CO2 reduction by chars obtained by pyrolysis of real wastes: Low temperature adsorption and high temperature CO2 capture

In this work, the carbon dioxide capture of waste derived chars was investigated. The char samples were obtained by pyrolysis of municipal plastic waste, biomass and sewage sludge from agriculture at 400, 600 and 900 °C in nitrogen atmosphere. For further experiments, chars with a grain size between...

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Main Authors: N. Miskolczi, N. Gao, C. Quan, A.T. Laszlo
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Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
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description In this work, the carbon dioxide capture of waste derived chars was investigated. The char samples were obtained by pyrolysis of municipal plastic waste, biomass and sewage sludge from agriculture at 400, 600 and 900 °C in nitrogen atmosphere. For further experiments, chars with a grain size between 0.315 mm and 1.50 mm were investigated. The CO2 uptake capacity of samples was tested at 40 °C through a 10 adsorption-desorption cycles using a mixture of 70 % nitrogen and 30 % carbon dioxide. The CO2 uptake capacity of the reference activated carbon was 3.71–3.90 mmol CO2/g, while that of the waste derived char samples varied between 0.76–2.33 mmol CO2/g depending on the pyrolysis temperature and the raw materials. Chars with large specific surface area obtained at 900 °C had the highest CO2 uptake capacity. Char obtained from municipal plastic waste at a pyrolysis temperature of 900 °C has the largest specific surface area. The biomass and sewage sludge derived chars contained alkali metals and earth metals in oxide form, therefore the possibility of their application for carbonization-calcination cycles was also investigated. In case of the high-temperature tests, the CO2 uptake took place at 750 °C, while the release at 900 °C. During the 10 cycles test, significant decrease in capacity up to the 5th cycle was found. The capacity of char obtained from agricultural sewage sludge was 18.68 mmol CO2/g in the first cycle, which decreased drastically to 2.88–2.96 mmol CO2/g after the 5th cycle.
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spelling doaj-art-e5d79ef58da140529927ba29178dc7932025-08-20T02:47:49ZengElsevierCarbon Capture Science & Technology2772-65682025-03-011410033210.1016/j.ccst.2024.100332CO2 reduction by chars obtained by pyrolysis of real wastes: Low temperature adsorption and high temperature CO2 captureN. Miskolczi0N. Gao1C. Quan2A.T. Laszlo3Faculty of Engineering, Research Centre of Biochemical, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, MOL Department of Hydrocarbon and Coal Processing, University of Pannonia, Egyetem u. 10, H-8200 Veszprém, Hungary; Corresponding author.School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, PR ChinaSchool of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, PR China; Shaanxi Weihuanneng Technology Co. Ltd, Xi'an, 712044, ChinaFaculty of Engineering, Research Centre of Biochemical, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, MOL Department of Hydrocarbon and Coal Processing, University of Pannonia, Egyetem u. 10, H-8200 Veszprém, HungaryIn this work, the carbon dioxide capture of waste derived chars was investigated. The char samples were obtained by pyrolysis of municipal plastic waste, biomass and sewage sludge from agriculture at 400, 600 and 900 °C in nitrogen atmosphere. For further experiments, chars with a grain size between 0.315 mm and 1.50 mm were investigated. The CO2 uptake capacity of samples was tested at 40 °C through a 10 adsorption-desorption cycles using a mixture of 70 % nitrogen and 30 % carbon dioxide. The CO2 uptake capacity of the reference activated carbon was 3.71–3.90 mmol CO2/g, while that of the waste derived char samples varied between 0.76–2.33 mmol CO2/g depending on the pyrolysis temperature and the raw materials. Chars with large specific surface area obtained at 900 °C had the highest CO2 uptake capacity. Char obtained from municipal plastic waste at a pyrolysis temperature of 900 °C has the largest specific surface area. The biomass and sewage sludge derived chars contained alkali metals and earth metals in oxide form, therefore the possibility of their application for carbonization-calcination cycles was also investigated. In case of the high-temperature tests, the CO2 uptake took place at 750 °C, while the release at 900 °C. During the 10 cycles test, significant decrease in capacity up to the 5th cycle was found. The capacity of char obtained from agricultural sewage sludge was 18.68 mmol CO2/g in the first cycle, which decreased drastically to 2.88–2.96 mmol CO2/g after the 5th cycle.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772656824001441pyrolysisbio-charCO2 capacityadsorptioncarbonization-calcination
spellingShingle N. Miskolczi
N. Gao
C. Quan
A.T. Laszlo
CO2 reduction by chars obtained by pyrolysis of real wastes: Low temperature adsorption and high temperature CO2 capture
Carbon Capture Science & Technology
pyrolysis
bio-char
CO2 capacity
adsorption
carbonization-calcination
title CO2 reduction by chars obtained by pyrolysis of real wastes: Low temperature adsorption and high temperature CO2 capture
title_full CO2 reduction by chars obtained by pyrolysis of real wastes: Low temperature adsorption and high temperature CO2 capture
title_fullStr CO2 reduction by chars obtained by pyrolysis of real wastes: Low temperature adsorption and high temperature CO2 capture
title_full_unstemmed CO2 reduction by chars obtained by pyrolysis of real wastes: Low temperature adsorption and high temperature CO2 capture
title_short CO2 reduction by chars obtained by pyrolysis of real wastes: Low temperature adsorption and high temperature CO2 capture
title_sort co2 reduction by chars obtained by pyrolysis of real wastes low temperature adsorption and high temperature co2 capture
topic pyrolysis
bio-char
CO2 capacity
adsorption
carbonization-calcination
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772656824001441
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