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Catalytic co-pyrolysis of Eichhornia Crassipes biomaѕѕ and polyethylene using waste Fe and CaCO3 catalysts.
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International Journal of Energy Research . 6/10/2016, Vol. 40 Issue 7, p940-951. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- A wild aquatic plant, Eichhornia Crassipes, and polyethylene have been converted into liquid product thermo-catalytically and cost effectively through co-pyrolysis using batch steel pyrolyzer. The Fe and CaCO3 catalysts were obtained as wastes from various mechanical processes. The catalytic process was compared with non-catalytic pyrolysis. The effect of various reaction conditions was investigated in order to find out the optimized process conditions. It was found that the favorable reaction conditions were 450 °C temperature and 1-h reaction time at a heating rate of 1 °C/s and 0.4-mm biomass particle size. The bio-oil yield was found to be 34.4% and 26.6% using Fe and CaCO3 respectively with catalysts particle size of 0.4 mm at the optimized reaction conditions and 5 wt% of biomass. The non-catalytic and catalytic co-pyrolysis using Fe as catalyst produced 23.9% and 28.7% oil respectively. Thus the efficiency of processes in terms of bio-oil production was found in order of: Fe > CaCO3 > non-catalytic pyrolysis. The GC/MS analysis of n-hexane extract of bio-oil shows that Fe catalyst favors formation of aliphatic hydrocarbons while CaCO3 and non-catalytic pyrolysis favors formation of aromatic hydrocarbons. Mostly unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons were formed in case of co-pyrolysis reactions. The calorific value of bio-oil was also measured in order to find out the fuel properties of the products. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0363907X
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Energy Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 115055426
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/er.3489