title: Syngas production from pyrolysis of nine composts obtained from nonhybrid and hybrid perennial grasses.
abstract: A pyrolysis of compost for the production of syngas with an explicit H2/CO = 2 or H2/CO = 3 was investigated in this study. The composts were obtained from nonhybrid (perennial) grasses (NHG) and hybrid (perennial) grasses (HG). Discrepancies in H2 evolution profiles were found between NHG and HG composts. In addition, positive correlations for NHG composts were obtained between (i) H2 yield and lignin content, (ii) H2 yield and potassium content, and (iii) CO yield and cellulose content. All composts resulted in H2/CO = 2 and five of the nine composts resulted in H2/CO = 3. Exceptionally large higher heating values (HHVs) of pyrolysis gas, very close to HHVs of feedstock, were obtained for composts made from mountain brome (MB, 16.23 MJ/kg), hybrid Becva (FB, 16.45 MJ/kg), and tall fescue (TF, 17.43 MJ/kg). The MB and FB composts resulted in the highest syngas formation with H2/CO = 2, whereas TF compost resulted in the highest syngas formation with H2/CO = 3.
authors.affiliation: ENET-Energy Units for Utilization of Non-Traditional Energy Sources, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Adéla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hlavsová
authors.affiliation: ENET-Energy Units for Utilization of Non-Traditional Energy Sources, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3754-1823
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Corsaro
authors.affiliation: ENET-Energy Units for Utilization of Non-Traditional Energy Sources, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic ; Institute of Geological Engineering, Faculty of Mining and Geology, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Raclavská
authors.affiliation: ENET-Energy Units for Utilization of Non-Traditional Energy Sources, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic ; Department of Energy, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Dagmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Juchelková
authors.affiliation: Institute of Geological Engineering, Faculty of Mining and Geology, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Hana
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Škrobánková
authors.affiliation: OSEVA PRO s.r.o., Grass Research Institute, Rožnov-Zubří, Hamerská 698, 756 54 Zubří, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frydrych
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels; D001709:Biotechnology; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000737:chemistry; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D008031:Lignin / Q000737:chemistry; D006109:Poaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D012987:Soil; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D006859:Hydrogen; D008031:Lignin
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