| Title | Brewer's Spent Grain Biochar: Grinding Method Matters |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 13859 |
| Authors | Bhakta, AK; Snoussi, Y; El Garah, M; Ammar, S; Chehimi, MM |
| Title | Brewer's Spent Grain Biochar: Grinding Method Matters |
| Year | 2022 |
| Published | C-Journal Of Carbon Research, 8, 3 |
| Abstract | The present work is based on the principle of biomass waste valorization. Brewer's spent grains (BSG) come from breweries as by-products. Their huge amount of production on an industrial scale should focus our attention on their valorization, which creates challenges as well as opportunities. One way to valorize BSG by-products is to convert them into biochar, a functional material with multiple potential applications. With an emphasis on sustainable development and the circular economy, in this work, we focused on a comparative study of the different mechanical processes of BSG grinding and their effect on the resulting biochar formed after pyrolysis. Home appliances such as blenders, coffee mills, and mortar and pestles were used for this purpose. FESEM images confirmed the successful creation of five different morphologies from the same BSG under the same pyrolysis conditions. Interestingly, a novel Chinese tea leaf egg-like biochar was also formed. It was found that a series of physical pretreatments of the biomass resulted in the reduced roughness of the biochar surface, i.e., they became smoother, thus negatively affecting the quality of the biochar. XRD revealed that the biomass physical treatments were also reflected in the crystallinity of some biochar. Via a Raman study, we witnessed the effect of mechanical pressure on the biomass for affecting the biochar features through pressure-induced modifications of the biomass's internal structure. This induced enhanced biochar graphitization. This is a good example of the role of mechanochemistry. DSC revealed the thermochemical transformation of the five samples to be exothermic reactions. This study opens up an interesting possibility for the synthesis of biochar with controlled morphology, crystallinity, degree of graphitization, and heat capacity. |
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