Rice husk is among the products that stand out in use, and it is used as an alternative source of energy. The use of rice husk as biomass in the feeding of pyrolytic reactors for power generation and chemical products can reduce the environmental problem destination of this waste. The advantages of this process are in the proper disposal of this waste and energy generation. Fast pyrolysis of the rice husk was carried out in temperatures of 400-600°C. This work aims to evaluate the influence of temperature on yield and product composition of the gas, bio-oil, and char. The yield of bio-oil proved to be efficient (62 wt.% at 450°C) due to the high heat transfer and mass, as well as the residence time in the reactor. In addition, bio-oil production decreases slightly due to increased gas yield (1 to 15 wt.%) as the temperature increases in the range of 400-600°C, with the composition being severely affected, i.e., The concentration of CO increases and that of CO2 decreases. In addition, a slight increase in the concentration of CH4 and C2-C4 hydrocarbons occurs with increasing temperature. The yield of char at 400°C and 600°C was 41.14-34.77 wt.%, respectively, corresponding to a decrease of 16 wt.%. The char obtained is of low heating value but has good features for the production of active carbons and amorphous silica. These results demonstrate the efficiency and optimization of the fast pyrolysis of rice husk, in order to obtain biooil and char.
Catalytic pyrolysis of rice husk for bio-oil production