Technological conditions and optimization of near-critical water treatment of waste tobacco leaves
In order to explore the optimal process conditions for producing bio-oil from waste tobacco leaves treated with near-critical water,a single factor experimental design was used to investigate the effects of reaction temperature,solid-liquid ratio and holding time on the bio-oil yield of tobacco leaves.The technology conditions of near-critical water treatment of waste tobacco were optimized by orthogonal experiment.The results showed that the optimal treatment combination was 260℃,solid-liquid ratio 4:50 and holding time 15min.Under these conditions,the yield of tobacco leaf bio-oil was 57.68%.The composition of water-soluble oil and residual oil was characterized by GC-MS analysis.The results showed that a total of 69 chemical components were isolated under the optimal extraction process conditions,mainly phenols,accounting for 49.39%of the total,followed by heterocycles,accounting for 25.69%of the total;a total of 37 chemical components were isolated from the residual oil,mainly esters and heterocycles,accounting for 25.66%and 20.21%of the total oil,respectively.This method follows the concept of green extraction,uses water as solvent,and is environmentally friendly.Compared with traditional extraction methods,this method has high yield of bio-oil and rich aroma components,which provides a new way for the treatment of waste tobacco leaves.
near-critical waterwaste tobacco leavesbio-oilaroma componentsorthogonal test