Li, T., Remón, J. orcid.org/0000-0003-3315-5933, Shuttleworth, P. S. et al. (4 more authors) (2017) Controllable production of liquid and solid biofuels by doping-free, microwave-assisted, pressurised pyrolysis of hemicellulose. Energy Conversion and Management. pp. 104-113. ISSN 0196-8904
Abstract
Batch, pressurised microwave-assisted pyrolysis of hemicellulose in the absence of any external microwave absorber was found to be a promising route for the production of bio-based chemicals and biofuels. The experiments were conducted in a 10 mL batch reactor using a fixed power of 200 W employing different initial masses of xylan (0.1–0.7 g) for a maximum time, temperature and pressure of 10 min, 250 °C and 200 psi, respectively. The gas, bio-oil and solid (char) yields varied by 16–40%, 2–21% and 40–82%, respectively. Char production is preferential using a low amount of xylan (<0.25 g), while bio-oil production is favoured using a high amount of xylan (0.25–0.7 g). The effect of the sample mass is accounted for by the different physical state of the volatiles released during pyrolysis depending on the pressure attained during the experiment. This permits the process to be easily customised for the selective production of liquid (bio-oil) or solid (bio-char). Regarding the bio-oil, it is composed of a mixture of platform chemicals such as aldehydes, alkenes, phenols, polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHC), cyclic ketones and furans, with the composition varying depending on the initial mass of xylan. The char had a higher proportion of C together with a lower proportion of O than the original feedstock. Energy efficiencies of 100 and 26% were achieved for char and bio-oil production, respectively; thus leading to an increase in the HHV of the products (with respect to the original feedstock) of 52% for char and 19% for bio-oil.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | ©2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Bio-char,Bio-oil,Hemicellulose,Microwave,Pyrolysis |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Chemistry (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 16 May 2017 09:40 |
Last Modified: | 25 Mar 2025 00:08 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2017.04.055 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.enconman.2017.04.055 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:116484 |
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