Pyrolysis of waste animal fats in a fixed-bed reactor: Production and characterization of bio-oil and bio-char
TL;DR: In this paper, the main products (liquid bio-oil, solid bio-char and syngas) were obtained from pyrolysis of animal fatty wastes, and the maximum production of biooil was achieved at a pyroleysis temperature of 500 °C and a heating rate of 5 °C/min.
About: This article is published in Waste Management.The article was published on 2014-01-01. It has received 152 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pyrolysis & Synthetic fuel.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed different aspects of corrosion and tribological degradation of automotive materials in biodiesel, which can be attributed to its oxygen moieties, auto-oxidation, high polarity, and hygroscopic nature.
Abstract: In the automobile sector, biodiesel has received considerable attention as a promising diesel substitute because of its enhanced lubricity and reduced emissions. Biodiesel is composed of both saturated and unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters. The unsaturated components of biodiesel make it susceptible to corrosion for automotive components. The corrosiveness of biodiesel and its blend can be attributed to its oxygen moieties, auto-oxidation, high polarity, and hygroscopic nature. These properties may also cause tribological degradation. The present study reviews different aspects of corrosion and tribological degradation of automotive materials in biodiesel. This review will help in understanding the major characteristics and the possible degradation mechanisms of corrosion for both ferrous and nonferrous metals in biodiesel. This article extends an overview of tribological degradation of automotive materials. Remedial measures and related mechanism for both corrosion and tribological degradation have also been emphasized which made this study unique from other reviews.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a systematic development of Kenaf fiber biochar as an adsorbent for the removal of cadmium (Cd) (II) ions from water.
Abstract: Cadmium is one of the most hazardous metals in the environment, even when present at very low concentrations. This study reports the systematic development of Kenaf fiber biochar as an adsorbent for the removal of cadmium (Cd) (II) ions from water. The adsorbent development was aided by an optimization tool. Activated biochar was prepared using the physicochemical activation method, consisting of pre-impregnation with NaOH and nitrogen (N2) pyrolysis. The influence of the preparation parameters—namely, chemical impregnation (NaOH: KF), pyrolysis temperature, and pyrolysis time on biochar yield, removal rate, and the adsorption capacity of Cd (II) ions—was investigated. From the experimental data, some quadratic correlation models were developed according to the central composite design. All models demonstrated a good fit with the experimental data. The experimental results revealed that the pyrolysis temperature and heating time were the main factors that affected the yield of biochar and had a positive effect on the Cd (II) ions’ removal rate and adsorption capacity. The impregnation ratio also showed a positive effect on the specific surface area of the biochar, removal rate, and adsorption capacity of cadmium, with a negligible effect on the biochar yield. The optimal biochar-based adsorbent was obtained under the following conditions: 550 °C of pyrolysis temperature, 180 min of heating time, and a 1:1 NaOH impregnation ratio. The optimum adsorbent showed 28.60% biochar yield, 69.82% Cd (II) ions removal, 23.48 mg/g of adsorption capacity, and 160.44 m2/g of biochar-specific area.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of unsaturation of the triglyceride on the composition of the products of the thermal cracking process, in particular the formation of aromatic compounds, was investigated.
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TL;DR: In this paper , the effect of industrial solid waste as a catalyst on the quality of bio-oil in the process of biomass pyrolysis is discussed, and the progress in the synthesis of high-quality biooil from biomass pyrotechnics catalyzed by industrial waste is reviewed.
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TL;DR: Stoichiometric models of both pyrolysis and gasification reactions were determined based on the global biomass formula, CαHβOγNδSε, in order to assist in the products yields optimization.
Abstract: Solar dried sewage sludge (SS) conversion by pyrolysis and gasification processes has been performed, separately, using two laboratory-scale reactors, a fixed-bed pyrolyzer and a downdraft gasifier, to produce mainly hydrogen-rich syngas. Prior to SS conversion, solar drying has been conducted in order to reduce moisture content (up to 10%). SS characterization reveals that these biosolids could be appropriate materials for gaseous products production. The released gases from SS pyrolysis and gasification present relatively high heating values (up to 9.96 MJ/kg for pyrolysis and 8.02 9.96 MJ/kg for gasification) due to their high contents of H2 (up to 11 and 7 wt%, resp.) and CH4 (up to 17 and 5 wt%, resp.). The yields of combustible gases (H2 and CH4) show further increase with pyrolysis. Stoichiometric models of both pyrolysis and gasification reactions were determined based on the global biomass formula, , in order to assist in the products yields optimization.
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TL;DR: A review of the recent developments in the wood pyrolysis and reports the characteristics of the resulting bio-oils, which are the main products of fast wood pyrotechnics, can be found in this paper.
Abstract: Fast pyrolysis utilizes biomass to produce a product that is used both as an energy source and a feedstock for chemical production. Considerable efforts have been made to convert wood biomass to liquid fuels and chemicals since the oil crisis in mid-1970s. This review focuses on the recent developments in the wood pyrolysis and reports the characteristics of the resulting bio-oils, which are the main products of fast wood pyrolysis. Virtually any form of biomass can be considered for fast pyrolysis. Most work has been performed on wood, because of its consistency and comparability between tests. However, nearly 100 types of biomass have been tested, ranging from agricultural wastes such as straw, olive pits, and nut shells to energy crops such as miscanthus and sorghum. Forestry wastes such as bark and thinnings and other solid wastes, including sewage sludge and leather wastes, have also been studied. In this review, the main (although not exclusive) emphasis has been given to wood. The literature on woo...
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...For bio-oils from lignocellulosic biomass, the molecular composition is quite different since typical chemical substances related to the original polymers – cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin – can be found (such as phenolic compounds: phenols, guaiacols, syringols and furans) besides the fatty acids, alkanes, alkenes, amides, aldehydes (Mohan et al., 2006)....
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TL;DR: Biodiesel (fatty acid methyl esters), which is derived from triglycerides by transesterification with methanol, has attracted considerable attention during the past decade as a renewable, biodegradable, and nontoxic fuel.
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...Main research developed in the area of bio-fuels from fatty materials concerns bio-diesel production through transesterification process (Srivastava and Prasad, 2000; Fukuda et al., 2001; Demirbas, 2003; Tashtoush et al., 2004; Phan and Phan, 2008; Sabudak and Yildiz, 2010)....
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TL;DR: In this article, a review of thermal conversion processes and particularly the reactors that have been developed to provide the necessary conditions to optimise performance is presented, and the main technical and non-technical barriers to implementation are identified.
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...Pyrolysis is a thermal decomposition of organic substances under oxygen-deficient circumstances into various phases: liquid products (condensable vapors at cooling temperature); carbon-rich solid residues (bio-char); gaseous products (syngas which were not condensable gases) (Maschio et al., 1992; Bridgwater, 2003)....
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...Thermochemical processes include gasification, pyrolysis and combustion (Bridgwater, 2003; Goyal et al., 2008)....
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...%) for pyrolytic oils from different biomass resources (Bridgwater, 2003; Onay and Kochar, 2003; Demirbas, 2007; Ndiaye, 2008)....
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...The liquid product (bio-oil or pyrolytic oil), which is a complex mixture of oxygenated hydrocarbons and water, can be used directly as a liquid fuel or as source of synthetic chemical feedstocks (Bridgwater, 2003; Blin et al., 2007; Maher and Bressler, 2007)....
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TL;DR: The main advantages of using biodiesel are its renewability, better-quality exhaust gas emissions, its biodegradability and given that all the organic carbon present is photosynthetic in origin, it does not contribute to a rise in the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and consequently to the greenhouse effect as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Efforts are under way in many countries, including India, to search for suitable alternative diesel fuels that are environment friendly. The need to search for these fuels arises mainly from the standpoint of preserving the global environment and the concern about long-term supplies of conventional hydrocarbon-based diesel fuels. Among the different possible sources, diesel fuels derived from triglycerides (vegetable oils/animal fats) present a promising alternative to substitute diesel fuels. Although triglycerides can fuel diesel engines, their high viscosities, low volatilities and poor cold flow properties have led to the investigation of various derivatives. Fatty acid methyl esters, known as biodiesel, derived from triglycerides by transesterification with methanol have received the most attention. The main advantages of using biodiesel are its renewability, better-quality exhaust gas emissions, its biodegradability and given that all the organic carbon present is photosynthetic in origin, it does not contribute to a rise in the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and consequently to the greenhouse effect.
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...Main research developed in the area of bio-fuels from fatty materials concerns bio-diesel production through transesterification process (Srivastava and Prasad, 2000; Fukuda et al., 2001; Demirbas, 2003; Tashtoush et al., 2004; Phan and Phan, 2008; Sabudak and Yildiz, 2010)....
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...In comparison to GC–MS compositions of bio-oils produced from triglycerides materials pyrolysis, great similarities in the detected compounds can be found (Srivastava and Prasad, 2000; Lima et al., 2004)....
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TL;DR: Fast pyrolysis for production of liquids has developed considerably since the first experiments in the late 1970s as mentioned in this paper, leading to significant advances in process development and a wide range of reactor configurations that have been developed to meet the stringent requirements for high yields of useful liquids, for use as a fuel in boilers, engines and turbines and as a source of chemical commodities.
Abstract: Fast pyrolysis for production of liquids has developed considerably since the first experiments in the late 1970s. Many reactors and processes have been investigated and developed to the point where fast pyrolysis is now an accepted feasible and viable route to renewable liquid fuels, chemicals and derived products. It is also now clear that liquid products offer significant advantages in storage and transport over gas and heat. These advantages have caused greater attention to be paid to fast pyrolysis, leading to significant advances in process development. The technology of fast pyrolysis for liquids is noteworthy for the wide range of reactor configurations that have been developed to meet the stringent requirements for high yields of useful liquids, for use as a fuel in boilers, engines and turbines and as a source of chemical commodities. This review summarizes the key features of fast pyrolysis and the resultant liquid product and describes the major reaction systems and processes that have been developed over the last 20 years.
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