Bioalcohol Production from Acidogenic Products

In an effort to seek a sustainable platform for bioalcohol production, the technical hybridization of the fermentation and thermo-chemical processes have been made. Specifically, acidogenic products (i.e.,volatile fatty acids: VFAs) from the fermentation process of food waste were used as an initial feedstock, and the thermo-chemical conversion of VFAs into bioalcohols was done. In particular, this study experimentally proved that the yield of bioalcohol derived from VFAs reached up to 45 % by applying the biochar composite as a catalyst. Note that biochar was fabricated from co-pyrolysis of chitin and oyster shell. One of the innovative technical features in line with bioalcohol conversion in this study was that the conversion of bioalcohol was achieved by a single conversion process, and its conversion did not take more than 1 second. The reported conversion mechanism for bioalcohol has not been yet optimized. Nevertheless, all experimental findings in line with bioalcohol conversion in this study could be a viable route for valorizing food waste dye to the technical simplicity.