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Idowu, IA, Hashim, KS, Shaw, A and Nunes, LJR (2021) Enhancing the fuel properties of beverage wastes as non-edible feedstock for biofuel production. Biofuels. ISSN 1759-7269
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Abstract
A few industries, such as the beverage industry, have experienced some growth in sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. Globally, beverage companies alone generate over 200 million tonnes of biomass annually, which largely ends up as animal feed or in landfills. With the UK government’s commitment to reduce its carbon footprint by at least 68% in 2030, many companies, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), are exploring options to reduce carbon emissions and develop roadmaps to become carbon neutral. It has thus become imperative for beverage companies to find value in or repurpose their waste. This paper unlocks the potential for improving the fuel properties of beverage waste through a blending process and explores the determination of optimal fractions for the blends via characterization. With an initial moisture content of 82 and 58 wt.% brewery spent grain (BSG) and spent coffee grounds (SCG), respectively, the pre-treatment process reduced moisture content by approximately 10–15 wt.%. The study concludes that biomass blending improved the fuel properties of the biomass, providing a competitive comparison with coal for energy applications.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 0607 Plant Biology, 1003 Industrial Biotechnology |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
| Divisions: | Civil Engineering & Built Environment |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jul 2021 10:11 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 05:11 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1080/17597269.2021.1923934 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/15329 |
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