Key process of ethanol hydrogen donor promoting the conversion of organic matter in sludge to bio-oil

IF 11.4 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL

Water Research Pub Date : 2024-11-05 DOI:10.1016/j.watres.2024.122753

Quxiu Dai , Linglong Zeng , Qihong Cen , Wang Du , Ping Ning , Kai Li , Zhiying Guo , Ran Ao , Longgui Xie , Nanqi Ren , Liping Ma , Jie Yang , Guocai Tian , Xin Sun

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Abstract

To develop clean energy utilization of sewage sludge, this study investigated the conversion behavior of organics and energy in supercritical sludge-ethanol system. The influence of liquefied parameters on products distribution, hydrogen supply process of ethanol for sludge liquefaction, migration of organics, and energy transformation were investigated. Results indicated that ethanol acted as both a solvent and a hydrogen donor. It providing H⋅ to promote organics dissociation for bio-oil production through radical reactions. Formation of new products in bio-oil such as C₂₀H₃₈O₂ and C₂₀H₃₈O₂ may be caused by H⋅ generated from OH and CH in ethanol. The increase in dodecanes and hexadecanes in bio-oil may be formed by recombination of smaller radicals such as HO·, H·, CH₃⋅, CH₃CH₂⋅ from dissociation of ethanol and organics. Additionally, energy migration process indicated that higher temperatures increased carbon content in bio-oil from 40.88 to 48.92 %, decreased oxygen content from 48.6 to 39.56 %, and raised the calorific value of bio-oil from 29.63 to 30.11 MJ/kg. Besides, approximately 74.14 % of sludge energy transferred to bio-oil, while about 71.94 % of oxygen moved to bio-char, reducing the calorific value of bio-char to 0.03 MJ/kg. Notably, about 240.5 kg of bio-oil can be produced from 1t of sludge, reducing net carbon emissions by 43.583 kg, and presenting a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. This study innovatively investigated the dual role of ethanol for sludge liquefaction, providing an efficient and sustainable method for energy recovery from sludge.

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乙醇供氢体促进污泥中有机物转化为生物油的关键过程

为开发污水污泥的清洁能源利用，本研究探讨了超临界污泥-乙醇系统中有机物和能量的转化行为。研究了液化参数对产物分布的影响、乙醇对污泥液化的供氢过程、有机物的迁移以及能量转化。结果表明，乙醇既是溶剂，又是氢供体。它通过自由基反应提供氢⋅以促进生物油生产中的有机物解离。生物油中新产物（如 C20H38O2 和 C20H38O2）的形成可能是由乙醇中的-OH 和-CH 产生的氢⋅引起的。生物油中十二烷和十六烷的增加可能是乙醇和有机物解离产生的较小自由基（如 HO-、H-、CH3⋅、CH3CH2⋅）重组形成的。此外，能量迁移过程表明，温度越高，生物油中的碳含量从 40.88% 增加到 48.92%，氧含量从 48.6% 降低到 39.56%，生物油的热值从 29.63 兆焦/千克提高到 30.11 兆焦/千克。此外，约 74.14% 的污泥能量转移到生物油中，约 71.94% 的氧气转移到生物炭中，生物炭的热值降低到 0.03 兆焦/千克。值得注意的是，1 吨污泥可生产约 240.5 千克生物油，净碳排放量减少 43.583 千克，是化石燃料的可持续替代品。这项研究创新性地探讨了乙醇在污泥液化中的双重作用，为从污泥中回收能源提供了一种高效、可持续的方法。

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Water Research 环境科学-工程：环境

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20.80

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9.40%

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1307

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38 days

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