochar torrefied at 210, 250, and 290 degrees C. The results showed that self-heating was induced at 155 degrees C or higher for 0.1 MPa and at 115 degrees C or lower for 0.4 MPa or higher. The decrease of the initiating temperature at elevated pressure was due not only to more oxygen, but also to the retention of moisture that can promote chemical oxidation of manure. Biochar yields decreased with increasing torrefaction temperature and pressure, and the yield difference at 0.1 and 1.0 MPa was more substantial at lower temperatures: a 29.8, 16.4, and 9.4% difference at 210, 250, and 290 degrees C, respectively. Proximate and elemental analyses showed that elevated pressure promotes devolatilization, deoxygenation, and coalification compared to atmospheric pressure; its impact, however, was less at higher temperatures as the torrefaction temperature became more dominant. Calorific analysis revealed that elevated pressure can increase the higher heating value (HHV) on a dry and ash-free basis at 210 degrees C because of the increase in carbon content, but its impact is limited at 250 and 290 degrees C. Meanwhile, the HHV on a dry basis exhibited the opposite trend due primarily to an enlargement of ash content. The present study revealed that ambient pressure considerably affects the initiating temperature of self-heating and the chemical properties of biochar at a low torrefaction temperature.
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Type: article
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/78887
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