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Spent mushroom substrate is capable of physisorption-chemisorption of CO2

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Author(s):
Alves, Lucas da Silva [1] ; de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael [2] ; Viana, Ronaldo da Silva [3] ; Dias, Eustaquio Souza [4] ; Rinker, Danny Lee [5] ; Pardo-Gimenez, Arturo [6] ; Zied, Diego Cunha [3]
Total Authors: 7
Affiliation:
[1] Sdo Paulo State Univ Unesp, Sch Agr & Veterinarian Sci, Dept Appl Microbiol, Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil
[2] Sao Paulo State Univ Unesp, Sch Agr & Veterinarian Sci, Dept Engn & Exact Sci, Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil
[3] Sao Paulo State Univ Unesp, Coll Agr & Technol Sci, Dept Plant Prod, Dracena, SP - Brazil
[4] Univ Fed Lavras, Dept Biol, Lavras, MG - Brazil
[5] Univ Guelph, Vineland Campus, Vineland Stn, ON - Canada
[6] Ctr Invest Experimentac & Serv Champinon CIES, Quintanar Del Rey - Spain
Total Affiliations: 6
Document type: Journal article
Source: Environmental Research; v. 204, n. A MAR 2022.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

No in-depth investigation exists on the feasibility of integrating hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) and pelletization into the process of making spent mushroom substrate (SMS), an agro-food residue from the commercial mushroom industry, into an adsorbent for post-combustion CO2 removal. Therefore, this study analyzed if it could be possible for systematically converting low-pressure hydrochars of various SMSs into carbon-adsorbing mini-capsules. Sources of SMS included paddy straw and achiote capsule shell from Pleurotus ostreatus; eucalyptus sawdust and grassy straw from Lentinula edodes; and compost containing peat or soil as casing layer from Agaricus subrufescens. The eucalyptus sawdust and grassy straw from L. edodes outperformed the other biomaterials in adsorbing CO2 , and thus effectively encapsuled most of the gas, 8.25 mmol g(-1) and 8.10 mmol g(-1) , respectively. They contained mostly hetero-atoms of O and N, requiring less unit energy to bind acidic molecules of CO2 at the alkaline sites. The amount of unit energy the pore-filling process demanded at 25 degrees C was 12.65 kJ mol(-1) , an attribute of self-sustaining and saleable physisorption. A negative 6.80 kJ mol(-1) free energy validated both spontaneity and exothermal of biocarbons at steady-state atmosphere. The major findings and innovations of our study support utilizing SMS as an adsorbent as a carbon capture, storage and utilization networking. Our insights into the physisorption-chemisorption on SMS are timely and relevant to help manage the re-use of SMS, and thus bring the global mushroom industry closer to environmental sustainability and toward a lower carbon society and circular economy. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 17/24234-1 - Energy efficiency of biomass from first-generation and second-generation bioethanol production with glycerin added during pellets production
Grantee:Ronaldo da Silva Viana
Support Opportunities: Program for Research on Bioenergy (BIOEN) - Regular Program Grants
FAPESP's process: 15/15306-3 - Techniques and processes in mushrooming: supplementation of compost and utilization of spent mushroom in the agriculture
Grantee:Diego Cunha Zied
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants
FAPESP's process: 19/19866-4 - New alternatives for sustainable integrated systems: agronomic and microbial aspects of maize after cultivation of sun mushroom in field
Grantee:Lucas da Silva Alves
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master