Thermal Conversion of Municipal Biowaste Anaerobic Digestate to Valuable Char

Roberto Nisticò, Federico Guerretta, Paola Benzi, Giuliana Magnacca, Davide Mainero and Enzo Montoneri
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Roberto Nisticò: Department of Applied Science and Technology DISAT, Polytechnic of Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
Federico Guerretta: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli studi di Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
Paola Benzi: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli studi di Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
Giuliana Magnacca: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli studi di Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
Davide Mainero: ACEA Pinerolese Industriale S.p.A., Via Vigone 42, 10064 Pinerolo, Italy
Enzo Montoneri: Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Università degli studi di Torino, Forestali e Alimentari, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy

Resources, 2019, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: The municipal biowaste anaerobic digestate of a typical waste treatment plant is pyrolyzed under a mild condition (i.e., 540 °C) to directly yield N-doped biochar without performing any subsequent functionalization process. The results confirmed the integration of nitrogen heteroatoms within the carbonaceous framework. The morphological characterization, instead, evidenced the formation of a rather dense biochar with a very low surface area.

Keywords: biochar; biomass; carbon materials; pyrolysis; waste management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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