Bio-oils from microwave pyrolysis of agricultural wastes

Pyrolysis of palm kernel shell (PK), wood chips (WC) and sago wastes (SW) was performed onmicrowave irradiation at different heating time, at moderate temperature 250–390 °C. Samples were placed in quartz reactor and subjected tomicrowave heating in inert atmosphere to afford bio-oils (PKO,WCO and...

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Main Authors: Sharifah Mona, Abdul Aziz, Rafeah, Wahi, Zainab, Ngaini, Sinin, Hamdan
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Rafeah, Wahi
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Sinin, Hamdan
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Rafeah, Wahi
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Sinin, Hamdan
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description Pyrolysis of palm kernel shell (PK), wood chips (WC) and sago wastes (SW) was performed onmicrowave irradiation at different heating time, at moderate temperature 250–390 °C. Samples were placed in quartz reactor and subjected tomicrowave heating in inert atmosphere to afford bio-oils (PKO,WCO and SWO). The highest calorific values recorded are 27.19 MJ/kg, 25.99 MJ/kg, and 21.99 MJ/kg for PKO, WCO and SWO. FTIR spectroscopy showed the presence of functional groups such as phenol, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes and carboxylic acids. The GCMS showed that PKO, WCO and SWO consist of significant quantities of potentially high value hydrocarbons such as monoaromatic hydrocarbons and phenolic compounds. Importantly, the bio-oils do not contain carcinogenic polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). Upon further refining, the bio-oils have a potential as valuable source for fuel or chemical feedstocks.
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spelling unimas-108622021-06-30T16:52:52Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10862/ Bio-oils from microwave pyrolysis of agricultural wastes Sharifah Mona, Abdul Aziz Rafeah, Wahi Zainab, Ngaini Sinin, Hamdan TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Pyrolysis of palm kernel shell (PK), wood chips (WC) and sago wastes (SW) was performed onmicrowave irradiation at different heating time, at moderate temperature 250–390 °C. Samples were placed in quartz reactor and subjected tomicrowave heating in inert atmosphere to afford bio-oils (PKO,WCO and SWO). The highest calorific values recorded are 27.19 MJ/kg, 25.99 MJ/kg, and 21.99 MJ/kg for PKO, WCO and SWO. FTIR spectroscopy showed the presence of functional groups such as phenol, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes and carboxylic acids. The GCMS showed that PKO, WCO and SWO consist of significant quantities of potentially high value hydrocarbons such as monoaromatic hydrocarbons and phenolic compounds. Importantly, the bio-oils do not contain carcinogenic polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). Upon further refining, the bio-oils have a potential as valuable source for fuel or chemical feedstocks. Elsevier 2013 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10862/1/Sharifah.pdf Sharifah Mona, Abdul Aziz and Rafeah, Wahi and Zainab, Ngaini and Sinin, Hamdan (2013) Bio-oils from microwave pyrolysis of agricultural wastes. Fuel Processing Technology, 106. pp. 744-750. ISSN 0378-3820 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378382012004006 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2012.10.011
spellingShingle TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Sharifah Mona, Abdul Aziz
Rafeah, Wahi
Zainab, Ngaini
Sinin, Hamdan
Bio-oils from microwave pyrolysis of agricultural wastes
title Bio-oils from microwave pyrolysis of agricultural wastes
title_full Bio-oils from microwave pyrolysis of agricultural wastes
title_fullStr Bio-oils from microwave pyrolysis of agricultural wastes
title_full_unstemmed Bio-oils from microwave pyrolysis of agricultural wastes
title_short Bio-oils from microwave pyrolysis of agricultural wastes
title_sort bio-oils from microwave pyrolysis of agricultural wastes
topic TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
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