Spent tea leaves and tea bags - Promising biofuels?

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<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989100%3A27230%2F25%3A10260435" target="_blank" >RIV/61989100:27230/25:10260435 - isvavai.cz</a>

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148124019098?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148124019098?via%3Dihub</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2024.121841" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.renene.2024.121841</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Spent tea leaves and tea bags - Promising biofuels?

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The spent tea leaves used after the extraction of liquid from processed tea are insufficiently utilized waste, rich in essential amino acids, polyphenols, alkaloids, and minerals, produced in large quantities, e.g., in tea houses, hospitals, school canteens, etc. Therefore, this study is aimed at characterizing this waste, how it is processed into pellets and how it subsequently increases its energy potential by torrefaction. The influence of the method of tea packaging, i.e., loose tea leaves or tea bags, was also considered. Several types of tea waste were processed using a pilot plant pelletizing press and torrefaction stand. The prepared pellets were characterized by mechanical parameters, such as the pellet durability index, the wettability index, water resistance, hardness, or specific bulk density, and were integrated by FTIR measurements. Furthermore, pellet&apos;s energy parameters, such as higher heating value, lower heating value, and elemental analysis, were compared. The results show that non-torrefied pellets have an average combustion heat of 19 kJ kg−1, while torrefied pellets have a value of 9 kJ kg−1 higher. Overall, the study demonstrates that spent tea leaves can be converted into a sustainable source of bioenergy and presents a solution for the treatment of this waste, as well as a renewable energy option. © 2024 Elsevier Ltd

Název v anglickém jazyce

Spent tea leaves and tea bags - Promising biofuels?

Popis výsledku anglicky

The spent tea leaves used after the extraction of liquid from processed tea are insufficiently utilized waste, rich in essential amino acids, polyphenols, alkaloids, and minerals, produced in large quantities, e.g., in tea houses, hospitals, school canteens, etc. Therefore, this study is aimed at characterizing this waste, how it is processed into pellets and how it subsequently increases its energy potential by torrefaction. The influence of the method of tea packaging, i.e., loose tea leaves or tea bags, was also considered. Several types of tea waste were processed using a pilot plant pelletizing press and torrefaction stand. The prepared pellets were characterized by mechanical parameters, such as the pellet durability index, the wettability index, water resistance, hardness, or specific bulk density, and were integrated by FTIR measurements. Furthermore, pellet&apos;s energy parameters, such as higher heating value, lower heating value, and elemental analysis, were compared. The results show that non-torrefied pellets have an average combustion heat of 19 kJ kg−1, while torrefied pellets have a value of 9 kJ kg−1 higher. Overall, the study demonstrates that spent tea leaves can be converted into a sustainable source of bioenergy and presents a solution for the treatment of this waste, as well as a renewable energy option. © 2024 Elsevier Ltd

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

20704 - Energy and fuels

Projekt

Výsledek vznikl pri realizaci vícero projektů. Více informací v záložce Projekty.

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Renewable Energy

ISSN

0960-1481

e-ISSN

1879-0682

Svazek periodika

Volume 238

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

January 2025

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

1-9

Kód UT WoS článku

001361657400001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85209399071