DISCRETE-PULSE ENERGY INPUT AS ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF STEAM EXPLOSION FOR PROCESSING LIGNIN-CONTAINING RAW MATERIALS INTO BIOFUELS
Keywords:
steam explosion, lignin-containing raw material, conversion rate, rotor-pulsation apparatus, discrete-pulse energy input, biofuel.
Abstract
The article analyzes the current trends in the transition of biofuel production from the first generation to the second, when the main raw material is inefficient or unsuitable for industrial needs, as well as technologies and possible ways to increase their efficiency. The preliminary processing of raw materials before their enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation has been identified as promising. Methods applied at this technological stage of production, their disadvantages, and the conditions for their further successful implementation have been analyzed. The steam explosion method was identified as the most perspective. It was also found that the main limiting factor for its further industrial implementation is the complexity of designing equipment capable of ensuring the nearly instantly removal of the product obtained after the steam explosion. Therefore, as an alternative, a method of discrete-pulse energy input, which is simpler to implement, has been proposed, the fundamental principles of which are incorporated into the operation of a rotor-pulsation apparatus. The structural features and operating principles of the proposed apparatus are described in detail, and it is demonstrated that the effects produced cannot be replicated using the steam explosion method, even with an increase in specific energy consumption. By comparing the proposed method with the steam explosion method, it established that the use of a rotor-pulsation apparatus increases the conversion degree by 1.2 to 1.7 times compared to steam explosion on the example of straw processing. The obtained results confirm the feasibility and appropriateness of using the discrete-pulse energy input method and rotor-pulsation apparatuses based on it for the pretreatment of lignocellulosic raw materials (e.g., corn stalks) prior to hydrolysis. In the future, the proposed equipment can be utilized in technologies for producing second-generation biofuels.
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2. L. Zhao, X. Zhang, J. Xu, X. Ou, S. Chang, M. Wu. Techno-еconomic аnalysis of вioethanol рroduction from lignocellulosic biomass in china: dilute-acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of corn stover. Energies. 2015. 8(5). Р. 4096-4117 https://doi.org/10.3390/en8054096
3. Shulga S. M., Tigunova O. O., Blume Y. B. Lihnotseliuloza yak alternatyvna syrovyna dlia otrymannia biobutanolu. [Lignocellulose as an alternative source for obtaining of butanol]. Biotekhnolohiia [Biotechnol. acta.] 2013. 6 (2). Р. 9–21 http://jnas.nbuv.gov.ua/article/UJRN-0000037729 (In Ukr.)
4. E. Ximenes, C. Farinas, Y. Kim, M. Ladisch. Hydrothermal pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for bioethanol production. Hydrothermal Processing in Biorefineries. 2017. Р. 181-205 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56457-9_7
5. P. Alvira, E. Tomás-Pejó, M. Ballesteros, M.J. Negro pretreatment technologies for an efficient bioethanol production process based on enzymatic hydrolysis: A review Bioresource Technology. 2010. Vol. 101(13). 2010. P. 4851-4861 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2009.11.093
6. N. Mosier, C. Wyman, B. Dale, R. Elander, Y. Lee, M. Holtzapple, M. Ladisch Features of promising technologies for pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass Bioresource Technology 2005. Vol. 96(6). P. 673-686 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2004.06.025
7. V. Balan, B. Bals, S. Chundawat, D. Marshall, B. Dale. Lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment using AFEX Methods Mol Biol. 2009. Vol.581. 61-77 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-214-8_5
8. R. Ravindran, A. Jaiswal A comprehensive review on рre-treatment strategy for lignocellulosic food іndustry waste: Challenges and Opportunities. Bioresource Technology. 2016. Vol. 199. Р. 92-102 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2015.07.106
9. T. Scapini, M. Santos, C. Bonatto, j. Wancura, J. Mulinari, A. Camargo, N. Klanovicz, G. Zabot, M. Tres, G. Fongaro, H. Treichel Hydrothermal pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for hemicellulose recovery. Bioresource Technology. 2021.Vol. 342. P. 126033 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126033
10. M. Yiasmin, A. Waleed, X. Hua. Methods for pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomassand by-products for lignocellulolytic enzymes modification: a review. International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research. 2021. Vol. 7(1). P. 102-143 https://doi.org/10.51193/IJAER.2021.7108
11. O. Tigunova, N. Baiko, D. Kamenensky, Tkachenko, V. Evdokimenko, V. Kashkovsky, S. Shulga Lignocellulosica biomassa post explosivum autohydrolisum ut substratum ad obtinendum butanolum [Lignocellulosic biomass after explosive autohydrolysis as substrate to butanol obtaining] «Biotechnologia Acta». 2016. Vol. 9(4). Р. 28-34 https://doi.org/10.15407/biotech9.04.028 (In Ukr.)
12. T. Pielhop, J. Amgarten, M. Studer & Philipp Rudolf von Rohr. Pilot-scale steam explosion pretreatment with 2-naphthol to overcome high softwood recalcitrance Biotechnology for Biofuels. 2017. 10(130). Р. 1-13 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-017-0816-y
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16. Pielhop T., Amgarten J., von Rohr, P.R. et al. Steam explosion pretreatment of softwood: the effect of the explosive decompression on enzymatic digestibility. Biotechnol Biofuels. 2016. 9. 152 Р. 1-13 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-016-0567-1
17. I. Ziegler-Devin, L. Chrusciel, N. Brosse. Steam Explosion Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass. Frontiers in Chemistry. 2021. 9. Р.705358 https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2021.705358
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19. A. Dolinskiy, A. Konyk, N. Radchenko, B. Tselen, L. Gozhenko Perspektyvnist ta napriamky rozvytku aparativ, pryntsyp roboty yakykh gruntuietsia na mekhanizmakh dyskretno-impulsnoho vvedennia enerhii. [Perspectiveness and development of apparatus the principle of work is based on the mechanisms of discrete-pulse energy input]. Thermophysics and thermal power engineering. 2017. 39(5). Р.7-11 https://doi.org/10.31472/ihe.5.2017.01 (In Ukr.)
20. L. Gozhenko, Н. Ivanytskyi, А. Lymar, V. Sydorenko, В. Tselen., N. Radchenko О. Obodovych (2021). Dyskretno-impulsne vvedennia enerhii v tekhnolohiiakh pidhotovky vody. [Discrete-pulsed energy input in water treatment technology]. Scientific Environment of Modern Human. 2021. 1 (sua19-01). Р. 47–62 https://doi.org/10.30888/2663-5569.2021-19-01-008 (in Ukr.)
21. Obodovych O., Tselen B., Sydorenko V., Ivanytskyi G., Radchenko N. Application of the method of discrete-pulse energy input for water degassing in municipal and industrial boilers. Acta Periodica Technologica. 2022. №53. Р. 123-130 https://doi.org/10.2298/APT2253123O
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24. Tselen B., Ivanytskyi G., Obodovych О., Nedbailo A., Gozhenko L., Radchenko N. Discrete-pulsed energy input based method for neutralisation of the acidic condensate. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska. 2023. Vol. 25, P. 215-221 https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2023.021
25. Tselen B., Obodovych О., Nedbailo A., Gozhenko L., Radchenko N. Optymizatsiia protsesu vodopidhotovky dlia vidnovlennia sokiv za dopomohoiu hidrodynamichnoi kavitatsii. [Optimization of the water treatment process for juice recovery using hydrodynamic cavitation] Prodovolchi resursy. [Food resourсes] 2024. Vol. 12(23) Р. 189-198 https://doi.org/10.31073/foodresources2024-23-22 (in Ukr.)
26. Ivanytskyi G., Tselen B., Radchenko N. Vikoristannya gidrodinamichnoyi kavitaciyi dlya pidvishennya efektivnosti procesukristalizaciyi laktozi v molochnij sirovatci [Use of hydrodynamic cavitation to increase the efficiency of the lactose crystallization process in milky whey]. Naukovi praci. [Scientific Works] V.86(1). P. 11-16 https://doi.org/10.15673/swonaft.v86i1.2396 (In Ukr.)
27. Obodovych O., Tselen B., Sabliy L., Radchenko N., Nedbailo A. Suchasni tehnologiyi vodopidgotovki dlya teploenergetiki [Modern water treatment technologies for thermal power engineering]. Teplofizika ta teploenergetika [Thermophysics and Thermal Power Engineering] 2025. Vol. 47(1). P. 80-88 https://ihe.nas.gov.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/618/539 (In Ukr.)
28. Ivanytskyi G., Tselen B., Nedbailo A., Gozhenko L., Radchenko N. Some problems of modeling the liquid cavitation degassing. I. Acoustic cavitation. Physics of aerodisperse systems. 2023. №61. Р. 227-240 https://doi.org/10.18524/0367-1631.2023.61.292236
29. Chen J., Bian Y., Wu Z., Li X., Wang T., Lv G. Accumulation Rule of Sugar Content in Corn Stalk, Plants. 2023. 12(6), Р. 1373. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12061373
30. Shukla А., Kumar D., Girdhar M., Kumar A., Goyal A., Malik T., Mohan A. Strategies of pretreatment of feedstocks for optimized bioethanol production: distinct and integrated approaches. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts. 2023. №16. Р. 1-33 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-023-02295-2
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Obodovych, O., Ivanytskyi, G., Tselen, B., Radchenko, N., & Gozhenko, L. (2025). DISCRETE-PULSE ENERGY INPUT AS ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF STEAM EXPLOSION FOR PROCESSING LIGNIN-CONTAINING RAW MATERIALS INTO BIOFUELS. Thermophysics and Thermal Power Engineering, 47(3), 42-53. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.31472/ttpe.3.2025.4
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