Waste2energy: integration of the supercritical and anaerobic digestion technologies for the management of water and food waste

• Grant number: 18/05999-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Duration: August 01, 2018 - July 31, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Food Science and Technology - Food Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Tânia Forster Carneiro
• Grantee: Tânia Forster Carneiro
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos (FEA). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Ackmez Mudhoo ; Bruna de Souza Moraes ; Julian Martínez ; Luz Selene Buller ; Maurício Ariel Rostagno ; Mauro Donizeti Berni ; Michael Timko ; MONTSERRAT PEREZ GARCIA ; Solange Inês Mussatto Dragone

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to study the reuse of liquid and solid waste (washing wastewater, açaí waste, brewer´s spent grains, straws, fruit husks, corn) from the food industry through the development of an integrated system of treatment and analysis using the Supercritical and Anaerobic Digestion Technologies. Supercritical Technology uses water as a solvent or reaction medium, being a clean and sustainable process due to the properties of water under sub/supercritical conditions of temperature and pressure. On the other hand, anaerobic digestion technology can be applied for reuse, treatment and recovery of water and waste while generating biogás (bio-hydrogen/methane). In order to evaluate the integration of these technologies it is proposed the construction of an experimental unit composed by two reactors, hydrolysis in subcritical water followed by an anaerobic digestion reactor, which will allow the study of the operational parameters, hydrolyzate yield, gas composition and techno-economic aspects and life cycle. The innovation of this project is in the coupling of a sugar detector in order to obtain a high quality final hydrolyzate that will be fermented for the production of 2G ethanol and the inedited publication of the main properties of the coal resulting from the process as a filter for processes that require large selectivity of compounds. On the other hand, depending on the liquid or solid residue, the digestion reactor will also innovate by working in line with the hydrolysis reactor to produce biogas in the case of lignocellulosic waste. In this way, the project proposes an experimental unit capable of realizing processes of valorization and treatment of technologies independently or in an integrated way. The by-products obtained will be techno-economically evaluated for the production of biofuels (2G ethanol) and high added-value biochar, as well as for the production of a biogas rich in biohydrogen and/or methane. It is intended to develop a process capable of valorizing wastewater and organic and lignocellulosic waste, while obtaining end products of high added value, in addition to producing bioenergy, relevant when considering the sustainable development of industries and cities, diversification of the network energy, promoting research with innovation and generating knowledge by combining biochemical conversion and energy routes. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

TORRES-MAYANGA, PAULO C.; LACHOS-PEREZ, DANIEL; MUDHOO, ACKMEZ; KUMAR, SUNIL; BROWN, AVERY B.; TYUFEKCHIEV, MAKSIM; DRAGONE, GIULIANO; MUSSATTO, I, SOLANGE; ROSTAGNO, MAURICIO A.; TIMKO, MICHAEL; et al. Production of biofuel precursors and value-added chemicals from hydrolysates resulting from hydrothermal processing biomass: A review. BIOMASS & BIOENERGY, v. 130, NOV 2019. (18/05999-0, 13/04304-4, 11/19817-1, 18/14938-4)

JIMENEZ-CASTRO, MARIA P.; BULLER, LUZ S.; SGANZERLA, WILLIAM G.; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA. Bioenergy production from orange industrial waste: a case study. BIOFUELS BIOPRODUCTS & BIOREFINING-BIOFPR, v. 14, n. 6, JUL 2020. (18/05999-0, 18/14938-4)

ZIERO, HENRIQUE D.; BERNI, MAURO D.; BULLER, LUZ S.; VASCONCELOS, LEONARDO G.; DORILEO, IVO L.; MUDHOO, ACKMEZ; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA. Foresight for corn-to-ethanol mills in the Southern Brazilian Amazon: Energy, economic and environmental analysis. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, v. 9, n. 6, DEC 2021. (20/10323-5, 18/05999-0, 18/14938-4)

BULLER, L. S.; SGANZERLA, W. G.; BERNI, M. D.; BRIGNOLI, S. C.; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, T.. esign and techno-economic analysis of a hybrid system for energy supply in a wastewater treatment plant: A decentralized energy strateg. Journal of Environmental Management, v. 305, MAR 1 2022. (18/05999-0, 20/10323-5, 19/26925-7, 15/50612-8, 18/14938-4)

AMPESE, LARISSA CASTRO; BULLER, LUZ SELENE; MONROY, YANETH MACHACA; GARCIA, MONTESERRAT PEREZ; RAMOS-RODRIGUEZ, ANTONIO R.; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA. Macauba's world scenario: a bibliometric analysis. BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY, MAR 2021. (18/14938-4, 18/05999-0)

SGANZERLA, WILLIAM G.; AMPESE, LARISSA C.; MUSSATTO, SOLANGE I.; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA. A bibliometric analysis on potential uses of brewer's spent grains in a biorefinery for the circular economy transition of the beer industry. BIOFUELS BIOPRODUCTS & BIOREFINING-BIOFPR, v. 15, n. 6, SEP 2021. (19/26925-7, 18/14938-4, 18/05999-0)

MACIEL-SILVA, FRANCISCO W.; BULLER, LUZ S.; GONCALVES, MARIA L. M. B. B.; ROSTAGNO, MAURICIO A.; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA. ustainable development in the Legal Amazon: energy recovery from acai seed. BIOFUELS BIOPRODUCTS & BIOREFINING-BIOFPR, v. 15, n. 4, p. 1174-1189, JUL 2021. (18/14582-5, 18/14938-4, 20/10323-5, 18/05999-0)

TENA, MIRIAM; BULLER, LUZ S.; SGANZERLA, WILLIAM G.; BERNI, MAURO; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA; SOLERA, ROSARIO; PEREZ, MONTSERRAT. Techno-economic evaluation of bioenergy production from anaerobic digestion of by-products from ethanol flex plants. FUEL, v. 309, FEB 1 2022. (20/10323-5, 19/26925-7, 18/05999-0, 18/14938-4)

AZAMBUJA, SUEELLEN P. H.; TEIXEIRA, GLEIDSON S.; ANDRIETTA, MARIA G. S.; TORRES-MAYANGA, PAULO C.; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA; ROSA, CARLOS A.; GOLDBECK, ROSANA. Analysis of metabolite profiles of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains suitable for butanol production. FEMS Microbiology Letters, v. 366, n. 13, JUL 2019. (18/05999-0, 15/50612-8, 15/20630-4, 16/04602-3, 16/02506-7)

LACHOS-PEREZ, DANIEL; BASEGGIO, ANDRESSA M.; TORRES-MAYANGA, PAULO C.; AVILA, PATRICIA F.; TOMPSETT, G. A.; MAROSTICA, MARIO; GOLDBECK, ROSANA; TIMKO, MICHAEL T.; ROSTAGNO, MAURICIO; MARTINEZ, JULIAN; et al. Sequential subcritical water process applied to orange peel for the recovery flavanones and sugars. JOURNAL OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS, v. 160, JUN 1 2020. (18/14582-5, 18/05999-0, 11/19817-1, 16/04602-3)

MACIEL-SILVA, FRANCISCO W.; MUSSATTO, SOLANGE I.; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA. Integration of subcritical water pretreatment and anaerobic digestion technologies for valorization of acai processing industries residues. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, v. 228, p. 1131-1142, AUG 10 2019. (18/05999-0, 11/19817-1)

LOPES, ISADORA S.; MICHELON, MARIANO; FORSTER, TANIA CARNEIRO; CUNHA, ROSIANE L.; PICONE, CAROLINA S. F.. Effect of chitosan size on destabilization of oil/water emulsions stabilized by whey protein. COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS, v. 574, p. 207-214, AUG 5 2019. (18/05999-0)

SGANZERLA, WILLIAM G.; AMPESE, LARISSA C.; PARISOTO, THUANNY A. C.; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA. Process intensification for the recovery of methane-rich biogas from dry anaerobic digestion of acai seeds. BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY, JUL 2021. (18/05999-0, 18/14938-4, 19/26925-7)

AMPESE, LARISSA CASTRO; BULLER, LUZ SELENE; MYERS, JORDAN; TIMKO, MICHAEL T.; MARTINS, GILBERTO; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA. Valorization of Macauba husks from biodiesel production using subcritical water hydrolysis pretreatment followed by anaerobic digestion. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, v. 9, n. 4, AUG 2021. (20/10323-5, 18/14938-4, 18/05999-0)

SGANZERLA, WILLIAM GUSTAVO; BULLER, LUZ SELENE; MUSSATTO, I, SOLANGE; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA. Techno-economic assessment of bioenergy and fertilizer production by anaerobic digestion of brewer's spent grains in a biorefinery concept. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, v. 297, MAY 15 2021. (18/05999-0, 19/26925-7, 18/14938-4, 20/10323-5)

JIMENEZ-CASTRO, MARIA PAULA; BULLER, LUZ SELENE; ZOFFREO, ALEXIS; TIMKO, MICHAEL T.; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA. Two-stage anaerobic digestion of orange peel without pre-treatment: Experimental evaluation and application to Sao Paulo state. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, v. 8, n. 4, AUG 2020. (18/05999-0, 18/14938-4)

NATHIA-NEVES, GRAZIELLE; NEVES, THIAGO DE ALENCAR; BERNI, MAURO; DRAGONE, GIULIANO; MUSSATTO, SOLANGE I.; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA. Start-up phase of a two-stage anaerobic co-digestion process: hydrogen and methane production from food waste and vinasse from ethanol industry. BIOFUEL RESEARCH JOURNAL-BRJ, v. 5, n. 2, p. 813-820, SPR 2018. (18/05999-0, 11/19817-1)

OLIVEIRA, T. C. G.; HANLON, K. E.; INTERLANDI, M. A.; TORRES-MAYANGA, P. C.; SILVELLO, M. A. C.; LACHOS-PEREZ, D.; TIMKO, M. T.; ROSTAGNO, M. A.; GOLDBECK, R.; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, T.. Subcritical water hydrolysis pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse to produce second generation ethanol. JOURNAL OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS, v. 164, OCT 1 2020. (18/14582-5, 18/14938-4, 18/05999-0, 19/08542-3)

FERREIRA, SAMUEL F.; BULLER, LUZ S.; MACIEL-SILVA, FRANCISCO W.; SGANZERLA, WILLIAM G.; BERNI, MAURO D.; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA. Waste management and bioenergy recovery from acai processing in the Brazilian Amazonian region: a perspective for a circular economy. BIOFUELS BIOPRODUCTS & BIOREFINING-BIOFPR, v. 15, n. 1, p. 37-46, JAN 2021. (18/05999-0, 18/14938-4, 19/26925-7)

FERREIRA, SAMUEL FONTENELLE; BULLER, LUZ SELENE; BERNI, MAURO DONIZETI; BAJAY, SERGIO VALDIR; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA. An integrated approach to explore UASB reactors for energy recycling in pulp and paper industry: a case study in Brazil. BIOFUEL RESEARCH JOURNAL-BRJ, v. 6, n. 3, p. 1039+, SUM 2019. (18/14938-4, 18/05999-0, 11/19817-1)

TORRES-MAYANGA, P. C.; AZAMBUJA, S. P. H.; TYUFEKCHIEV, M.; TOMPSETT, G. A.; TIMKO, M. T.; GOLDBECK, R.; ROSTAGNO, M. A.; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, T.. Subcritical water hydrolysis of brewer's spent grains: Selective production of hemicellulosic sugars (C-5 sugars). JOURNAL OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS, v. 145, p. 19-30, MAR 2019. (13/04304-4, 18/05999-0, 16/04602-3, 11/19817-1)

NATHIA-NEVES, G.; BERNI, M.; DRAGONE, G.; MUSSATTO, S. I.; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, T.. Anaerobic digestion process: technological aspects and recent developments. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, v. 15, n. 9, p. 2033-2046, SEP 2018. (18/05999-0, 11/19817-1)

FERREIRA, SAMUEL FONTENELLE; BULLER, LUZ SELENE; BERNI, MAURO; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA. Environmental impact assessment of end-uses of biomethane. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, v. 230, p. 613-621, SEP 1 2019. (18/05999-0, 11/19817-1, 18/14938-4)

LACHOS-PEREZ, DANIEL; BULLER, LUZ S.; SGANZERLA, WILLIAM G.; ODY, LISSARA R.; ZABOT, GIOVANI L.; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA. Sequential hydrothermal process for production of flavanones and sugars from orange peel: an economic assessment. BIOFUELS BIOPRODUCTS & BIOREFINING-BIOFPR, v. 15, n. 1, p. 202-217, JAN 2021. (18/05999-0, 18/14938-4)

MUDHOO, ACKMEZ; TORRES-MAYANGA, PAULO C.; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA; SIVAGURUNATHAN, PERIYASAMY; KUMAR, GOPALAKRISHNAN; KOMILIS, DIMITRIOS; SANCHEZ, ANTONI. A review of research trends in the enhancement of biomass-to-hydrogen conversion. WASTE MANAGEMENT, v. 79, p. 580-594, SEP 2018. (18/05999-0, 11/19817-1)

BULLER, LUZ SELENE; DA SILVA ROMERO, CRISTHY WILLY; CAMARGO LAMPARELLI, RUBENS AUGUSTO; FERREIRA, SAMUEL FONTENELLE; BORTOLETO, ANA PAULA; MUSSATTO, I, SOLANGE; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA. A spatially explicit assessment of sugarcane vinasse as a sustainable by-product. Science of The Total Environment, v. 765, APR 15 2021. (18/05999-0, 15/50612-8, 18/14938-4)

SGANZERLA, WILLIAM GUSTAVO; ZABOT, GIOVANI LEONE; TORRES-MAYANGA, PAULO CESAR; BULLER, LUZ SELENE; MUSSATTO, I, SOLANGE; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA. Techno-economic assessment of subcritical water hydrolysis process for sugars production from brewer's spent grains. INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, v. 171, NOV 1 2021. (18/05999-0, 20/10323-5, 18/14938-4, 19/26925-7)

ZIERO, HENRIQUE DI DOMENICO; AMPESE, LARISSA CASTRO; SGANZERLA, WILLIAM G.; TORRES-MAYANGA, PAULO C.; TIMKO, MICHAEL T.; MUSSATTO, I, SOLANGE; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, T.. Subcritical water hydrolysis of poultry feathers for amino acids production. JOURNAL OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS, v. 181, FEB 2022. (18/14938-4, 19/26925-7, 18/05999-0)

SGANZERLA, WILLIAM GUSTAVO; LACHOS-PEREZ, DANIEL; BULLER, LUZ SELENE; ZABOT, GIOVANI L.; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA. ost analysis of subcritical water pretreatment of sugarcane straw and bagasse for second-generation bioethanol production: a case study in a sugarcane mil. BIOFUELS BIOPRODUCTS & BIOREFINING-BIOFPR, v. 16, n. 2, DEC 2021. (18/14938-4, 20/10323-5, 19/26925-7, 18/05999-0)

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