Table 3. Results from the continuous experiments on FW2.
DFOR, digested food wastes; FFOM, The organic fraction of municipal solid waste; FW, food waste.
| Experiment | Resource | Conditions | Oil Yield
(wt.%) |
Char Yield
(wt.%) |
Oil to Char Ratio | Gas yield
(wt.%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batch | DFOR | 300 °C, 30 min | 11.4 ± 0.8 | 47 ± 1 | 0.22 ± 0.2 | 14 ± 1 |
| Batch | FFOM | 300 °C, 30 min | 11 ± 2 | 31 ± 2 | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 13.2 ± 0.1 |
| Batch | FW2 | 300 °C, 30 min | 44 ± 2 | 23 ± 2 | 1.9 ± 0.1 | 15 ± 1 |
| Batch | FW2CO | 300 °C, 20 min | 40 ± 4 | 18 ± 0.6 | 2.1 ± 0.2 | 14.6 ± 0.1 |
| Continuous | FW2CO | 300 °C, 20 min | 35 ± 8 | 13.2 ± 3 | 2.8 ± 0.5 | 10.3 ± 2 |