Using CO2 as an Oxidant in the Catalytic Pyrolysis of Peat Moss from the North Polar Region
- Authors
- Lee, Taewoo; Jung, Sungyup; Hong, Jinkyu; Wang, Chi-Hwa; Alessi, Daniel S.; Lee, Sang Soo; Park, Young-Kwon; Kwon, Eilhann E.
- Issue Date
- May-2020
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Citation
- Environmental Science & Technology, v.54, no.10, pp.6329 - 6343
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- Journal Title
- Environmental Science & Technology
- Volume
- 54
- Number
- 10
- Start Page
- 6329
- End Page
- 6343
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/190751
- DOI
- 10.1021/acs.est.0c01862
- ISSN
- 0013-936X
- Abstract
- As global warming and climate change become perceived as significant, the release of greenhouse gases (GHGs) stored in the earth's polar regions is considered a matter of concern. Here, we focused on exploiting GHGs to address potential global warming challenges in the north polar regions. In particular, we used CO2 as a soft oxidant to recover energy as syngas (CO and H-2) and to produce biochars from pyrolysis of peat moss. CO2 expedited homogeneous reaction with volatile matters from peat moss pyrolysis, and the mechanistic CO2 role resulted in the conversion of CO2 and peat moss to CO at >= 530 degrees C. Steel slag waste was then used as an ex situ catalyst to increase reaction kinetics, addressing the issue of the role of CO2 being limited to >= 530 degrees C, with the result where substantial H-2 and CO formation was achieved at a milder temperature. The porosity of biochars, a solid peat moss pyrolysis product, was modified in the presence of CO2, with a significant improvement in CO2 adsorption capacity compared to those achieved by N-2 pyrolysis. Therefore, CO2 has the potential to serve as an initial feedstock in sustainable biomass-to-energy applications and biochar production, mitigating atmospheric carbon concentrations.
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