PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HYDROTHERMALLY PROCESSRD SOLID BIOENERGY FROM AN INVASIVE SPECIES

Md. Azharul Islam; Ishrat Jerin; Md. Atikul Islam; Partho Protim Das; Zhongchuang Liu; B.H. Hameed

doi:10.53808/KUS.2024.21.01.1136-ls

Authors

Md. Azharul Islam Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh
Ishrat Jerin Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
Md. Atikul Islam Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh
Partho Protim Das Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
Zhongchuang Liu cGreen Intelligence Environmental School and Chongqing Multiple-source Technology Engineering Research Center for Ecological Environment Monitoring, Yangtze Normal University, No. 16, Juxian Avenue, Fuling District, Chongqing, China
B.H. Hameed Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar University, P.O. Box: 2713, Doha, Qatar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53808/KUS.2024.21.01.1136-ls

Keywords:

Hydrochar, Invasive species, Sphagneticola trilobata, Optimization, Bioenergy, Carbonization.

Abstract

Invasive alien species (IAS) are one of the most serious environmental concerns for native biodiversity, as they can alter ecosystem functions through species homogenization. Invasive species can also affect human health and cause economic damage to agriculture. This study aimed to produce and characterize hydrochar as solid bio-energy derived from the invasive species Sphagneticola trilobata (ISST) through hydrothermal carbonization. The effect of different factors, namely temperature and reaction time towards the hydrochar yield (%) was optimized by central composite design (CCD) using statistical response surface methodology (RSM). To verify the hydrochar as an energy material, the physicochemical, structural and morphological properties were studied using SEM, FTIR, TGA, elemental and proximate analysis. The optimized temperature was 180.31 °C and the time was 2.23 hours. The best yield of the hydrochar was 51.54%. The calorific value of hydrochar increased from the calorific value of 13.41 MJ/Kg of Sphagneticola trilobata biomass to 17.03 MJ/Kg. The amounts of sulfur (S) and ash reduced dramatically. Moreover, greater carbon content and lower oxygen content were found in the hydrochar than in the raw ISST. Consequently, it is an advantageous technology for improving the characteristics of biomass of invasive species to hydrochar as fuel for energy generation.

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