Paper · 2020 · Molecules

Acquisition of Torrefied Biomass from Jerusalem Artichoke Grown in a Closed Circular System Using Biogas Plant Waste

Szymon Szufa; Piotr Piersa; Łukasz Adrian; et al.

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Abstract

The aim of the research was to investigate the effect of biogas plant waste on the physiological activity, growth, and yield of Jerusalem artichoke and the energetic usefulness of the biomass obtained in this way after the torrefaction process. The use of waste from corn grain biodigestion to methane as a biofertilizer, used alone or supplemented with Apol-humus and Stymjod, caused increased the physiological activity, growth, and yield of Jerusalem artichoke plants and can limit the application of chemical fertilizers, whose production and use in agriculture is harmful for the environment. The experiment, using different equipment, exhibited the high potential of Jerusalem artichoke fertilized by the methods elaborated as a carbonized solid biofuel after the torrefaction process. The use of a special design of the batch reactor using nitrogen, Thermogravimetric analysis, Differential thermal analysis, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and combustion of Jerusalem artichoke using TG-MS showed a thermo-chemical conversion mass loss on a level of 30% with energy loss (torgas) on a level of 10%. Compared to research results on other energy crops and straw biomass, the isothermal temperature of 245 °C during torrefaction for the carbonized solid biofuel of Jerusalem artichoke biomass fertilized with biogas plant waste is relativlely low. An SEM-EDS analysis of ash from carbonized Jerusalem artichoke after torrefaction was performed after its combustion.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Biogas plant waste used as biofertilizer increased physiological activity, growth and yield of Jerusalem artichoke.

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Jerusalem artichokeHelianthus tuberosuse0
Treatment
waste from corn grain biodigestion to methane as a biofertilizere0
Outcome
physiological activity, growth, and yielde0
Direction
increasede0

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Helianthus tuberosus
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“The use of waste from corn grain biodigestion to methane as a biofertilizer, used alone or supplemented with Apol-humus and Stymjod, caused increased the physiological activity, growth, and yield of Jerusalem artichoke plants”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Torrefaction of fertilized Jerusalem artichoke biomass yielded a thermochemical conversion mass loss of 30%.

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Jerusalem artichokeHelianthus tuberosuse0
Outcome
thermo-chemical conversion mass losse0
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30%e0

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Helianthus tuberosus
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“combustion of Jerusalem artichoke using TG-MS showed a thermo-chemical conversion mass loss on a level of 30% with energy loss (torgas) on a level of 10%”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Torrefaction of fertilized Jerusalem artichoke biomass had an energy loss of 10%.

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Jerusalem artichokeHelianthus tuberosuse0
Outcome
energy loss (torgas)e0
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10%e0

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Helianthus tuberosus
Helianthus tuberosus · TaxonJackyM59 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“combustion of Jerusalem artichoke using TG-MS showed a thermo-chemical conversion mass loss on a level of 30% with energy loss (torgas) on a level of 10%”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 964–1117 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The torrefaction temperature of 245 °C for Jerusalem artichoke biofuel was relatively low versus other energy crops and straw.

Taxon
Jerusalem artichokeHelianthus tuberosuse0
Outcome
isothermal temperaturee0
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relativlely lowe0
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245 °Ce0
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other energy crops and straw biomasse0

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Helianthus tuberosus
Helianthus tuberosus · TaxonJackyM59 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Compared to research results on other energy crops and straw biomass, the isothermal temperature of 245 °C during torrefaction for the carbonized solid biofuel of Jerusalem artichoke biomass fertilized with biogas plant waste is relativlely low.”

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