The effect of industrial waste coal bottom ash as catalyst in catalytic pyrolysis of rice husk for syngas production

Comparison between industrial waste coal bottom ash catalyst and commercial catalysts (nickel and natural zeolite) in catalytic pyrolysis of rice husk were investigated in this study. Characterization through X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microsc...

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Main Authors: Loy, A., Yusup, S., Lam, M., Chin, Bridgid, Shahbaz, M., Yamamoto, A., Acda, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69581
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author Loy, A.
Yusup, S.
Lam, M.
Chin, Bridgid
Shahbaz, M.
Yamamoto, A.
Acda, M.
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Yusup, S.
Lam, M.
Chin, Bridgid
Shahbaz, M.
Yamamoto, A.
Acda, M.
author_sort Loy, A.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Comparison between industrial waste coal bottom ash catalyst and commercial catalysts (nickel and natural zeolite) in catalytic pyrolysis of rice husk were investigated in this study. Characterization through X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) and energy disperse X-ray analysis (EDX), and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis (BET) were carried out to understand the physiochemical activity of the catalysts in pyrolysis of rice husk. The catalyst to rice husk ratio of 0.1 was pyrolyzed in the temperature range of 323–1173 K using thermogravimetric analyzer coupled with mass spectrometer (TGA-MS) equipment to investigate the effect of catalysts in thermal degradation behavior of biomass and syngas production. The study revealed that lowest coke formation (3.65 wt%) associated with high syngas (68.3 vol%) were attained in catalytic pyrolysis using coal bottom ash catalyst compared to nickel and natural zeolite catalysts. Moreover, the hydrogen concentration had increased 8.4 vol% in catalytic pyrolysis of rice husk using coal bottom ash catalyst compared to non-catalytic pyrolysis.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-695812018-09-19T05:45:49Z The effect of industrial waste coal bottom ash as catalyst in catalytic pyrolysis of rice husk for syngas production Loy, A. Yusup, S. Lam, M. Chin, Bridgid Shahbaz, M. Yamamoto, A. Acda, M. Comparison between industrial waste coal bottom ash catalyst and commercial catalysts (nickel and natural zeolite) in catalytic pyrolysis of rice husk were investigated in this study. Characterization through X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) and energy disperse X-ray analysis (EDX), and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis (BET) were carried out to understand the physiochemical activity of the catalysts in pyrolysis of rice husk. The catalyst to rice husk ratio of 0.1 was pyrolyzed in the temperature range of 323–1173 K using thermogravimetric analyzer coupled with mass spectrometer (TGA-MS) equipment to investigate the effect of catalysts in thermal degradation behavior of biomass and syngas production. The study revealed that lowest coke formation (3.65 wt%) associated with high syngas (68.3 vol%) were attained in catalytic pyrolysis using coal bottom ash catalyst compared to nickel and natural zeolite catalysts. Moreover, the hydrogen concentration had increased 8.4 vol% in catalytic pyrolysis of rice husk using coal bottom ash catalyst compared to non-catalytic pyrolysis. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69581 10.1016/j.enconman.2018.03.063 Elsevier restricted
spellingShingle Loy, A.
Yusup, S.
Lam, M.
Chin, Bridgid
Shahbaz, M.
Yamamoto, A.
Acda, M.
The effect of industrial waste coal bottom ash as catalyst in catalytic pyrolysis of rice husk for syngas production
title The effect of industrial waste coal bottom ash as catalyst in catalytic pyrolysis of rice husk for syngas production
title_full The effect of industrial waste coal bottom ash as catalyst in catalytic pyrolysis of rice husk for syngas production
title_fullStr The effect of industrial waste coal bottom ash as catalyst in catalytic pyrolysis of rice husk for syngas production
title_full_unstemmed The effect of industrial waste coal bottom ash as catalyst in catalytic pyrolysis of rice husk for syngas production
title_short The effect of industrial waste coal bottom ash as catalyst in catalytic pyrolysis of rice husk for syngas production
title_sort effect of industrial waste coal bottom ash as catalyst in catalytic pyrolysis of rice husk for syngas production
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69581