scholarly journals Production and Optimization of Energy Rich Biofuel through Co-Pyrolysis by Utilizing Mixed Agricultural Residues and Mixed Waste Plastics

2022 ◽  
Vol 2022 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Chirag Vibhakar ◽  
R. S. Sabeenian ◽  
S. Kaliappan ◽  
Pandurang Y. Patil ◽  
Pravin P. Patil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Agricultural Residues ◽  
Oil Products ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Waste Plastics ◽  
Waste Products ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Plastic Wastes

Two totally waste products, agricultural residues and mixed plastic wastes collected from domestic and industrial sectors, are used in this study for the recovery of energy rich biofuel and value-added chemicals. The copyrolysis experiments using fixed bed reactor are conducted in order to analyse the synergetic effects. The experimental works are carried out with different proportion of mixed plastics blended with agricultural residues. The reaction temperature and biomass-to-waste plastics ratio on product distributions are studied and addressed. The thermogravimetric analysis conducted at different temperatures clearly distinguished the pyrolysis behaviours of biomass and plastics. The positive synergistic effects defined as higher yield of volatiles compared to predicted yield for bio-oil were identified at particular mixing ratio. Both biomass wastes and plastic wastes show optimal performance of 60.42 wt% oil yield at 60% addition of waste plastics. The oil products obtained under favourable conditions have a higher heating value compared to the oil obtained from biomass pyrolysis. The GC-MS study confirmed that the interaction between biomass and plastics during copyrolysis resulted in decreased oxygenated contents in the oil products.

scholarly journals Recycling techniques of polyolefins from plastic wastes

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-122 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Fraction ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Major Type ◽  
Mechanical Recycling ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Waste Products ◽  
Plastic Wastes ◽  
Recycling Techniques

Disposing of plastic wastes to landfill is becoming undesirable due to legislation pressures, rising costs and the poor biodegradability of commonly used polymers. In addition, incineration meets with strong societal opposition. Therefore, recycling either mechanical or chemical, seems to be the only route of plastic wastes management towards sustainability. Polyolefins, mainly polyethylene (LDPE or HDPE) and polypropylene (PP) are a major type of thermoplastic used throughout the world in a wide variety of applications. In Western Europe alone approximately 22 million tones of these polymers are consumed each year, representing an amount of 56% of the total thermoplastics. In the present investigation the recycling of LDPE, HDPE and PP was examined using two different methods: the dissolution/reprecipitation and pyrolysis. The first belongs to the mechanical recycling techniques while the second to the chemical/feedstock recycling. During the first technique the polymer can be separated and recycled using a solvent/non-solvent system. For this purpose different solvents/non-solvents were examined at different weight percent amounts and temperatures using either model polymers as raw material or commercial waste products (packaging film, bags, pipes and food retail products). At all different experimental conditions and for all samples examined the polymer recovery was always greater than 90%. The quality of the recycled polymer was examined using FTIR and DSC. Furthermore, pyrolysis of LDPE, HDPE and PP was investigated with or without the use of an acid FCC catalyst. Experiments were carried out in a laboratory fixed bed reactor. The gaseous product was analyzed using GC, while the liquid with GC-MS. A small gaseous and a large liquid fraction were obtained from all polymers. Analysis of the derived gases and oils showed that pyrolysis products were hydrocarbons consisting of a series of alkanes and alkenes, with a great potential to be recycled back into the petrochemical industry as a feedstock for the production of new plastics or refined fuels.

scholarly journals Temperature and time influence on the waste plastics pyrolysis in the fixed bed reactor

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 731-741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasa Papuga ◽  
Petar Gvero ◽  
Ljiljana Vukic
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Waste Plastics

scholarly journals Simulation of CO2 Conversion into Methanol in Fixed-bed Reactors: Comparison of Isothermal and Adiabatic Configurations

REAKTOR ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-135
Author(s):  
Fadilla Noor Rahma
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Methanol Production ◽  
Greenhouse Gases Emissions ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactors ◽  
Adiabatic Reactor ◽  
Co2 Conversion Into Methanol ◽  
Feed Inlet

CO2 capture and utilization (CCU) has been widely considered as a potential solution to overcome global warming. Conversion of CO2 into methanol is an interesting option to transform waste into value-added chemical while also reducing greenhouse gases emissions in the atmosphere. In this paper, utilization of CO2 into methanol was simulated using Aspen Plus software. The reaction between CO2 and H2 to produce methanol and water was carried out in a simulated fixed-bed reactor with Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 commercial catalyst, following LHHW (Langmuir – Hinshelwood – Hougen – Watson) kinetic model. Isothermal and adiabatic reactor configurations were compared under similar feed conditions and the concentration profile along the reactor was observed. The result showed that isothermal configuration converted 3.23% more CO2 and provided 16.34% higher methanol yield compared to the adiabatic reactor. Feed inlet temperature variation was applied and the effect to methanol production on both configurations was studied. The highest methanol yield for adiabatic and isothermal reactor was obtained at 200 oC and 240 oC respectively.

scholarly journals Co-Pyrolysis and Co-Gasification of Coal and Biomass in a Pressurized Fixed-Bed Reactor

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Gaëlle Collot ◽  
Athanasios Megaritis ◽  
Alan A. Herod ◽  
Denis R. Dugwell ◽  
Raphael Kandiyoti
Keyword(s):  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Birch Wood ◽  
Total Volatile ◽  
Volatile Release ◽  
Char Reactivity ◽  
Individual Contributions ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Isothermal Combustion

The co-processing of coal-biomass mixtures under inert and reducing atmospheres has been studied in a bench scale fixed-bed (‘hot-rod’) reactor. The aim was to look for evidence of synergistic effects during the co-gasification of coal and biomass. Total volatile release, tar and char yields from mixtures of Daw Mill coal and Silver Birch wood (alone and in mixtures of 25, 50 and 75 % by weight), have been determined as a function of temperature (850 and 1000 °C) and pressures (up to 25 bar) under He-pyrolysis and CO2-gasification conditions. The total volatile yields of mixtures have been found to match those calculated theoretically from pure coal and biomass values under all conditions attempted, thus suggesting a lack of synergy in the amount of char produced. However, char reactivity measurements in an atmospheric thermogravimetric analyser (isothermal combustion in air at 500 °C) indicate that chars of coal-biomass mixtures have higher combustion reactivities than would be expected from the reactivities of the raw fuels alone. Similarly, the tar yields from mixtures are also somewhat higher than those predicted from the individual contributions of coal and biomass.

scholarly journals The Effect of pyrolysis conditions to produce levoglucosan from rice straw

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 ◽  
pp. 03026
Author(s):  
Aji Satria Nugraha ◽  
Setiadi ◽  
Tania Surya Utami
Keyword(s):  
Rice Straw ◽  
Maximum Yield ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Intermediate Compound ◽  
Holding Time ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Bio Oil ◽  
Cellulose Component ◽  
Derivative Products

The industrial sectors that produce synthetic chemicals and and polymers rely heavily on fossil resources. Rice straw is very abundant in Indonesia and can be used as a substitute for fossil resources to produce petrochemical precursors. It is known that cellulose component is the main source for LG formation. Due to high contain of cellulose, the potential of rice straw can be transform by pyrolysis to produce bio-oils and derivative products towards levoglucosan (LG) should be developed. Levoglucosan is an important intermediate compound as it can be convert to the precursor of bio-polymer adipic acid, bio-ethanol, etc. Nowadays it’s still rarely research focused on this mechanism route producing LG through pyrolysis. LG then can run into a further reaction and produce derivative products. In order to obtain the highest yield of LG in bio-oil, a condition that may inhibit the further reaction of LG during pyrolysis takes place. The factor of biomass source and composition, temperature, and holding time (adjusted by N2 feed) most likely greatly affect the product composition formed at the end of pyrolysis. In this study, fast-pyrolysis of rice straw was performed in fixed-bed reactor (5 grams of biomass) under different temperature ranges (450 to 600 °C), N2 flow rate (1200 to 1582 ml/min) to maximize the yield of LG. The content of LG on bio-oil was measured by GC-MS instrument. The maximum yield of LG (67.78% of area) was obtained at an optimal temperature of 500°C with holding time of 1.35 s.

Comparative study of catalytic conversion of glycerol, a by-product of transesterification, to cyclic hydrocarbons using MCM-22, ZSM-5 and alumina

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandeep Kumar ◽  
Dinesh Kumar ◽  
Neeru Anand ◽  
Vinay Shah
Keyword(s):  
Rate Constant ◽  
Reaction Rate ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Liquid Product ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Esterification Reaction ◽  
Glycerol Conversion ◽  
Ms Analysis

Abstract Recently chemical consumption has increased due to the growth of human population and industrialization. Depleting fuel reserves and increase in chemicals rise has led and researcher to focus on alternative bio based chemicals. Glycerol which is produced as a major byproduct from the trans-esterification reaction of fatty acids for producing biodiesel has been used in this work for conversion to value added products. Conversion of glycerol in presence of alumina, MCM-22 (pure silica based mesoporous catalyst) and ZSM-5 (Si-Al based catalyst) is investigated at different temperature and catalyst weight in a fixed bed reactor. The conversion of glycerol was found to be maximum in presence of alumina whereas maximum liquid products were obtained with ZSM-5. GC/MS analysis confirmed the production of Furan compounds in higher fraction with both alumina as well as ZSM-5 showing the importance of acid sites for the glycerol conversion to higher hydrocarbons. The GC/MS analysis of liquid product obtained in presence of catalyst was also observed with high area% of unconverted glycerol. The order is as follow 54% (MCM-22) > 44% (ZSM-5) > 42.2% (Alumina). For the investigation of the conversion for varying catalyst weight (0–3 g with 0.5 g weight difference), reaction temperature were varied between 450 and 550 °C. Different values of n = 0, 1, 2 etc. were used for the fitting of the respective plot. A change in reaction rate and the rate constant indicated that with the change of temperature, reaction rate was increased. The rate constant value obtained between 0.09 and 0.12 h−1. In all cases 450 °C and catalyst weight of 2.5 g was obtained as optimum for higher liquid yield. TGA analysis of spent catalyst also showed that alumina give high yield (∼50% by weight) of coke as compared to ZSM-5 and MCM-22.

scholarly journals Production and Characterisation of Bio-Oil from Agricultural Residues

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Francis Mintah Dadzie ◽  
John Frimpong Kyei-Mensah ◽  
Michael Boakye
Keyword(s):  
Rice Husk ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Biomass Concentration ◽  
Agricultural Residues ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Corn Stalk ◽  
Suitable Alternative ◽  
Agricultural Produce ◽  
Bio Oil ◽  
Cassava Peel

Energy crisis have become a global issue. Africa is one of the great contributors of agricultural produce, however no efficient way is established to covert the agricultural residues to useful products. Therefore, this study was to ascertain the combining effect of the agricultural residues on the yield and quality of bio oil produced. Biomass from cassava peel, rice husk and corn stalk were obtained and prepared. The sulphur and fixed carbon contents of the biomass were less making them more environmentally friendly. Biomass (i.e cassava peel, rice husk, and corn stalk) were mixed in different concentrations of 1:1:1, 2:1:1, 1:2:1, and 1:1:2 respectively and subjected to fast pyrolysis using a fixed bed reactor. The biomass concentration which gave the highest yield of bio-oil was 2:1:1 with a yield of 55.63 %. This yield was reached at a temperature of 525 °C. However, the physicochemical properties of the high yielding bio-oil fairly satisfied the ASTM D7544 standards. Further improvement on the bio-oil will enhance its usefulness as a suitable alternative to diesel.

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