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Wiley, Energy Technology, 1(5), p. 151-171, 2016

DOI: 10.1002/ente.201600183

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Assessment of the Production of Value-Added Chemical Compounds from Sewage Sludge Pyrolysis Liquids

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Abstract

A procedure to analyze sewage sludge (SS) pyrolysis liquids based on solvent fractionation has been developed. Pyrolysis liquids are separated into three different fractions: heptane soluble (Hep-sol), dichloromethane soluble (DCM-sol), and hydrochloric acid soluble (HCl-sol). Diverse techniques (GC-MS, UPLC-TOF-MS) were employed to qualitatively and quantitatively analyze liquid fractions to assess the po- tential production of value-added chemicals. Aliphatic hydro- carbons, aliphatic nitriles, and steroids were mostly separated in the Hep-sol fraction, phenols and fatty acids in the DCM- sol fraction, and carboxylic acids and amides in the HCl-sol fraction. The largest production was obtained for ammonia (10–14 kg per tonne of SS) and a-olefins (8–9 kg per tonne of SS). The potential production of some of these value- added chemicals from SS pyrolysis liquid was compared with their current European production. In the case of a-olefins, 16% of their European production could be achieved by SS pyrolysis.