Showing papers in "Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis in 2018"

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the speciation and bioavailability of heavy metals in manures and the biochars obtained from pyrolysis of swine and goat manures.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the thermal decomposition behavior and kinetics, as well as the product distribution, of the co-pyrolysis of biomass (cellulose and pine sawdust) and plastic (LDPE) both with and without a catalyst (HZSM-5).

TL;DR: In this paper, a thermogravimetric analyzer coupled with Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (TGA-FTIR) was used to investigate the difference of the thermal degradation behaviors and kinetics of palm kernel shell under nitrogen and air atmosphere.

TL;DR: In this paper, the physicochemical properties of biochar derived from switchgrass, water oak and biosolid at different pyrolysis temperatures were characterized using multiple techniques, and the results indicated that the profound effects of pyrolyssis temperature on biochar physiochemical properties were feedstock-specific.

TL;DR: A novel organic-inorganic hybrid char-forming agent (SCTCFA-ZnO) was synthesized and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR) and solid state nuclear magnetic resonance (SSNMR) as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of properties of pyroligneous acid and its potential benefits in agriculture has been given, where the authors take a critical look at some of the production principles, roles and potential application of pyrite acid in plant growth, development and defense.

TL;DR: In this article, chitosan was added to cotton fabrics coated with sodium phytate and 3-Aminopropyl triethoxysilane (APTES) to further enhance the fire retardant property by the layer-by-layer assembly.

TL;DR: In this article, a review on semi-continuous and continuous pyrolysis process through several perspectives: feed treatment, feeding system, operating parameters, reactor technologies and additional product separation devices.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of acidity/alkalinity of seven oxides (Al2O3, SiO2, ZnO, K2O, MgO, CaO, La 2O3) on the pyrolysis of poplar, cellulose and lignin were investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated whether these specifications could be reproducibly obtained as a sole function of the thermal history of the biomass feedstock during slow pyrolysis, irrespective of the type and scale of the production unit.

TL;DR: In this paper, thermal degradation of medical plastic waste (the blends of medicinal plastic bottles and plastic infusion bag) that mainly composed of polystyrene (PS) and polypropylene (PP) is studied under both inert and oxidative atmospheres using in-situ FTIR, TG-MS and TG-GC/MS coupled analyses.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of the fractions of natural and synthetic rubbers on product yield and the type of tyres on the pyrolysis process and products have been investigated in a thermogravimetric analyser and a batch reactor.

TL;DR: In this paper, the synthesis of highly selective catalysts for the catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP) of biomass into valuable aromatics remains a challenge, and the authors describe the synthesis by the NaOH desilication of conventional HZSM-5 for the CFP of rice straw to aromatics in a Tandem μ-reactor system coupled directly to a GC/MS equipped with FID and TCD.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of operating conditions such as temperature, catalyst to plastic mass ratio and volatiles residence time and their interactions on product yields and properties were studied, and it was shown that up to 27-32% benzoic acid could be recovered through PET pyrolysis at 450-600'C at 20's residence time.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that co-pyrolysis of biomass and plastics can improve the quantity and quality of the produced pyrotechnics compared to pyrolyse of the separate feedstocks.

TL;DR: In this article, a set of fixed-bed biomass pyrolysis reactor with three-stage condensation columns was constructed, and the effects of the temperature, carrier gas flow rate, and condensation temperature on the yield of the products were discussed systematically.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of temperature and particle size on the product yields and structure of chars obtained from the pyrolysis of Beechwood Chips (BWC), a lignocellulosic biomass, was investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors performed hydrothermal liquefaction of six typical animal manures in China (Swine manure, Dairy manure, Beef manure, Laying hen manure, Broiler manure, and Sheep manure) and found that the highest biocrude oil yield was 30.85% (dry ash-free basis, daf) and was obtained from swine manure at 340°C.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed an update of the CRECK kinetic mechanism of biomass pyrolysis, allowing a better prediction of both yield and composition of the solid residue (biochar).

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of various pyrolysis conditions and biomass particle sizes on products yield distribution as well as physicochemical characteristics and surface chemistry of produced biochars was investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, the interaction of mass ratios on the co-pyrolysis characteristics of protein with carbohydrate was studied by TG-FTIR and Py-GC/MS, and the results showed strong synergistic effect among functional groups and gaseous products including CO2, CH4, COOH, C C, H2O, CO, HCN, HCNO, NH3 and C O.

TL;DR: In this article, the potential of converting plastic waste into useful fuels in both continuous and batch pyrolysis reactors using an appropriate technology and to investigate the effect of silica-alumina catalyst on the yield and quality of Pyrolytic liquid oil.

TL;DR: In this article, a torrefaction of corn stalks was performed at 200-290°C for 30 min, and the relative content of aromatic/aliphatic carbon (C C, C C, and C H) in the torrefied corn stalk increased from 55.66% to 69.90%.

TL;DR: In this article, a continuous low H2 pressure hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of various bio oil oxygenated model compounds in low H 2 pressure has been discussed.

TL;DR: In this article, pyrolyzing a model MSW stream at 408°C, the peak mass loss rate pyrolysis temperature, was compared to pyrolynzing at 900°C.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors systematically looked at the ecological perspective and the availability for bioenergy production from Imperata Cylindrica in Brunei Darussalam Biomass characterisation was carried out to determine the properties and energy content, meanwhile py-GC/MS study was conducted to identify building blocks of value-added chemical from I cylindrica.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of Coloading and pyrolysis temperature ranged from 400 to 700°C on product yields and tar properties were investigated in Baiyinhua lignite.

TL;DR: In this article, the catalytic fast pyrolysis of cellulose, cellobiose and glucose with the zeolite catalyst of NaY was carried out using thermogravimetric analyzer (TG) and pyrolysgas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS).

TL;DR: In this paper, a series of Ni/CeO2 catalysts were synthesized via a simple one-pot hydrothermal method and characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, EDX EDX mapping, Raman, H2-TPR, BET, XPS, TGA and ICP-MS.

TL;DR: In this article, a non-edible seed Neem (Azadirachta indica) was used to find out it's potential to produce fuels and chemicals using thermo-catalytic pyrolysis.